Cherry Mountain (FR 14) in NH -- Camping Rules & Access in New Hampshire

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Cherry Mountain (FR 14) in NH

Road corridorWhite Mountain NF, Pemigewasset Ranger District

9.4 mi from Whitefield

Maps 1,686 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

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

Motor-vehicle season 5/15–11/15Stay limit: 14 days · within 30 days · then move 10 mi
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Road Access

Rough
  • All 4.1 miles of this road are maintained for passenger cars, graded dirt the whole way.
  • Near Cherry Mountain Trailhead.
  • Estimated climb: 610 ft over 4.1 miles, with sustained grades near 14% and pitches to 16%.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Gates 0 and 3.9 miles along the road.

1 known camp spot along this road, at mile 2.5: reported by travellers.

Setting

Limited privacy
  • Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
  • Mount Deception stands 1,974 ft above the map pin, 2.5 miles northeast.
  • Deception Brook runs 0.5 mi off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.

Rules

  • Roadside camping is permitted on White Mountain National Forest roads that are NOT in Forest Protection Areas (FPAs).
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

September normals 4668°F, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.