Fire Towers of New Hampshire
We've visited all fire towers known to be still standing in New England, mapped and categorized them based on the interests of trail users. Some fire towers are safe to climb, though you're likely to find the cabin atop the towers locked. Please respect locked gates and posted signs and do not climb any fire tower that may be unsafe.
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Even when fire tower cabins are locked, all of the towers can be climbed to a platform immediately below the cabin where there are still great views. The only ones that can't be climbed are Cardigan, Craney, Deer (unsafe/no cabin) and Kearsarge.Many fire tower cabins are usually locked, but may open from time-to-time. Cabins known to open routinely at weekends from (approximately) May to September are Belknap, Blue Job, Pawtuckaway and Prospect - particularly at times of moderate to high fire danger. Cabins known to always be open are Kearsarge North, Smarts and Stratham; and people are even known to sleep in them. We recommend checking our trail reviews and the official websites we link to for additional details.
Other Towers
There are some other towers not listed here. They are the remote towers of Whitcomb, Signal and Carrigain which are difficult to reach. We may add them to the map at a future time once we've validated a safe route to reach them. Croydon Fire tower is excluded from the list because it's on private land occupied by an exclusive hunting reserve. There are also towers in the state that are excluded from our map because they have never been active fire towers, including the Abenaki Tower in Tuftonboro and Garrison Hill Tower in Dover.Trailspotting Map Pack
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