Campgrounds

Merrimack Valley area offers many campgrounds with excellent facilities

Campgrounds with very reasonable rates operate at state parks in the Merrimack region of New Hampshire, including at Bear Brook State Park and Pawtuckaway State Park. Campgrounds in the Merrimack valley region of NH offer a wide variety of amenities in terms of bathrooms, showers, dumping and hookups. Also, accessibility to nearby fishing, hunting and other outdoor sports varies widely. Be sure to contact individual campgrounds for detailed information on accommodations, which can change seasonally. Visitors to the Merrimack region enjoy Manchester’s performing arts venues, museums, science center, and restored textile mills, while the capital city of Concord, a delightfully walkable small city, has a planetarium, and nearby Canterbury Shaker Village.

2 places to visit

Bear Brook State Park

Full service park has water sports, camping, archery, horseback riding

61 Deerfield Road Allenstown, NH 03275 603-485-9874

This 10,000-acres park has lots of camping space, along with water sports and miles of multi-use trails. The park has a 100-site campground. Campground map. Campground information.
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Pawtuckaway State Park

Lake beach with boat launch, canoe & kayak rentals; campground; hiking trails

40 Pawtuckaway Road Nottingham, NH 03290 603-895-3031

Wooded campsites have lake views at this park. Campsites have amenities and there is a camp store.
Camping information.
Campground map.
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