Reprinted May 2012 May Reprinted
year round. year
deep, away from water, trails, and and trails, water, from away deep,
Forest Protection Areas are in effect effect in are Areas Protection Forest
bother other hikers. other bother human waste in a hole 4-8 inches inches 4-8 hole a in waste human
are a few examples of what might might what of examples few a are Carry out what you carry in; bury bury in; carry you what out Carry
Service when planning your trip. your planning when Service
control pets, cell phones, and radios radios and phones, cell pets, control
• OF DISPOSE PROPERLY WASTE
change. Please check with the Forest Forest the with check Please change.
other people. Loud noises, out of of out noises, Loud people. other
These rules are subject to to subject are rules These NOTE:
Think about how your actions affect affect actions your how about Think more damage. damage. more
sites where your visit could create create could visit your where sites • OTHERS OF CONSIDERATE BE
sources. Avoid moderately impacted impacted moderately Avoid sources.
www.fs.fed.us/r9/white
of reach of bears. of reach of
or 200 feet from trails and water water and trails from feet 200 or
more information, or visit our website at: at: website our visit or information, more
and be sure to hang your food well out out well food your hang to sure be and
impacted (but be sure it’s a legal site), site), legal a it’s sure be (but impacted
Please call or stop by one of our offices for for offices our of one by stop or call Please
Don’t feed, chase, or harass wildlife wildlife harass or chase, feed, Don’t at sites that have already been heavily heavily been already have that sites at
Stay on the trail while hiking. Camp Camp hiking. while trail the on Stay • RESPECT WILDLIFE
afraid to turn back. It could save your life. life. your save could It back. turn to afraid
SURFACES DURABLE
Check the weather forecast and never be be never and forecast weather the Check
the impact everywhere. impact the
• ON CAMP AND TRAVEL
changes rapidly, especially above treeline. treeline. above especially rapidly, changes
prohibited, but stoves help minimize minimize help stoves but prohibited,
water, maps, and a flashlight. Weather Weather flashlight. a and maps, water,
stove. In some places campfires are are campfires places some In stove.
recommended everywhere). recommended
clothing and equipment, extra food, food, extra equipment, and clothing
Use a lightweight backpacking backpacking lightweight a Use
less (this is required in Wilderness and and Wilderness in required is (this less
safe in the mountains. Bring the right right the Bring mountains. the in safe
water. Keep your group size to 10 or or 10 to size group your Keep water. • IMPACTS CAMPFIRE MINIMIZE
restrictions, know how to keep yourself yourself keep to how know restrictions,
proper clothing, equipment, food, and and food, equipment, clothing, proper
In addition to knowing the camping camping the knowing to addition In
person to enjoy. to person
restrictions. Be sure to have maps, maps, have to sure Be restrictions.
artifacts should all be left for the next next the for left be all should artifacts
visiting, including any regulations or or regulations any including visiting,
or hike. hike. or
Plants, animals, and cultural sites and and sites cultural and animals, Plants,
Find out about the area you will be be will you area the about out Find
areas. Please use care whenever you camp camp you whenever care use Please areas.
