South Gale (FR 92) in NH

Road corridorWhite Mountain NF, Pemigewasset Ranger District

8.2 mi from Littleton

Maps 1,316 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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Rough

2.5 of this road’s 5.6 miles are maintained for passenger cars, gravel the whole way.
Near Abbot Hill.
Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.

10 known camp spots along this road, between mile 1.4 and mile 4.7: mapped.

Limited privacy

Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, with the nearest through road 0.0 miles off.
Gale River runs 0.1 mi off.
Mount Garfield stands 3,175 ft above the map pin, 4.2 miles south.
Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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

September normals 45–70°F, 3.7″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

South Gale (FR 92) in NH -- Camping Rules & Access in New Hampshire