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Boat Ramps

Boat ramps are scattered widely among the many fresh-water inland lakes and rivers, like Lake Winnipesaukee and the Squam lakes, for which New Hampshire is justly famous among people who love water sports. Most locations for fishing have access to boat ramps and boat launches. Need lodging? Lake resorts in New Hampshire cover the spectrum from elite hideaways for dedicated anglers to large properties that accommodate big families and offer lots of things to do, including water sports.

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  • Tilton, NH

    Lakes Region Tourism Association

    Easy access to the water is a plus for boaters who want to enjoy this region’s many lakes

    With Lake Winnipesaukee as its centerpiece, and other lakes scattered throughout the area, including Squam, Winnisquam, Newfound and Ossipee, the Lakes Region offers plenty of places to launch your boat, kayak or canoe. Many resorts, hotels and inns have private docks, ramps or beach access, and some have full-service marinas. Several boat companies also have public launches. You can book everything from efficiency suites right on the lake to a vacation home with a boat slip. If you don’t have your own boat, it’s not a problem: Dozens of places on the water rent everything from sailboats and fishing boats to pontoons and kayaks. Many have convenience stores attached to provide everything you need for your perfect day on the lake.

    61 Laconia Road 603-286-8008
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  • Gilford, NH

    Ellacoya State Park at Lake Winnipesaukee

    Lake swimming and fishing; boat ramp; picnicking

    This very large park on Lake Winnipesaukee has a boat ramp for paddling, canoeing, kayaking and motor boats. See full description of Ellacoya State Park. Parking: Cartop, May to October, seasonal fee. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    266 Scenic Road (Route 11) 603-293-7821
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  • Durham, NH

    Great Bay at Adam’s Point Access Facility

    Parking: Five cars & trailers, 24 hours, no fee. Use at three-quarter tide or better for trailered boats. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Off 108 to Durham Point Road and on to Adam’s Point Road

  • Hampton

    Hampton Marina on the Atlantic Ocean

    Parking: Trailer, 24 hours, fee charged. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom and dock. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 1A South

  • Rye, NH

    Odiorne Point State Park on Lake Harbor/Atlantic Ocean

    Parking: trailer, May to November, fee charged, small engines. Restroom: none. Handicap access: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 1A North

  • Rye, NH

    Rye Harbor Marina on the Atlantic Ocean

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, fee charged. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom and dock. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 1A

  • Portsmouth, NH

    Pierce Island/Prescott Park at Piscataquag River

    Parking: trailer, variable hours, fee charges. Trout waters in some sections. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Border of New Hampshire and Maine, Route 1

  • Dover, NH

    Bellamy River

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Use restrictions - Contact Dam Authority. Restroom: seasonal.

    Route 4 to Bellamy Road; 0.2 miles on right

  • Alton, NH

    Alton Boat Ramp at Lake Winnipesaukee

    Parking: Cartop and roadside, 24 hours, no fee. Restrooms. Handicap access to dock, pier. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 11 about one-half mile north of Route 28A

  • Allenstown, NH

    Archery Pond

    Parking: Shorebank, 24 hours, no fees. Fly fishing only, no boats. Restroom. Handicap access at B pier, parking. Information: Bear Brook State Park at 603-485-9874 or New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 28 to Deerfield Road to Podunk Road first left to Pond

  • Allenstown, NH

    Bear Hill Pond at Bear Brook State Park

    Parking: Cartop, 24 hours, seasonal fees. No motors. Restroom: seasonal, handicap access. Information: Bear Brook State Park at 603-485-9874 or New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Podunk Road to Bear Hill Camps

  • Allenstown, NH

    Catamount Pond at Bear Brook State Park

    Parking: Cartop, 24 hours, seasonal fees. No motors. Restroom: seasonal, handicap access. Information: Bear Brook State Park at 603-485-9874 or New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Off Route 28 to Deerfield Road

  • Charlestown, NH

    Charlestown Boat Landing at the Connecticut River

    Parking: Trailer, 6 a.m.-9:30 p.m., no fee. Headway speed within 150 ft from shore. Restroom.