• LEAVE WHAT FIND YOU • PREPARE AND AHEAD PLAN
designed to protect overused and fragile fragile and overused protect to designed
The restrictions listed in this brochure are are brochure this in listed restrictions The
for whatever you might encounter and learn to be a “no-trace” hiker. “no-trace” a be to learn and encounter might you whatever for
Forest National
effort to lessen our impact. Always plan your trip well enough in advance to be prepared prepared be to advance in enough well trip your plan Always impact. our lessen to effort
No amount of regulation will preserve the backcountry unless each of us makes a personal personal a makes us of each unless backcountry the preserve will regulation of amount No Mountain White
No Leave Trace! Your to Welcome
HIKER RESPONSIBILITY CODE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
You are responsible for yourself, so be prepared: PEMIGEWASSET RANGER DISTRICT BACKCOUNTRY White Mountain National Forest Headquarters 1. With knowledge and gear. Become self reli- 71 White Mountain Drive CAMPING ant by learning about the terrain, conditions, lo- Campton, NH 032235 cal weather and your equipment before you start. 603-536-6100 · TTY 603-536-3685 RULES 2. To leave your plans. Tell someone where you From I-93 North: Exit 27, left at end of ramp are going, the trails you are hiking, when you’ll and go under highway; take right just past south- return and your emergency plans. bound off-ramp. From I-93 South: Exit 27, right at end of ramp and take next right. 3. To stay together. When you start as a group, hike as a group, end as a group. Pace your hike ANDROSCOGGIN RANGER DISTRICT to the slowest person. 300 Glen Rd. 4. To turn back. Weather changes quickly in the Gorham, NH 03581-1399 603-466-2713 · TTY 603-466-2856 mountains. Fatigue and unexpected conditions can also affect your hike. Know your limitations Approximately 2.5 miles south of US Rte. 2 on and when to postpone your hike. The mountains NH Rte. 16 (Glen Road). will be there another day. SACO RANGER DISTRICT 5. For emergencies, even if you are headed out 33 Kancamagus Highway for just an hour. An injury, severe weather or a Conway, NH 03818 wrong turn could become life threatening. Don’t 603-447-5448 · TTY 603-447-3121 assume you will be rescued; know how to rescue Approximately 100 yards off US Rte. 16 on the yourself. Kancamagus Highway. 6. To share the hiker code with others. White Mountain hikeSafe: It’s Your Responsibility. National Forest The Hiker Responsibility Code USDA is an equal opportunity employer. was developed and is endorsed United States by the White Mountain National From a TTY, call 711 to be connected to a Department of Forest and New Hampshire Fish Forest Service number. Agriculture and Game. Forest Service www.hikeSafe.com U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 2010–600-719
Reprinted May 2012 May Reprinted
campsites.
year round. year
deep, away from water, trails, and and trails, water, from away deep,
Forest Protection Areas are in effect effect in are Areas Protection Forest
bother other hikers. other bother human waste in a hole 4-8 inches inches 4-8 hole a in waste human
are a few examples of what might might what of examples few a are Carry out what you carry in; bury bury in; carry you what out Carry
Service when planning your trip. your planning when Service
control pets, cell phones, and radios radios and phones, cell pets, control
• OF DISPOSE PROPERLY WASTE
change. Please check with the Forest Forest the with check Please change.
other people. Loud noises, out of of out noises, Loud people. other
These rules are subject to to subject are rules These NOTE:
Think about how your actions affect affect actions your how about Think more damage. damage. more
sites where your visit could create create could visit your where sites • OTHERS OF CONSIDERATE BE
sources. Avoid moderately impacted impacted moderately Avoid sources.
www.fs.fed.us/r9/white
of reach of bears. of reach of
or 200 feet from trails and water water and trails from feet 200 or
more information, or visit our website at: at: website our visit or information, more
and be sure to hang your food well out out well food your hang to sure be and
impacted (but be sure it’s a legal site), site), legal a it’s sure be (but impacted
Please call or stop by one of our offices for for offices our of one by stop or call Please
Don’t feed, chase, or harass wildlife wildlife harass or chase, feed, Don’t at sites that have already been heavily heavily been already have that sites at
Stay on the trail while hiking. Camp Camp hiking. while trail the on Stay • RESPECT WILDLIFE
afraid to turn back. It could save your life. life. your save could It back. turn to afraid
SURFACES DURABLE
Check the weather forecast and never be be never and forecast weather the Check
the impact everywhere. impact the
• ON CAMP AND TRAVEL
changes rapidly, especially above treeline. treeline. above especially rapidly, changes
prohibited, but stoves help minimize minimize help stoves but prohibited,
water, maps, and a flashlight. Weather Weather flashlight. a and maps, water,
stove. In some places campfires are are campfires places some In stove.
recommended everywhere). recommended
clothing and equipment, extra food, food, extra equipment, and clothing
Use a lightweight backpacking backpacking lightweight a Use
less (this is required in Wilderness and and Wilderness in required is (this less
safe in the mountains. Bring the right right the Bring mountains. the in safe
water. Keep your group size to 10 or or 10 to size group your Keep water. • IMPACTS CAMPFIRE MINIMIZE
restrictions, know how to keep yourself yourself keep to how know restrictions,
proper clothing, equipment, food, and and food, equipment, clothing, proper
In addition to knowing the camping camping the knowing to addition In
person to enjoy. to person
restrictions. Be sure to have maps, maps, have to sure Be restrictions.
artifacts should all be left for the next next the for left be all should artifacts
visiting, including any regulations or or regulations any including visiting,
or hike. hike. or
Plants, animals, and cultural sites and and sites cultural and animals, Plants,
Find out about the area you will be be will you area the about out Find
areas. Please use care whenever you camp camp you whenever care use Please areas.
