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As Campgrounds Close Homeless Campers Move On

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, September 2, 2003.

Summer camping in New Hampshire isn’t just for those who want an outdoor vacation.

It’s also for people who don’t have any other place to live.

Some of the homeless campers are couples, many are families, and most hold down jobs.

With the passing of Labor Day, campgrounds are beginning to close.

And as NHPR’s Dan Gorenstein reports, that means for those folks, the rush is on to find new accommodations.

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