White Mountain Road Status
Which forest roads and seasonal gates in the White Mountain National Forest are open right now — and the peaks each one unlocks. Many of these roads are gated and unplowed in the off-season, so a closed gate can add miles to your hike. Status comes from the U.S. Forest Service; the trailhead/peak context is ours.
Most recent road status change: June 4, 2026. USFS page last updated August 18, 2026. We checked it September 28 at 9:30 AM ET.
Road map
Forest roads coloured by status — green open, red closed, amber seasonal. Click a road for details.
Road geometry from OpenStreetMap. A few minor roads aren’t mapped yet and appear in the list below.
44 roads
Former access toward the Rocky Branch / Isolation area. Closed indefinitely to motorized vehicles after October 2017 storm damage.
USFS: Heavily damaged by October 2017 storm -- Closed indefinitely to motorized vehicles
Accesses:Mount IsolationSaco
Off US 302 toward the Signal Ridge Trail for Mount Carrigain. Heavily damaged by the December 2023 storm — check current status before relying on it.
USFS: Heavily damaged by December 2023 storm. Closed until repaired.
Accesses:Mount CarrigainSaco
Access to the Wild River Wilderness from Route 113 in Hastings. Heavily damaged by the December 2023 storm and closed until repaired — verify before planning.
USFS: Heavily damaged by December 2023 storm. Closed until repaired.
Andro
Saco
Saco
Scenic connector between the Kancamagus Highway in Albany and US 302 in Bartlett. A handy through-route in season; gated and not plowed in winter.
USFS: Maintained by NHDOT
Typical season: Late spring – Late fall
Saco
Andro
Pemi
Pemi
Andro
Saco
Pinkham B Road, connecting Route 16 to US 2 past Dolly Copp Campground — access to the Daniel Webster–Scout Trail (Madison) and the Great Gulf. Not winter-maintained.
USFS: Not maintained for winter travel, Snowmobile trail system.
Typical season: Late May – Mid-November
Andro
USFS: Maintained by Town of Albany
Saco
Saco
Pemi
Andro
Forest road to the Gale River and Garfield trailheads — access to Galehead, the Twins, and Mount Garfield.
Typical season: Mid-May – Mid-November
Pemi
Andro
Pemi
USFS: Maintained by NHDOT
Saco
Saco
The highest public through-road in New Hampshire. Reaches the Caps Ridge Trail — the shortest route to Mount Jefferson. Steep, rough, and not winter-maintained.
USFS: Not maintained for winter travel, Snowmobile trail system.
Typical season: Late May – Mid-October
Andro
Saco
USFS: Not maintained for winter travel, Snowmobile trail system.
Andro
USFS: North end closed due to storm damage until repaired, south end remains open seasonally to recreation site.
Pemi
Saco
Pemi
Saco
Connects US 302 near the AMC Highland Center to Base Station Road, reaching the Crawford Path and Mizpah Cutoff trailheads (Pierce, Eisenhower). Not winter-maintained.
USFS: Maintained by NHDOT - NOT maintained for winter travel
Typical season: Late May
Pemi
Saco
Pemi
USFS: Not maintained for winter travel, Snowmobile trail system.
Andro
Saco
Dead-ends at the Dartmouth Ravine Lodge — the main access for Mount Moosilauke via the Gorge Brook and Carriage Road trails. Winter-maintained by the Dartmouth Outing Club.
USFS: Maintained in the winter by Dartmouth Outing Club. Parking available halfway up the access road.
Accesses:Mount MoosilaukePemi
USFS: Not maintained for winter travel, Snowmobile trail system.
Andro
Rough, historic town road over Sandwich Notch linking Sandwich and Thornton — access to the southern Sandwich Range. Town-maintained and not winter-maintained.
USFS: Maintained by the town of Sandwich. NOT maintained for winter travel.
Pemi
Saco
Saco
Andro
Connects Waterville Valley to I-93 through the forest — the main access for Mount Osceola and the Waterville-side Tecumseh trails. Not maintained for winter travel.
Typical season: Late May – Mid-November (after the deer-hunting season)
Pemi
Pemi
Saco
USFS: Will remain open this year.
Saco
Gated spur off US 302 to the Zealand trailhead — access to Mount Hale, Zealand, and the remote Bonds via the Zealand Trail / Twinway corridor.
Typical season: Mid-May – Mid-November
Pemi
Source. Road status is from the USDA Forest Service — White Mountain National Forest Forest Roads Status (public domain), synced daily. Always confirm conditions with the Forest Service before relying on a gate being open. Peak and trailhead context is added by HikerNerd.