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This heavily wooded campground has 33 sites with the Swift River a short distance away. Across the highway from the campground is the trailhead for the UNH Trail to Mt. Hedghog, the Downes Brook Trail, and the Mt. Potash Trail.
Passaconaway Campground is located on the Kancamagus Highway (Rt 112) 14 miles west of Conway.
$25 per night, including 1 vehicle.
$5 additional fee for 2nd vehicle.
Overall pretty good. They given you the essentials, have plenty of bathrooms scattered around, and you're not too close to other campers. It's not gorgeous camping, but it's nicely wooded and near the waterfalls
This used to be my favorite Campground. We June 2023 and there was no host, which meant no firewood for sale on site. But they raised the nightly price for some reason to $27. Three of the best sites on the river we're closed leaving just one. And because there was no host, sites weren't cleaned after. Oh, and the water was not really flowing out of the spigots. Just a little trickle when we were there.
This is a great "roughing it" campground. Inexpensive (get there early to get a good site in-season), no cell service, no electricity. There are water spouts for filling jugs etc. Bathrooms are not running water ones, but if you have a pass here you can use the nice ones at Jigger Johnson next door. The hosts here were excellent and very friendly. We'll be coming back next summer! (Photos are from a little river you can access via a short trail thru the woods.)
I love camping here. I was on site 3 and 15. Loved 15. 30 second walk to the Swift from site 15. Water was about 70 degrees. Cooler up here on hot summer days. Host Red is great. No noise after 10pm. Sites are spacious and set far enough apart for privacy. Wood available from Red. Cold, pure water available at numerous spigots. No showers. No bathrooms...just outhouse pit toilet.
A wonderful campground, though it is close to the Kancamagus so you will hear a lot of
traffic. But the stars are incredible at night and proximity to walkable trails is fantastic. Nice big contained fire pits. Restrooms are kinda stinky but hey, you don’t have to poop in the woods. So that’s a plus.
