Cherry Mountain (FR 14) in NH -- Camping Rules & Access in New Hampshire
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
Climate averages
September normals 46–68°F, 5.0″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.