Perkins Notch Tent Site
New Hampshire
Free — you'll pick up right here.
No verdict for this campground
We won't guess. Here is exactly what we do and don't know.
What we do know
Inside White Mountain National Forest
3 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
Nobody's filed a report here yet — be the first.
Here's your stay, mapped
Perkins Notch Tent Site
Suggested plan · check conditions before you go
Gear for the day
Meals
Photos
About this campground
Located on the southeast side of Wild River near No-Ketchum Pond. 3 tent pads. No toilet facilities.
Directions & GPX
Facts about this campground
Where it is
- Wild River Wilderness · Wilderness
- Androscoggin Ranger District · Ranger district
- White Mountain National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1
Conditions
Active alerts for Androscoggin Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Discovery Trail Emergency Closure
critical · posted Aug 27, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Rainbow TrailHiking0.6 mi
- Bog Brook TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Wild River TrailHiking1.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Tent SiteCamping2.8 mi
- Black Mountain CabinCamping3.3 mi
- Square Ledge (Pinkham Notch)Rock climbing5.1 mi
- Pinnacle BlockRock climbing5.1 mi
- Ellis RiverRiver fishing7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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