New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire

Monadnock State Park - Gilson Pond Campground

New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire, United States · in Monadnock State Park

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Sites
41
Hookups
5 electric, 36 no hookups
Season
May 1 to October 11
Max RV length
30 ft
Drinking water
Yes
Restrooms
Yes
Showers
Yes
Dump station
No
Pets
No
Elevation
1,211 ft
Dark sky
Bortle class 3
Cell coverage
Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
Lake
Gilson Pond
Nearest town
Jaffrey
Address
585 Dublin Road, Jaffrey, NH 03452
Phone
(603) 532-8862
Activities
Camping

41 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.

About

Gilson Pond Campground, opened in 2010, is Monadnock State Park's newer family camping area near Gilson Pond, a separate entrance and location from the park's headquarters campground. It has 41 sites - tent, platform, standard, remote, and 5 RV/trailer sites with 30-amp electric only (no water or sewer hookup anywhere). A new bathhouse with showers is on site; there is no RV dump station here (the nearest is more than 10 miles away). Pets are not permitted. Seasonal, closed in winter.

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
January30°13°-11°48°11 of 11
February32°17°-21°53°11 of 11
March40°27°2°66°11 of 11
April54°34°22°84°10 of 11
May66°48°31°87°1 of 11
June73°55°43°90°0 of 11
July82°63°54°95°0 of 11
August79°62°53°91°0 of 11
September72°55°43°87°0 of 11
October57°42°31°76°1 of 10
November41°29°11°66°10 of 10
December33°21°1°55°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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