It's been a long time, but I'm back in northern New England and looking to climb in my old stomping grounds. I used to camp around the base of Cathedral Ledge. Is there any camping close to the cliffs, or a short drive? Thanks.

I spent the summer traveling the east, with about two weeks in N. Conway. The closest public camping we found was several miles from the crags, on the Kancamagus Highway. So most nights we just crashed in the back of the truck at Walmart. Not so glamourous, but the price was right...

a friend and i poached at 4 irons campgroud this summer. its just outside of Bartlett and it was about a 15-20 min drive to cathedral.

it "costs" 8 bucks a night for a real nice tent site about 1/8th mile from the parking lot right on the river.

Bragging about "poaching" a camp site on line is about as dumb as it gets, not to mention a great way to make climbers look bad in a public place. Especially in a place with so much free camping even closer to then crag.

The image I was referring to was the one you left behind on this website. I find it hard to imagine that the folks in IME would stonewall you on decent campsites. But if so, bummer.