Lafayette Place Campground

FAVORITE CAMPGROUND! I grew up going here - the camping spots are minimalistic, quiet, good spots, and the view of Canon mountain is absolutely incredible. The rangers are all super nice, and they often have little activities or nature walks offered throughout the week. Definitely recommend!

Loved this place! First, amazing staff! One worker in particular was very personable and would keep up with our daily adventures and give us recommendations of other places to go/sights to see. Very welcoming environment. Our site was set a convenient walk from the rustic bathrooms and dish sink. Showers were spacious and cost $1.00 for 5 minutes (additional time can be added). I would recommend only starting with $1 to make sure the water is hot. One time I put in a lot of quarters only to realize the water was cold. Other than that, I didn’t have any bad experiences with the showers. Very great location to hikes. Also no signal out there at all, which was a plus for me!

Stayed here for three nights on a recent visit. So lets break down the good, the bad and the ugly. The good, staff was very helpful and friendly the times I called in advance and while checking in. The location is also good as there are many things to do in the area and have the Franconia Notch Bike patch in front which we used to do many things with. The bad: The roads are quite narrow in the campground and to my surprise multi direction which could be an issue if one pulling a camper meets another. Very few spots in here to fit a 27' foot camper but we managed to get in there, staff did mention this in advance. (highly recommend you advance scout before going in to see your spot and the direction of travel so that you nail it the first time if you have a camper, we did this using our bikes and made for a flawless entry and exit). The bad: Quiet hours are from 10-7am but no such utopia exist with a major interstate 150-200yds away, trucks and engine braking all day and night. We were fortunate to have a camper with walls and portable power station and could run a fan but still just loud all the time. No fault of the staff but letting you know what to expect. I can't say anything to the conditions of the bathrooms as we had our own but will say only one of the three were open on the map we were given. I would probably not stay here again simply because of the noise from the interstate, just not many options in the immediate area.

Stayed here a couple of times and have no complaints. I typically do week days so it’s pretty quiet. Prime place to be for access to hiking Franconia Notch Loop and other peaks via the Lonesome Lake trail. Clean bathrooms and I’ve always had great neighbors.

The natural surroundings of this campground are comparable to the best National Parks in this country. The sites are mostly flat and afford ample privacy. The size of the sites may be a challenge for those with large RVs. TIP: bring your noise canceling air buds to combat the terrible highway noise. NO Dogs allowed!!