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New Hampshire · Dispersed / primitive

Three Ponds Shelter

11 mi southwest of North Woodstock, NH · Verizon 4G

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months

About Three Ponds Shelter

Located 2.3 miles from the Three Ponds trailhead, the Three Ponds shelter is situated steps away from the second of three scenic trailside ponds. The shelter sleeps 8 and features a fire ring. However, there is no toilet and no designated tent sites.

  • Managed by: USFS - White Mountain National Forest
  • Where: 11 mi southwest of North Woodstock, NH · 43.90185, -71.82118

Things to do:

Hiking

Official page for this camp (fees, closures, booking)

Weather by month

26°
7°Jan
29°
8°Feb
37°
17°Mar
50°
28°Apr
63°
39°May
71°
48°Jun
76°
53°Jul
74°
52°Aug
67°
44°Sep
54°
34°Oct
42°
25°Nov
31°
14°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jun–Sep (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

See Three Ponds Shelter from above

Fly over it in 3D, check today's weather and fire news, plan the drive and print a trip plan.

Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Three PondsHikingat camp7.1 mi
Donkey Hill CutoffHiking0.2 mi1.0 mi
Mt KineoHiking0.7 mi5.0 mi
Carr MtnHiking1.0 mi4.9 mi
Carr Mtn Trail Spur AHiking1.9 mi0.1 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 4G

From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.
Night sky: Rural

The Milky Way is bright, with a little glow low on the horizon.

Class 3 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 12.4 mi
Water fill-up: 20 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.