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New Hampshire · Dispersed / primitive

Valley Way Tentsite

6 mi southwest of Gorham, NH · Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype
Freeto camp
Jun–Sepbest months

About Valley Way Tentsite

Located on a spur path off the Valley Way Trail, 3.1 miles from the Appalachia parking area, this site offers 5 mineral pad tent sites. On the North side of Mt. Madison, there is the opportunity to enjoy several scenic waterfalls on the way to this site.

  • Managed by: USFS - White Mountain National Forest
  • Where: 6 mi southwest of Gorham, NH · 44.33689, -71.28813

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

Weather by month

25°
5°Jan
27°
6°Feb
35°
14°Mar
48°
26°Apr
62°
37°May
70°
46°Jun
74°
51°Jul
73°
50°Aug
65°
43°Sep
52°
33°Oct
40°
24°Nov
30°
13°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 Valley Way Tentsite from above

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Trails near camp

TrailOpen toFrom campLength
Air LineHiking0.1 mi4.0 mi
Valley WayHiking0.1 mi3.6 mi
Upper BruinHiking0.2 mi0.2 mi
Lower BruinHiking0.2 mi0.2 mi
Chemin Des DamesHiking0.3 mi0.3 mi
Watson PathHiking0.3 mi1.4 mi

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

Good to know

Cell signal

Verizon 5G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

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

The Milky Way shows rich detail, horizon to horizon.

Class 2 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.
RV essentials

Dump station: 12.3 mi
Water fill-up: 23 mi
Propane: 6.3 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.