Where to camp

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For an easy access NH version of the Grand Canyon, try the Smart's Brook Trail which is in the White Mt Nat'l Forest and starts from the small parking lot on Route 49 close to the Thornton-Waterville Valley town line. It's a popular hiking trail. Like all WMNF parking lots, your car needs a parking sticker, and there's something like a 200' set back required for setting up a campsite. Info and permits available at the exit 23, Rt 104 New Hampton, WMNF info center.

For sixteen dollars per night, the Forest Service has two camprounds, Waterville and Osceola Vista, both in Waterville Valley, that give you a campsite with a picnic table, fire grate, and access to a water pump and toilets. Waterville Valley is a popular spot for bicycling; mountain bikes, racing bikes, hybrids, recumbents....you name it...plus numerous hiking trails.
Still, plenty of snow in the woods and on the trails, at this late date.