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In the heart of Franconia Notch State Park, Lafayette Place Campground is the camping and hiking hub for the park. It provides a great base from which to enjoy hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, and many attractions in the White Mountains. Information about hiking trails, safety, and the natural and cultural history of the park is available at the cabin near the campground entrance. A lodge houses a registration desk and offers a selection of camping supplies. Each campsite is wooded and has a picnic table, car parking, and an open fireplace. There are coin-operated showers and a camp store. Lafayette Campground provides 97 wooded tent sites - 88 are by reservation only, 1 is for youth group reservations, and 7 are for first-come/first-served campers. Self-service/self-pay camping with limited staffing and facilities is available during the off-season.
No N'bound access. N'bound on I-93: turn around at Tramway exit 2, then go back 2-1/2 mi S on I-93. S'bound: At I-93 (Lafayette Place/Campground exit).
Good Camping Experience . We camped here for 3 nights and except for road noise ( If you stay close to the river , then it might be noisy else it’s ok ) everything else went well . Campsites are clean, bathrooms & coin showers are good, you can buy firewood( till office hours), drinks etc . It’s very close to Artists Bluff , Echo Lake Beach , Franconia Notch State Park, Flume Gorge , Cannon mountain Tram Way etc .. If you don’t mind road noise , then this place is amazing .I highly recommend this place !!
We stayed here a few nights on our way to Maine. The only reason we chose this park is it’s proximity to Mount Washington and the Kancamagus highway. This park has primitive sites with no electricity, which is fine with us because we have a generator. I would not recommend large class A’s or even C’s to attempt to stay here as the roads are narrow and sites are pretty small. We fit perfectly with our 24’ Lance trailer and didn’t have much of a problem parking in spot 40.
I didn't actually stay in the campground. Rather, I used the trailhead which is accessible by tunnel that goes under the highway. I did stop at the camp store to buy a couple of items and found their service to be very good. Also, I took a stroll through the campground and am so impressed that I vowed to come back and camp here. If you stay here the Falling Waters Trail is beautiful but also very challenging. Please don't try this trail without the essential equipment. You need to bring a flashlight, snacks, whistle and a first aid kit. This trail is well worth the hike but can, like any other hiking trail, be very dangerous.
I really wanted to go camping here. After reading the rules I found that I couldn't take my dog camping. How absurd. If a dog is a nuisance then it is due to a lousy owner. If the owner cannot maintain control then they can be asked to leave. This is not a hotel. It is outside. How ridiculous.
