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New Hampshire Camping, Epsom, NH

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New Hampshire Camping

· Epsom, NH

Why you should go…

The New Hampshire Campground Owners' Association represents campgrounds offering overnight and seasonal sites across the state. It publishes the free NH Loves Campers camping guide, distributed in over 150,000 copies annually, and runs the annual New Hampshire Camping and RV Show. The association is based in Epsom, New Hampshire.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to New Hampshire Camping, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Shopping
    Local Gem

    League of NH Craftsmen Fine Craft Gallery

    Free

    A nonprofit gallery selling juried, handmade fine crafts from New Hampshire artisans.

    10 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Local Gem

    S&W Sports

    $25–$50

    Locally owned bike, ski and snowboard shop in Concord, NH offering gear sales, rentals and repairs.

    10 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums
    Rainy-Day Pick

    Currier Museum of Art

    Under $25

    See paintings by Picasso, Monet and O'Keeffe, and book a guided tour of two nearby Frank Lloyd Wright houses.

    17 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Manchester Museums

    Free

    A joint visitor portal for four Manchester, New Hampshire cultural institutions: an art museum, a science center, a history museum and an aviation museum.

    17 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Hampton Beach

    Free

    Swim and stroll a long Atlantic beach along Ocean Boulevard, with a boardwalk of shops and summer concerts at the Seashell Stage.

    34 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Crane Beach

    $25–$50

    A long sandy beach on Ipswich Bay with dunes and trails through a pitch pine forest on the Castle Neck peninsula.

    47 mi awayMore like this