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White Ledge Campground is conveniently located off State Route 16, 5 miles south of the town of Conway, New Hampshire. It is a relatively small facility and provides easy access to town amenities and activities as well as superb scenic driving, hiking, fishing and rock climbing.
The White Mountains boast pristine forests, clear mountain streams and rivers and the tallest peaks in the Northeast. The forest encompasses nearly 800,000 acres in New Hampshire and western Maine, and is one of the most popular in the country.
Campers can access numerous hiking trails, rock climbing routes, scenic overlooks and wildlife viewing locations within a short drive. Local rivers and streams offer stocked or wild trout for anglers. Nearby Jigger Johnson Campground offers educational programs on Saturday nights.
The White Mountains region hosts four alpine and five nordic ski areas, which provide year-round recreation opportunities such as skiing, hiking, mountain biking, outdoor concerts, interpretive trails, special events and regional and national skiing and snowboarding races.
The area also contains 1,200 miles of hiking trails, including 160 miles of the famous Appalachian Trail.
[Learn more](https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/whitemountain/recreation) about recreation in the national forest.
Campsites are organized into two loops. The facility is well shaded, and a grassy play area is available.
Accessible restrooms and a hand pump for drinking water are provided. There are no showers or dump station on-site. Noise from the road may be noticeable.
The campground is tucked away in a mixed white pine and hardwood forest in the southern part of White Mountain National Forest. The forest is home to many species of northern wildlife, including moose, white-tailed deer and black bear. Almost 200 species of birds, including the rare Bicknell's Thrush, live in the forest.
The nearby towns of Conway and North Conway offer tours, shopping, restaurants and many other amenities.
The Kancamagus Highway is a popular scenic byway perfect for a morning or afternoon drive on a clear day.
Within an hour drive, campers can access the Presidential Range, which consists of the tallest mountains in the forest, including the 6,288-ft. Mount Washington, the highest peak north of the Smoky Mountains and east of the Mississippi River.
From Conway, New Hampshire, follow State Route 16 south for 5 miles. The campground is on the right.
Cute little campground off of Rte 16. You can still get service for phones and laptops. The downside was that the bathrooms needed attention and never seemed to get it. They could use a new host at this campground!
We enjoyed our stay at White Ledge Campground while visiting sites along the nearby Kancamagus Highway. The campground entrance is difficult to find because the sign is set far back from the road and only visible once we turned into the driveway. There are small signs on Route 16 in both directions alerting drivers to the campground ahead, but the entrance is still quite easy to miss. The paved road within the campground is in need of patching, but it's passable for now. Hopefully it will be repaired soon. Campsites are typical of other White Mountain National Forest campgrounds, with a mix of walk-in and drive-in sites. As typical, there are no hookups, and restrooms are pit toilets which were clean, and there is one central water faucet in the campground. It's perfect for low-key camping. There is a trash dumpster at each of the two loops, and a recycling dumpster at the entrance. Two hiking trailheads are located within the campground, White Ledge Trail, and Carter Ledge Trail. There are approximately four parking spaces for hikers at the small picnic area within the campground. Most campsites are heavily wooded, however there is a medium sized field, good for playing, in the middle of the campground, and some sites have open views to the field and sun. Route 16 is busy, and, logically, sites closer to the road can hear the road more than sites away from the road, however nighttime traffic was much less frequent than daytime traffic. Due to the road noise, campsites along the road are probably least desirable to most people unless there is nothing else available, but I always say, an available campsite is better than not camping at all. We'll happily return when we want to say in the area again.
Edit: Two new signs have been added. at the entrance that are very visible when approaching from either direction making any comments about the entrance being difficult to find obsolete. (Confirmed by off-season drive-by).
This is a well maintained campsite. They provide you with a picnic table and fire pit. There is a decent sized clearing you can play on. The bathrooms are vault toilets and very clean. John the host is very friendly and offers firewood for $8 a bundle.
This camp is close to the Conway area and the Kancamagus. It’s right of route 16 so there is some traffic noise.
Nice campsite close to the town of North Conway. Bathrooms were well upkept and the campground was quiet for the night as we had a spot further away from the road. About 40 minutes away from AMC Pinkham Lodge where we went to hike up Mount Washington.
This is a very convenient location to north conway NH. It’s very well run by the host however the condition of the entrance to this campground and its roads are a disgrace. We almost damaged our rig just entering the campground. This needs to be addressed by the management. The host has attempted to address this issue to no avail. We would not stay again until the asphalt was addressed. Such a shame. Beautiful location.
