List of New Hampshire state parks

This is a list of New Hampshire state parks. State parks in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are overseen by the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.[1][2]

Map of New Hampshire state parks

New Hampshire state parks

Name[3][4] County Town Size Estab-
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Ahern State ParkBelknapLaconia128 acres (52 ha)1994
Androscoggin Wayside ParkCoösErrol1 acre (0.40 ha)1958
Annett Wayside ParkCheshireRindge1,494 acres (605 ha)
Bear Brook State ParkMerrimackAllenstown10,083 acres (4,080 ha)1943
Beaver Brook Falls WaysideCoösColebrook7.3 acres (3.0 ha)
Cardigan Mountain State ParkGraftonOrange5,655 acres (2,288 ha)1939
Chesterfield Gorge Natural AreaCheshireChesterfield13 acres (5.3 ha)1948
Clough State ParkHillsboroughWeare1964
Coleman State ParkCoösStewartstown1,573 acres (637 ha)1956
Crawford Notch State ParkCarrollHart's Location5,775 acres (2,337 ha)1913
Deer Mountain CampgroundCoösPittsburg
Dixville Notch State ParkCoösDixville127 acres (51 ha)
Echo Lake State ParkCarrollConway118 acres (48 ha)
Eisenhower Memorial Wayside ParkCoösCrawford's Purchase7 acres (2.8 ha)1979
Ellacoya State ParkBelknapGilford82 acres (33 ha)1956
Forest Lake State ParkCoösDalton397 acres (161 ha)1935
Franconia Notch State ParkGraftonFranconia6,692.8 acres (2,708.5 ha)1928
Gardner Memorial Wayside ParkSullivanSpringfield1980
Greenfield State ParkHillsboroughGreenfield400 acres (160 ha)
Hampton Beach State ParkRockinghamHampton50 acres (20 ha)1933
Jenness State BeachRockinghamRye1.3 acres (0.53 ha)1980
Jericho Mountain State ParkCoösBerlin7,430 acres (3,010 ha)2005
Kingston State ParkRockinghamKingston44 acres (18 ha)
Lake Francis State ParkCoösPittsburg38 acres (15 ha)1976
Lake Tarleton State ParkGraftonPiermont48 acres (19 ha)
Madison Boulder Natural AreaCarrollMadison17 acres (6.9 ha)1946
Milan Hill State ParkCoösMilan102 acres (41 ha)1939
Miller State ParkHillsboroughPeterborough533 acres (216 ha)1891
Mollidgewock State ParkCoösErrol46 acres (19 ha)1972
Monadnock State ParkCheshireJaffrey1,017 acres (412 ha)
Moose Brook State ParkCoösGorham755 acres (306 ha)1936
Mount Sunapee State ParkMerrimackNewbury2,893 acres (1,171 ha)1948
Mount Washington State ParkCoösSargent's Purchase60.3 acres (24.4 ha)1964
Nansen Wayside ParkCoösMilan14 acres (5.7 ha)
North Hampton State BeachRockinghamNorth Hampton1.1 acres (0.45 ha)1980
Northwood Meadows State ParkRockinghamNorthwood674.5 acres (273.0 ha)1990
Odiorne Point State ParkRockinghamRye333.7 acres (135.0 ha)1961
Pawtuckaway State ParkRockinghamNottingham5,536.1 acres (2,240.4 ha)
Pillsbury State ParkSullivanWashington4,456 acres (1,803 ha)
Pisgah State ParkCheshireChesterfield13,361 acres (5,407 ha)1967
Plummer's Ledge Natural AreaGraftonWentworth3.5 acres (1.4 ha)1938
Rhododendron State ParkCheshireFitzwilliam2,723 acres (1,102 ha)1947
Rollins State ParkMerrimackWarner118.5 acres (48.0 ha)1950
Rye Harbor State ParkRockinghamRye63 acres (25 ha)1936
Sculptured Rocks Natural AreaGraftonGroton272 acres (110 ha)
Silver Lake State ParkHillsboroughHollis80 acres (32 ha)1954
Umbagog Lake State ParkCoösErrol136.0 acres (55.0 ha)1998
Wadleigh State ParkMerrimackSutton43 acres (17 ha)1934
Wallis Sands State BeachRockinghamRye30 acres (12 ha)1964
Weeks State ParkCoösLancaster420 acres (170 ha)1941
Wellington State ParkGraftonAlexandria204 acres (83 ha)1931
Wentworth State ParkCarrollWolfeboro50 acres (20 ha)1934
White Lake State ParkCarrollTamworth902.7 acres (365.3 ha)1933
Winslow State ParkMerrimackWilmot1935