• LEAVE WHAT FIND YOU • PREPARE AND AHEAD PLAN
designed to protect overused and fragile fragile and overused protect to designed
The restrictions listed in this brochure are are brochure this in listed restrictions The
for whatever you might encounter and learn to be a “no-trace” hiker. “no-trace” a be to learn and encounter might you whatever for
Forest National
effort to lessen our impact. Always plan your trip well enough in advance to be prepared prepared be to advance in enough well trip your plan Always impact. our lessen to effort
No amount of regulation will preserve the backcountry unless each of us makes a personal personal a makes us of each unless backcountry the preserve will regulation of amount No Mountain White
No Leave Trace! Your to Welcome
HIKER RESPONSIBILITY CODE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST
You are responsible for yourself, so be prepared: PEMIGEWASSET RANGER DISTRICT BACKCOUNTRY White Mountain National Forest Headquarters 1. With knowledge and gear. Become self reli- 71 White Mountain Drive CAMPING ant by learning about the terrain, conditions, lo- Campton, NH 032235 cal weather and your equipment before you start. 603-536-6100 · TTY 603-536-3685 RULES 2. To leave your plans. Tell someone where you From I-93 North: Exit 27, left at end of ramp are going, the trails you are hiking, when you’ll and go under highway; take right just past south- return and your emergency plans. bound off-ramp. From I-93 South: Exit 27, right at end of ramp and take next right. 3. To stay together. When you start as a group, hike as a group, end as a group. Pace your hike ANDROSCOGGIN RANGER DISTRICT to the slowest person. 300 Glen Rd. 4. To turn back. Weather changes quickly in the Gorham, NH 03581-1399 603-466-2713 · TTY 603-466-2856 mountains. Fatigue and unexpected conditions can also affect your hike. Know your limitations Approximately 2.5 miles south of US Rte. 2 on and when to postpone your hike. The mountains NH Rte. 16 (Glen Road). will be there another day. SACO RANGER DISTRICT 5. For emergencies, even if you are headed out 33 Kancamagus Highway for just an hour. An injury, severe weather or a Conway, NH 03818 wrong turn could become life threatening. Don’t 603-447-5448 · TTY 603-447-3121 assume you will be rescued; know how to rescue Approximately 100 yards off US Rte. 16 on the yourself. Kancamagus Highway. 6. To share the hiker code with others. White Mountain hikeSafe: It’s Your Responsibility. National Forest The Hiker Responsibility Code USDA is an equal opportunity employer. was developed and is endorsed United States by the White Mountain National From a TTY, call 711 to be connected to a Department of Forest and New Hampshire Fish Forest Service number. Agriculture and Game. Forest Service www.hikeSafe.com U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 2010–600-719 No Camping, Wood or Charcoal No Camping, Wood or Charcoal The following restrictions apply to Fires within 1/4 mile of the Fires within 200 feet of: each of the six Wildernesses on the following except at designated The following bodies of water: White Mountain National Forest: sites: • Black Pond Caribou-Speckled Mtn. • Any hut, shelter, developed tent site, cabin, • Black Mountain Pond Great Gulf picnic area, developed day use site, or • East Branch of the Pemigewasset River from Presidential/Dry River campground the Wilderness boundary to its crossing with • Any trailhead Thoreau Falls Trail, including islands Sandwich Range The following special areas: • The stream along the Smart’s Brook Trail Pemigewasset from Rte. 49, 1.5 miles to the log landing • Zeta Pass Wild River The following trails: The following bodies of water: • No motorized equipment or mechanical • Champney Falls • Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail transport • Diana’s Bath • Appalachian Trail corridor from the summit • No storing of equipment, personal property, of Mt. Moosilauke to the Connecticut River or supplies, including geocaching and letter • East