U.S. Forest Service · White Mountain National Forest · NH

Hancock Campground (NH)

Hancock CampgroundPhoto · Vista Recreation
Not publishedStatus
ReservableAccess
56Sites

The place

​Located at the western end of the scenic Kancamagus Highway, this campground serves as an excellent place to start your White Mountain adventure. The nearby Lincoln Woods Visitor Center is the jumping off point for numerous hiking trails leading into the Pemigewasset Wilderness; the Kancamagus Highway is an extremely popular scenic byway with numerous hiking, picnic, and swimming spots; and the town of Lincoln offers many amenities. Hancock Campground has 56 wooded sites. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (802) 289-0970.

The sites · 56

LoopSiteTypeMax rigElectricADA
Hancock1standard nonelectric
Hancock11standard nonelectric
Hancock13standard nonelectric
Hancock17standard nonelectric
Hancock19standard nonelectric
Hancock2standard nonelectric
Hancock22 HOSTmanagement
Hancock23standard nonelectric
Hancock24standard nonelectric
Hancock25standard nonelectric
Hancock26standard nonelectric
Hancock27standard nonelectric
Hancock28standard nonelectric
Hancock29standard nonelectric
Hancock3standard nonelectric
Hancock30standard nonelectric
Hancock31standard nonelectric
Hancock32standard nonelectric
Hancock33standard nonelectric
Hancock34standard nonelectric
Hancock35standard nonelectric
Hancock36standard nonelectric
Hancock37standard nonelectric
Hancock38standard nonelectric
Hancock39standard nonelectric
Hancock4standard nonelectric
Hancock40standard nonelectric
Hancock41standard nonelectric
Hancock42 HOSTmanagement
Hancock43standard nonelectric
Hancock44standard nonelectric
Hancock45standard nonelectric
Hancock46standard nonelectric
Hancock47standard nonelectric
Hancock48standard nonelectric
Hancock49standard nonelectric
Hancock5standard nonelectric
Hancock50standard nonelectric
Hancock51standard nonelectric
Hancock52standard nonelectric
Hancock53standard nonelectric
Hancock54standard nonelectric
Hancock55standard nonelectric
Hancock56standard nonelectric
Hancock6standard nonelectric
Hancock7standard nonelectric
Hancock8standard nonelectric
Hancock9standard nonelectric
Walk-In10tent only nonelectric
Walk-In12tent only nonelectric
Walk-In14tent only nonelectric
Walk-In15tent only nonelectric
Walk-In16tent only nonelectric
Walk-In18tent only nonelectric
Walk-In20tent only nonelectric
Walk-In21tent only nonelectric

Booking

183 daysBooking window before arrival

Recreation.gov default: most campsites can be booked six months prior to arrival date. Most campgrounds go on sale at 7am PT / 8am MT / 10am ET, but not always; check the facility Seasons and Fees tab. Some locations also offer shorter supplemental booking windows.

Book on recreation.gov

Who runs it

Operated by Vista Recreation, a private concessionaire, under permit from the agency.

SRC · Operator link · 2026-08-24

Your representative

This campground sits in NH-02. This member’s public-lands record →

SRC · U.S. Census TIGER · MTJP Scorecard
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