New Hampshire Park List

Ahern State Park spans 128 acres, with 3,500 feet of shoreline on Lake Winnisquam. Activities in the park include fishing, biking, and hiking. The park was transferred to the state in November, 1994 as Governor's State Park, and renamed by statute in 1998. Ahern State Park is unstaffed but is ...

Androscoggin Wayside Park , a part of Mollidgewock State Park, is located along the Androscoggin River and lies within the Thirteen Mile Woods. It is a scenic spot for picnicking and fishing, and a favorite for canoeing. The park is unstaffed but is open to the public year-round at ...

Annett Wayside Park is part of the 1,494 acre Annett State Forest and is located near the Cathedral of the Pines National Shrine. It was a gift given to the state by the Governor's Councilor, Albert Annett of Jaffrey. Annett Wayside Park is unstaffed but is open to the public ...

Bear Brook, with over 10,000 acres, is the largest developed state park in New Hampshire. Located in the southeast region of the state, there is plenty to do and see for everyone. Hiking, biking, swimming and fishing are a few of the favorites. Forty miles of trails through the ...

Beaver Brook Falls Wayside is 7.3 acres in size and is a popular place for hiking. The Park has a scenic picnic area with picnic tables and small picnic shelters. A group use area is also available and restroom facilities are on site. The falls are a steep and ...

Bedell Bridge State Park, located along the Connecticut River, is 38 acres in size and a great place for picnicking, fishing, or boating. A Fish and Game boat launch is located within the park. The park was once a floodplain farmland and the site of a historic two-span covered ...

One of the oldest dams in New England, this small facility near Webster provides some of the best kayak waters in the country during spring releases. It is the site of sanctioned events each year and has hosted Olympic pre-trials. Hydropower production was never incorporated after local ...

Cardigan State Park spans 5,655 acres and is an excellent area for hiking. A mountain road leads to trails on the west slope of Mount Cardigan as well as a trail to the summit. Mount Cardigan's 3,155-foot treeless granite summit affords outstanding views of west central N.H., with a ...

Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area spans 13 acres. It offers great opportunities for hiking, as visitors can explore the footpaths along the gorge and enjoy the scenic views. Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area is unstaffed but is open to the public for recreation year-round at no charge. Picnic tables and flush ...

Located about five miles east of the town of Weare and within Piscataquog State Forest, Clough State Park is located on the shore of Everett Lake, a 150-acre lake formed by a dam on the Piscataquog River. A favorite activity in the park includes swimming. A 900-foot sandy beach ...

Coleman State Park lies on the shore of Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, twelve miles east of Colebrook in New Hampshire's remote north country. The excellent trout fishing in Little Diamond Pond and nearby streams makes Coleman an excellent location for fishing enthusiasts. A boat launch is located within ...

This 5,775-acre park provides access to numerous hiking trails, waterfalls, fishing, wildlife viewing, and spectacular mountain views. These six miles of unspoiled rugged natural beauty in a scenic mountain pass are idea for hiking, fishing, and photography. It is crossed by trails -- some lead to incomparable views of ...

The Daniel Webster Birthplace is associated with the birth and early childhood years of Daniel Webster, one of the country's most respected orators and statesmen. While the site affords a view of the early years of Daniel Webster, it also provides a glimpse of 1700s farm life in the ...

Located in Connecticut Lakes State Forest, adjacent to the Connecticut River between Second and Third Connecticut lakes, Deer Mountain Campground is just five minutes south of the Canadian border and 13 miles from Lake Francis. It is adjacent to the stretch of Route 3 north of Pittsburg, referred to ...

Dixville Notch State Park spans 127 acres. Within the park is a scenic gorge and waterfalls on two mountain brooks. Hiking trails lead to Table Rock and nearby mountains. The park is also a great spot for picnicking. Dixville Notch State Park is unstaffed but is open to the public ...

Located in close proximity to the White Mountain Region shopping mecca of North Conway, Echo Lake is a great place to take the family for a swim and picnic. Amenities offered at the park include a bathhouse and picnic tables. A scenic trail around the lake provides great views ...

Located near Peterborough, this facility is named after the famous composer and concert pianist, Edward Alexander MacDowell. The 165-acre shallow lake and adjacent lands are managed by the State and the Corps of Engineers for hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities. A picturesque recreation area located next to the ...

This seven-acre memorial park, established in 1979 as a gift from the Bretton Woods Corporation, honors the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Views of the Presidential Range in the White Mountain National Forest are a short walk away. Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park is unstaffed but is open to the ...

Ellacoya State Park is located in Gilford on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire's largest lake. The 600-foot long sandy beach, with views across the lake to the Sandwich and Ossipee mountains, is a great place to share with the family for a full day of swimming ...

Endicott Rock may be the oldest public monument in New England. The name of John Endicott, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, and the initials of Edward Johnson and Simon Willard, Commissioners of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and of John Sherman and Jonathan Ince, Suveyors, were inscribed on the rock on ...

New Hampshire's Forest Lake State Park is one of the ten original state parks, created in 1935. The park spans 397 acres and has a 200-foot sandy beach along the shore of beautiful Forest Lake. Groups and families particularly enjoy the park's activities and amenities. Popular activities in the ...

Located on a peninsula on the northeast corner of New Castle Island, Fort Constitution State Historic Site overlooks both the Piscataqua River and the Atlantic Ocean. In 1791, the State of New Hampshire gave the United States the neck of land on which Fort William and Mary and a ...

New Hampshire's Fort Stark State Historic Site is a great place to explore a former military site used in World War II. It is located on a peninsula historically called Jerry's Point on the southeast corner of New Castle Island, overlooking the Piscataqua River, Little Harbor, and the Atlantic ...

Franconia Notch State Park is located in the heart of the popular White Mountain National Forest. Franconia Notch was the home of the famous Old Man of the Mountain, the same "Great Stone Face" immortalized by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Daniel Webster. Visitors can walk through the renowned Flume Gorge, ...

The 15-mile stretch of the Pemigewasset River which flows through the reservoir lands is popular for fishing. Reservoir area is managed by the State for fish and wildlife. Scenic Profile Falls attracts tourists; canoeing, hunting and snowmobiling are also ...

Franklin Pierce Homestead is the spacious and beautiful boyhood home of America's fourteenth president. This federal style New Hampshire country home is operated by the Hillsborough Historical Society and open to the public for tours. Built by Pierce's father in 1804, it reflects the gracious and affluent living of ...

Gardner Memorial Wayside Park, part of Gile State Forest, is a vast 6,675 acres of scenic forest popular for hiking and picnicking. Within the park is a memorial to Walter C. Gardner II, whose father established Gile State Forest. A brook meanders along the park, adding to the park's ...

At Governor Wentworth Historic Site visitors can explore the remains of an extensive northern plantation built just before the outbreak of the American Revolution. The mansion was built in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire by the state's second Royal Governor, John Wentworth, and then it burned to the ground in 1820. ...

Located on the New Hampshire and Maine border, Great Bay estuary is a complex embayment and New Hampshire's largest estuarine system. The Great Bay Reserve offers a diversity of land and water area, including upland forest, salt marsh, mudflats, tidal creeks, rocky intertidal, eelgrass beds, channel bottom/subtidal and ...

A variety of rich wildlife habitats from uplands to open waters can be found throughout the Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), making it a fantastic place for wildlife watching and nature walks. The refuge was established in 1992 and is located along the eastern shore of New Hampshire's ...