New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire

Lafayette Place Campground (Franconia Notch State Park)

New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire, United States · in Franconia Notch State Park

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Sites
97
Hookups
97 no hookups
Season
May 22 to October 11
Max RV length
28 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Pets
No
Elevation
1,827 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 1
Cell coverage
T-Mobile weak · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Nearest town
Franconia
Address
Franconia Notch State Park, I-93, Franconia, NH 03580
Phone
(603) 823-9513
Activities
Camping

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About

Lafayette Place Campground is the larger of Franconia Notch State Park's two camping areas, set among the White Mountains near the Flume Gorge, the Basin, and the trailhead for Mount Lafayette and the Franconia Ridge Trail. It has 97 wooded tent, standard, and tent-platform sites, none with hookups. Coin-operated showers and flush toilets are on site. Pets are not permitted. Open late spring through early fall, with limited off-season camping available. About a mile and a half north, Cannon Mountain RV Park is Franconia Notch's separate, small, full-hookup RV campground.

Fees

New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation statewide camping fee schedule (nhstateparks.org/fees-reservations/camping-rates-reservations), per night by site type: primitive $29; standard $35; lean-to $40; tent platform $35; waterfront $40; water & electric hookup (20/30 amp) $45; Cannon Mountain RV full hookup (30 amp) $50, primitive sites $35; Ellacoya waterfront full hookup $60; Hampton Beach RV dry camping $40, full hookup $70; yurt $50; camper cabin without electric $55, with electric $65, with solar heat $50; remote cabin (Umbagog Lake) $65, deluxe remote cabin $80; group sites $70-$140. Rates cover two adults and up to four children per site; each additional adult is $10/night and each additional child is $5/night. A $7 reservation fee applies per booking. New Hampshire residents 65 and older receive a $5/night discount (not valid at Hampton Beach or Ellacoya RV Parks, or Coleman's lodge rooms/houses). No resident/non-resident price difference otherwise. Cancellations 10+ days before arrival receive a full refund minus fees; 4-9 days before arrival, a partial refund; inside 3 days, no refund. Check-in is 1-8pm, check-out 11am; quiet hours are 10pm-7am. Maximum stay is 14 days per visit (14 consecutive/accumulative days over the Memorial Day-Labor Day season specifically at Hampton Beach and Ellacoya RV Parks). Pets are not permitted at this campground.

Weather, month by month

MonthTypical highTypical lowColdest nightHottest dayYears with a night below 32°F
January25°6°-20°39°11 of 11
February27°10°-25°49°11 of 11
March36°21°-6°55°11 of 11
April50°31°14°72°10 of 11
May64°44°25°82°3 of 11
June68°51°41°84°0 of 11
July77°61°51°89°0 of 11
August73°58°47°86°0 of 11
September68°52°40°84°0 of 11
October53°39°26°71°5 of 10
November37°26°-1°62°10 of 10
December30°15°-10°49°10 of 10

Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.

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