Has anyone driven the Bog Dam Road recently?

[1HappyHiker]

I’ve never been on the Bog Dam Road, and am just curious if it’s generally a real “challenge” to drive on.
Relatively speaking, is the road pretty good (like the Gale River Loop Rd), or considerably worse (full of potholes & other nasty stuff)?

I’m primarily interested in the western portion of the Bog Dam Road loop, but any info & insight is appreciated!

 

[Arthur Dent]

I was on the road 4 years ago but only drove in about 5 miles on the NE section and if I recall it was pretty smooth. Call the fish hatchery at (603) 449-3412‎ to see if they have current information on the entire 19 mile loop.

 

[1HappyHiker]

Call the fish hatchery at (603) 449-3412‎ to see if they have current information on the entire 19 mile loop.

Duh! Don’t know why I didn’t think of doing that! . . . Thanks!

 

[RoySwkr]

I would doubt that the hatchery knows much. In my experience the loop is a typical WMNF road, they don't open it until traveling is good.

 

[Barbarossa]

In my experience the loop is a typical WMNF road, they don't open it until traveling is good.

Do you know if they ever close roads mid-season? It has rained a bit recently

 

[RoySwkr]

Do you know if they ever close roads mid-season? It has rained a bit recently

They closed the Garfield Road when the bridge approach washed out

Obviously if somebody drove it recently that is useful info but knowing this is a main gravel road means it is less likely to turn into a quagmire

 

[1HappyHiker]

For anyone interested, I spoke with folks by phone today (22-June) at both the Fish Hatchery and the Androscoggin Ranger District.
The response received from both places was that the road is in good enough condition to be passable with a conventional passenger car. I was also told that the road has been graded within the past few weeks, and that there is routine maintenance work presently being done to some of the culverts.

 

[1HappyHiker]

In searching for some other info about Bog Dam Road, I came across the image below on the SuperStock.com website.
It looks like this road has the potential for being a nice place (especially in Autumn) for a drive/bike/walk/hike.

Bog Dam Road New Hampshire Berlin USA
© Polka Dot Images / SuperStock​