Lake Francis State Park Campground
Justin P.
Reviewed Sep. 17, 2022

Remote, scenic, quiet park

I tent camped at site 6 for two nights in early September for a trail volunteer event for the Cohos Trail I and had an awesome stay.

For facilities, there is a camp office (though hours were not consistent), basic camp store, coin op showers, coin op laundry, a big dish cleaning station, and clean bathrooms.

For activities, this site is awesome for fly fishing folks since it’s a short walk from one of the best spots in NH.

I saw lots of folks kayaking and canoeing and there’s a public boat ramp a short walk from the campground. There was a sign for rentals but I didn’t see any available. This may be for earlier in the season.

The sites vary in terms of privacy. The lakefront sites were spectacular but you are close to your neighbors. I was in site 6, in one of the small loops off the waterfront drive. These spots were close together but were separated by some brush to make them feel more secluded. The tent sites in the outer loops looked to offer more privacy.

This campsite was full the weekend I was there and very lively during the day but very quiet and peaceful in the evening.

Lake Francis is way up in NH so this does feel remote. The main activities are hiking, fishing (both fly and from the boat), and I saw a host of folks ATVing.

I would definitely come back on account of the great fishing and peacefulness at night.

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  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
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  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
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  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022
  • Review photo of Lake Francis State Park Campground by Justin P., September 17, 2022