About this campground
The Wild River and Basin Trails can be used to access the vast and scenic Wild River Wilderness and surrounding mountain ranges. There is a vault toilet at the trailhead. Both the Wild River Road and Route 113 are gated closed in the winter.
Getting there
This large trailhead is located at the end of the Wild River Road, just before the Wild River Campground. The Wild River Road leaves Route 113 about 3 miles South of its junction with Route 2 in Gilead, Maine.
Activities
- HIKING
Nearby federal campgrounds
- Wild River CampgroundWhite Mountain National Forest0 mi
- Shelburne South TrailheadWhite Mountain National Forest1 mi
- Burnt Mill Brook TrailheadWhite Mountain National Forest2 mi
- BASIN CAMPGROUNDWhite Mountain National Forest3 mi
- Laughing Lion TrailheadNew Hampshire3 mi
- COLD RIVERWhite Mountain National Forest4 mi
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Wild River / Basin 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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