Camp Dalton
Camp Dalton, named after Harold Dalton, a founding member of the Troop Committee, was a 40 acre parcel of wooded land on Federal Hill in Milford, NH. The property was sold by the church in 2006. The terms of the sale allow Troop 304 to camp on the land trust property in perpetuity.
Camp Dalton is the site of the troop's Freeze Out snow campout in February and occasionally a late fall campout with Webelos who are nearly ready to cross over. There is no water on site and water must be carried in. Sanitary facilities are also primitive. Total distance from Belmont, MA is approximately 45 miles. To get to the new site where the troop may camp:
Take Route 2 West to Route 128/95 North.
Go North on 128/95 to Route 3 North.
Go North on Route 3 to New Hampshire, past Nashua.
Take exit 6 off Route 3.
Take a left at the end of the exit ramp onto Route 130 west towards Hollis.
CAUTION: Route 130 forks to the right - GO TO THE RIGHT HERE (if you go straight ahead at this "fork" you head off track and never get to Four Corners). There is a sign for this fork to the right but it is not obvious.
Go 5 1/2 mile and come to a set of lights at the "Four Corners" in Hollis (this in the intersection of Route 130 with Route 122).
Go straight through the the lights at Four Corners (still on Route 130).
After 1/2 mile, take your first right onto Rocky Pond Road.
Go 1.8 miles down Rocky Pond Road to a "T" at the very end of Rocky Pond Road.
Take a very sharp right at the "T" onto Hayden Road.
Drive 7/10 of a mile down Hayden Road to the entrance to the site on the left (a dirt road going up a hill).
This dirt road is just before a black mailbox that has the number 187 on it and just before a blue house with a red garage door, also both on the left..
The entrance is a dirt road going up an a hill and there is enough room for you to park on the right side of the road..
As you walk in on the road as as you climb the hill take another dirt road (the first one to the left) to reach the campsight. You are at the campsight when you see the outhouse/latrine on the right side of this dirt road.
A Google map is here.
GPS: Enter the address 187 Hayden Road, Hollis, NH 03049.
Old Directions:
Take Route 2 West to 128/95 North.
Go North on 128/95 to Route 3 North.
Go North on Route 3 to New Hampshire, past Nashua.
Take Exit 7W (Route 101A West).
Go west on Route 101A for approximately 7 miles through W. Nashua, Amherst, and Milford.
Soon after going under Route 101 you'll pass Lorden’s Shopping Plaza and Dunkin Donuts on the right.
After passing the Dunkin Donuts turn left onto Ponemah Hill Rd. and follow the signs to Hampshire Hills Sports and Fitness Club.
Go 0.7 miles on Ponemah Hill Rd., under Route 101 (again) then turn right onto Emerson Rd.
Go 0.4 miles on Emerson Rd. and turn left onto Federal Hill Rd.
Federal Hill Rd. turns to gravel after approximately 2.5 miles. When it does, go just 0.1 miles further – our unpaved access road is the first one on the right (it is usually blocked by large logs). The cabin – painted brown – is visible from the road. If the access road is blocked, park on the road.