About this campground
This 9.6 mile trail enters the Presidential Range-Dry River Wilderness at 0.7 miles. This trail has many challenging stream crossings, accesses the Mt. Clinton and Mt. Eisenhower Trails and ends at Lakes of the Clouds Hut (5,012 ft.) (fee and reservations required). Dry River Shelter #3 is a 3-sided lean-to at mile post 6.3 on Dry River Trail.
Getting there
This small pull-off affords roadside parking for a few cars on the east side of US Rt. 302, 0.3 miles north of the Dry River Campground.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
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Dry River Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby New Hampshire campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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