Dolly Copp in NH -- Campground & RV Camping
Dolly Copp in NH
CampgroundUSFS
4.3 mi from Gorham
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Road Access
- 0.3 of this road’s 3.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, mostly paved with 0.3 miles of gravel.
Rig fit
- Maximum published vehicle length: 45 ft.
- Longest published RV site: 45 ft.
- Longest published trailer site: 45 ft.
- 3 pull-through sites.
Campground details
Setting
Dolly Copp Campground is the largest camping facility in the White Mountain National Forest, set at the base of Mount Washington along the Peabody River and Culhane Brook. The campground features spacious sites arranged in multiple loops, with select sites offering 30-amp and 50-amp electrical hookups. On-site facilities include drinking water spigots, flush toilets, and coin-operated showers. The grounds serve as a direct trailhead for hikes into the Presidential and Carter-Moriah Ranges, including the Daniel Webster Scout Trail into the Great Gulf Wilderness, and brook trout fishing is available in the on-site streams.
Getting there: From Gorham, New Hampshire: Take State Route 16 south for 6 miles. Turn right onto Dolly Copp Road and travel 0.5 miles to the campground. From North Conway, New Hampshire: Take Highway 302 to Glen. Turn right onto State Route 16 north and follow for about 22 miles. Turn left onto Dolly Copp Road and travel 0.5 miles to the campground.
- Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 175-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
- Osgood Ridge stands 3,710 ft above the map pin, 2.6 miles west.
- Peabody River runs 0.3 mi off.
- 17 hike-in sites, with most of them shaded.
Climate averages
October normals 36–55°F, 7.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.
Starlink Radar
Open sky · Terrain & buildings · Tree canopy
Estimated horizon in eight compass directions, using 10 m USGS elevation. Sky clearance 97 of 100.