Branch of the Pemigewasset River from (except at shelters) the Kancamagus Highway (Rte. 112) to boxing Franconia Brook, including islands • Intersection of Cedar Brook and Hancock • Hiking group size may not exceed 10 people, Notch Trails to the junction with Hancock • East Pond and no more than 10 people may occupy any Loop Trail designated or non-designated campsite • Kiah Pond • Champney Falls Trail from the trailhead to • Long Pond, including islands Champney Falls Additional regulations for the Presidential/ • Sabbaday Falls • Falling Waters Trail Dry River and Pemigewasset Wilderness: • Sawyer Ponds — Big and Little (except at • Franconia Falls Trail • No camping, wood or charcoal fires within shelter and tent platforms) • Liberty Springs Trail 200 feet of any trail except at designated • Thoreau Falls • Lower Falls Trail campsites • Unknown Pond • Old Bridle Path The following roads: • Valley Way from its intersection with the Additional regulations for the Great Gulf • Base Station Road (FR 173) Scar Trail to Madison Hut Wilderness: • Bear Notch Road (FR 26) • Wild River Trail from Wild River • No wood or charcoal fires at any location • Beebe River Road (FR 400) Campground to 1 mile south • No camping within 1/4 mile of the Great Gulf Trail between its junctions with the • Breezy Point Road (FR 186) Sphinx and Gulfside Trails. • Dugway Road (FR 60) from the picnic area • No camping within 200 feet of any trail to the Kancamagus Highway except at designated sites • Haystack Road (FR 304) from Rte. 3 to the North Twin Trailhead • Jefferson Notch Road (FR 220) from the Base Station to the Caps Ridge trailhead The following restrictions apply to • Kancamagus Highway (Rte. 112) from the these areas: The following restrictions apply junction with Rte. 302, Bath, NH, to the • Bartlett Experimental Forest (No camping) to the Cutler River Drainage junction with Rte. 16, Conway, NH • Research Natural Areas (No wood or (Including Tuckerman and • Kiah Pond Road (FR 418) charcoal fires) Huntington Ravines) • Lower Hall Pond Road (FR 417) • Candidate Research Natural Areas (No wood • No camping except at the Harvard • Mad River Road (Rte. 49) or charcoal fires) Mountaineering Club Cabin (December 1 • Old Cherry Mountain Road (FR 14) • Greeley Ponds Scenic Area (No camping, – March 31 only) and Hermit Lake Shelters • Pinkham B. Road (FR 207) wood or charcoal fires) — Fee charged • Rocky Branch Road (FR 27) where it passes • Rocky Gorge Scenic Area (No camping, • No wood or charcoal fires through the National Forest wood or charcoal fires) • Rte. 16 from the junction with Rte. 2 in • Mt. Chocorua Forest Protection Area (No Gorham, NH, to the junction with Rte. 16 camping, wood or charcoal fires, except in Glen, NH at Camp Penacook. At Jim Liberty Cabin visitors may sleep inside the cabin but no • Rte. 302 from the junction with Rte. 16 in fires are allowed.) Glen, NH, to the junction with Rte. 3 in Camping in the Alpine Zone Twin Mtn. NH • Rocky Gorge Scenic Area (No camping, wood or charcoal fires) (where trees are 8 feet tall or less) • Sawyer River Road (FR 34) • No camping except on 2 or more feet of • Gale River North and South Gale River snow Road (FR 25 and FR 92) • No camping on frozen bodies of water • Sandwich Notch Road (FR 98) where it • No wood or charcoal fires passes through the National Forest Please note that the above treeline areas of • Stillings Road (FR 506) where it passes the Cutler River Drainage (Tuckerman and through the National Forest Huntington Ravines and the areas around • Stinson Lake Road (FR 113) where it crosses them including the Alpine Garden and East Brown Brook Snowfields) are closed to camping regardless of • Tunnel Brook Road (FR 700) from the snow cover. junction with Rte. 112 to the end of the road NOTE: Violating these restrictions is • Upper Hall Pond Road (FR 422) punishable by a fine pursuant to: 16 • White Ledge Road (FR 369) where it passes USC 551 through the National Forest • Wild River Road (FR 12) • Zealand Road (FR 16)