Waterville Campground in NH -- Campground & RV Camping

Waterville Campground sits in a hardwood forest alongside the Mad River, serving as a launch point for the southern White Mountains and the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The facility features a single loop containing well-spaced standard and tent-only sites, equipped with basic restrooms and drinking water. The 4.4-mile Drakes Brook Trail and 3.9-mile Sandwich Trail connect directly near the loop to form a full circuit, while the adjacent Mad River provides on-site brook trout fishing. Whitewater paddling on the Winnipesaukee River is located nearby.

Getting there: From Highway 93, take exit 28. Follow Highway 49 east for 10 miles, then turn left on Tripoli Road. The campground is 0.25 miles on the left.

• Little separation from through roads or other sites here, a 29-site campground with the nearest through road 0.1 miles off.
• Noon Peak stands 1,572 ft above the map pin, 1.6 miles south.
• Mad River runs 0.1 mi off.
• Most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 2, true dark-sky territory.

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