Basin Campground
in White Mountain National Forest
The managing agency’s description mentions a closure. Read it below and confirm before you drive out.
The numbers that decide it
- Longest rig
- 40 ft
- Sites
- 21
- Electric hookups
- Not published
- Pull-through sites
- No
- Paved access
- No
- Accessible sites
- 9
- Driveway grade
- Not published
- Bear boxes
- Not published
- Campfires
- Not published
- Shade
- Yes
- Group sites
- Not published
Site-level detail from Recreation.gov, checked 2026-08-05. Where a field says “not published”, the agency has not published it — it does not mean zero. See it on Recreation.gov
Basin Campground
Basin Campground is temporarily closed for plumbing and electrical work. The anticipated re-opening date is to be determined. Basin Campground is named for nearby Basin Pond. Offering a boat launch (non-motorized boats only), fishing and hiking, as well as picnic tables, this is a great place to stay and explore the eastern reaches of the Forest. 13 of the campgrounds 21 sites are reservable.
Before you go
Season
Mid-May – October
Reservations
Reservations accepted
Fees
Single Family Site Per site / per night $30.00 • Extra Vehicle (Space Permitting) Per vehicle / per night $6.00
Scenic drives that pass close
Make it a night on a better road
Byway plans the drive in — real stops, real weather, nothing invented.