Velvet Rocks Shelter

US Forest Service · New Hampshire

Velvet Rocks Shelter in New Hampshire. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 68 public campsites we map in New Hampshire.

¿The Velvet Rocks Shelter is located on the Velvet Rocks Trail 1. 2 miles from the official western terminus of the trail near NH Rte 120 and Chase Field House in Hanover. A privy is located nearby. Water is accessed along the loop trail but may be unreliable in dry months.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Number of sites

8

Coordinates

43.70266, -72.26475

Nearest sites we map

• Moose Mountain Shelter10 km · US Forest Service
• Trapper John Shelter15 km · US Forest Service
• Hexacuba Shelter27 km · US Forest Service
• Ore Hill Tent Site35 km · US Forest Service
• Three Ponds Shelter42 km · US Forest Service
• Jeffers Brook Shelter44 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-09-03, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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