New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire
Sunapee State Park
New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire, United States · in Mount Sunapee State Park
- Sites
- 11
- Hookups
- 11 no hookups
- Season
- May 8 to October 24
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,732 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 2
- Cell coverage
- AT&T weak · T-Mobile good · Verizon good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Lake Sunapee
- Nearest town
- Newbury
- Address
- 86 Beach Access Road, Newbury, NH 03255
- Phone
- (603) 763-5561
- Activities
- Camping
11 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Sunapee State Park's campground, near Mount Sunapee on Lake Sunapee, is a small, walk-in, tent-only campground - 11 sites, each a tent platform or lean-to, reached by a 10- to 50-foot walk from the parking area along an unpaved road. RVs and trailers are not accommodated. There is no shower house or dump station directly at the campground (both are more than a mile away); pit toilets and drinking water are on site. Pets are allowed in the campground but not at the beach.
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 welcome at this campground under New Hampshire state park rules: dogs must be leashed and attended at all times, and are not permitted on swimming beaches.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 11° | -15° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 29° | 13° | -23° | 51° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 24° | -1° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 52° | 32° | 19° | 79° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 63° | 44° | 29° | 82° | 2 of 11 |
| June | 70° | 52° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 80° | 61° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 76° | 59° | 49° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 53° | 41° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 39° | 28° | 73° | 2 of 10 |
| November | 38° | 27° | 8° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 31° | 20° | -4° | 52° | 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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- Surry Mountain Lake Campground · Army Corps of Engineers · 26 mi
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