10 campgrounds with first-come sites in New Hampshire

The list is thickest in White Mountain National Forest. Most are run by the Forest Service. Russell Pond Campground is the largest at 86 sites.

A campground is listed when Recreation.gov or the Forest Service records it as first-come, first-served. Campgrounds where some sites book online and the rest are first-come are listed too, marked partly reservable.

Reservable Partly reservable First-come, first-served

All 10

CampgroundAgencySitesBookingLink
Russell Pond CampgroundFS86Partly reservableDetails →
Passaconaway CampgroundFS33First-comeDetails →
Big RockFS28Partly reservableDetails →
Blackberry Crossing CampgroundFS26First-comeDetails →
WildwoodFS26Partly reservableDetails →
Osceola Vista CampgroundFS16Partly reservableDetails →
Barnes Field CampgroundFS11Partly reservableDetails →
Jigger Johnson CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →
Surry Mountain Lake CampgroundUSACEFirst-comeDetails →
Wild River CampgroundFSFirst-comeDetails →

Also in New Hampshire

All 21 campgrounds in New Hampshire · Reservable · Pets allowed · First-come, first-served in every state