Horseshoe Pond (FR 50) in ME -- Camping Rules & Access

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Horseshoe Pond (FR 50) in ME

Road corridorWhite Mountain NF

15 mi from Fryeburg

Maps 659 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

White Mountain National Forest ↗

Motor-vehicle season 6/1–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • All 1.1 miles of this road are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, dirt the whole way.
  • Near Lord Hill.
  • Estimated climb: 440 ft over 1.1 miles, with sustained grades near 26% and pitches to 34%.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~110 ft on the downhill side.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Stiles Mountain stands 646 ft above the map pin, 0.4 miles northwest.
  • The Horseshoe Pond shoreline is 0.3 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 36–58°F, 5.3″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.