State historic sites

Name[5] County Town Size Estab-
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Image
Bedell Bridge State Historic SiteGraftonHaverhill38 acres (15 ha)
Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic SiteMerrimackFranklin147 acres (59 ha)
Endicott Rock State Historic SiteBelknapLaconia0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Fort Constitution State Historic SiteRockinghamNew Castle2 acres (0.81 ha)
Fort Stark State Historic SiteRockinghamNew Castle10 acres (4.0 ha)
Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic SiteHillsboroughHillsborough13 acres (5.3 ha)
Governor Wentworth Historic SiteCarrollWolfeboro96 acres (39 ha)
Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic SiteMerrimackBoscawen
John Wingate Weeks Historic SiteCoösLancaster420 acres (170 ha)1941
Nansen Ski Jump State Historic SiteCoösMilan14 acres (5.7 ha)
Robert Frost Farm State Historic SiteRockinghamDerry
Taylor Mill State Historic SiteRockinghamDerry
Tip-Top HouseCoösSargent's Purchase
Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion State Historic SiteRockinghamPortsmouth
White Island State Historic SiteRockinghamRye5 acres (2.0 ha)
Willey HouseCarrollHart's Location

Other state protected areas

Other areas of note still owned by the state but not maintained.

Name[4] County Town Size Estab-
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Image
Bear's Den Natural Area Cheshire Gilsum 95 acres (38 ha)[6][7]
Binney Pond Natural Area Hillsborough New Ipswich 99 acres (40 ha)[8]
Bradford Pines Natural Area Merrimack Bradford 5 acres (2.0 ha)[9]
Crosby Mountain State Park Grafton Groton 86 acres (35 ha)[10] Donated in 1971
Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area Hillsborough Wilton 14 acres (5.7 ha)
Dublin Lake Scenic Area Cheshire Dublin 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Heath Pond Bog Natural Area Carroll Ossipee 1,378.5 acres (557.9 ha)[11][12]
Humphrey's Ledge Natural Area Carroll Bartlett 36 acres (15 ha)[13]
Jeremy Mill Natural Area Hillsborough Pelham 63 acres (25 ha)[14][15]
Mascot Mine Natural Area Coös Gorham 11.7 acres (4.7 ha)[16]
Ossipee Lake Natural Area Carroll Ossipee 400 acres (160 ha)[17]
Otter Brook Lake Cheshire Keene 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Smith's Ferry Heritage Park Hillsborough Manchester 17 acres (6.9 ha)[18]
Urban Forestry Center Rockingham Portsmouth 182 acres (74 ha)[19]
Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area or Wantastiquet State Forest Cheshire West Chesterfield 1,006 acres (407 ha)[20][21]

See also

References

  1. "Division". nhstateparks.org. New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. All data come from respective New Hampshire State Parks webpage unless otherwise noted.
  3. "State Parks". nhstateparks.org. New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  4. "NH Forests, Parks, Natural Areas and Other" (PDF). NH Division of Forest and Lands. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  5. "Historic Sites". nhstateparks.org. New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  6. "Bear Den Geological Park & Trail". Trails.com. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. "Bear's Den Natural Area". NH Garden Solutions. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  8. "Binney Pond Wildlife area access, Wapack Trail - New Ipswich, NH". Waymarking. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  9. "Bradford, NH Trails and Public Lands Map" (PDF). Bradford, NH. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  10. "Cockermouth Forest - Bald Knob & Mt. Crosby: 4/30/09". Mountain Wandering. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  11. "Heath Pond Bog". NH Division of Forests and Lands. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  12. "Heath Pond Bog Natural Area". Ossipee Lake Alliance. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  13. "Humphrey's Ledge". Mountain Project. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  14. "Fire Towers". Double-D Mountain Runner. May 7, 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  15. "Conservation Map 2008" (PDF). Town of Pelham, NH. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  16. "Going "Batty" Trying to Avoid the Rain (Mascot Pond: 18-Jun-2009)". Views from the Top. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. "Ossipee Lake Natural Area". Ossipee Lake Alliance. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  18. "Greening the City Master Plan" (PDF). Manchester NH. p. 109. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  19. "Urban Forestry Center". NH Division of Forests and Lands. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  20. "Wantastiquet Natural Area Summit Trail". All Trails. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  21. "Map". Chesterfield Outdoors. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
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