NASCAR Race Weekend at Loudon: The Complete Camper's Guide
A NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is not one afternoon — it is a full week of camping culture in Loudon, and Speedway Sports Park is built around that rhythm. The park opens the weekend before the race and stays open until the Monday after, so a single booking can cover ten days for the price of one stay.
The rhythm of race week
The first Saturday is setup day: rigs roll in from 8am, neighbors claim their traditional spots and the rows of RVs take shape along the tree line. The middle of the week is deliberately slow — day trips to the Lakes Region, cookouts, and evenings with live entertainment in the park. Then the pace shifts: qualifying, support races, and finally the Cup Series main event on Sunday.
| Day | Typical program |
|---|---|
| Setup Saturday | Park opens 8am; check in, level the rig, meet the neighbors |
| Midweek | Lakes Region day trips, live entertainment, quiet evenings |
| Friday–Saturday | Practice, qualifying and support races at the speedway |
| Sunday | Main race day; post-race cookout back at the park |
| Monday | Slow morning, dump station, departure at your own pace |
What race day looks like from the park
The park's defining luxury is the walk: under ten minutes from the furthest site to the gates. There is no shuttle queue, no traffic jam and no parking hunt — you hear the engines fire up from your camp chair, and you are back at your own fire ring minutes after the checkered flag. Guests' visitors can use race day parking on Saturday and Sunday, with VIP car parking available by arrangement.
What to bring
- Self-contained setup: sites are dry camping — fill water at the tree-line stations and use the free dump station.
- Generator with respect for quiet hours: off from 11pm to 7am, and units deemed excessively loud can be suspended.
- Local firewood only: out-of-state firewood is prohibited by New Hampshire law; the park sells and delivers compliant firewood to your site.
- Layers: July afternoons in Loudon are hot, but nights off the track cool down fast.
For site types and what each package covers, see rates and packages; for the regulations that keep the week pleasant, read the park rules.