    Route 12 Lower Landing Road

  • Auburn, NH

    Clair's Landing at Lake Massabesic

    Parking: trailers, daylight, no fee. No skicraft, 35 mph limit. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 121

  • Henniker, NH

    Contoocook River (Henniker)

    Parking: shorebank, 24 hours, no fee. Trout in some sections. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 114 to Henniker

  • Enfield, NH

    Crystal Lake (NH) Boat Launch

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 4 to Shaker Hill Road to Crystal Lake Road onto Algonquin Road

  • Auburn, NH

    Deer Neck Boat Landing at Lake Massabesic

    Parking: roadside, daylight, no fee. No skicraft, 35 mph limit. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 28 Bypass at Deerneck Bridge

  • Haverhill, NH

    Bedell Bridge on the Connecticut River

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, seasonal, no fee. Headway speed within 150 feet from shore. Restroom: seasonal. Handicap access in parking lot. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 10
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  • Littleton, NH

    Dodge Hill Boat Launch at the Moore Reservoir

    Parking: trailer, 6 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Restroom. Handicap access. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Old Waterford Road

  • North Conway, NH

    Echo Lake State Park at Echo Lake

    Parking: cartop, 10 a.m.-dusk; June-October; seasonal fee. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Old West Side Road

  • Concord, NH

    Everett Arena Boat Ramp at the Merrimack River

    Parking: Trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Trout waters in some sections. Restroom: seasonal. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Loudon Road at Everett Arena

  • Franconia, NH

    Franconia Notch State Park at Echo Lake

    Parking at lot, cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Trout waters. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 93 - Exit 34C

  • Franconia Notch, NH

    Franconia Notch State Park at Profile Lake

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Fly fishing only. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 93

  • Sunapee, NH

    Georges Mill Beach

    Parking: no parking for non-residents. No wake area. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 11 to Cooper Street

  • Antrim, NH

    Gregg Lake

    Parking: Cartop, until 9 p.m., no fee. 150 hp limit; ski in counter clockwise direction. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 31 to Gregg Lake Road

  • Allenstown, NH

    Hayes Marsh at Bear Brook State Park

    Parking: Remote, 24 hours, seasonal fees. No motors. No restroom. Information: Bear Brook State Park at 603-485-9874 or New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Off Podunk Road to Hayes Farm Trail onto Hayes Marsh

  • Concord, NH

    Hot Hole Pond

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Trout waters. Restroom: none, handicap access at pier, parking lot, restroom.. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 132 to Hoit Road to Hot Hole Pond Road

  • Canterbury, NH

    Intervale Road Canoe Launch on the Merrimack River

    Parking: Cartop, daylight, no fee. Trout in some sections. Restroom: none.

    West Road to Intervale Road

  • Auburn, NH

    Lake Massabesic

    Parking: trailers, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., no fee. No skicraft, 35 mph limit. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 121

  • Meredith, NH

    Lake Winnipesauke town docks at Lake Winnipesaukee

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, fee charged. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom, dock, pier. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Routes 3 and 25

  • Meredith, NH

    Lake Winnipesauke-Shep Brown's at Lake Winnipesaukee

    Parking: Trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom, dock, picnic area. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Meredith Neck Road to Lovejoy Sands Road

  • New London, NH

    Little Sunapee

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. No skicraft, meaning, personal watercraft/ jetski. Restroom: seasonal. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 89 exit 12 Route 11

  • Holderness, NH

    Livermore Falls at Pemigewasset River

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Speed restrictions in some areas. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 175 N to Livermore Road

  • Concord, NH

    Merrimack River (East Concord)

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Trout waters in some sections. Restroom: none, handicap access in parking lot. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 93 to Exit 16, West to West Portsmouth Street

  • Concord, NH

    Merrimack River (Sewalls I)

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Trout in some sections. Restroom. Handicap access in parking lot and restrooms. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3 to Sewalls Falls Road

  • Concord, NH

    Merrimack River (Sewalls II)

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Trout in some sections. Restroom. Handicap access at pier, parking lot, restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3 to Sewalls Falls Road to Second Street

  • Allenstown, NH

    Merrimack River at Ferry Street

    Parking: Trailer, 24 hours, no fees. Trout waters in some sections Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Off Main Street at end of Ferry Street

  • Littleton, NH

    Moore Dam Visitor Center at Moore Reservoir

    Parking: trailer, 6 a.m.-9:3-0 p.m., no fee. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 135

  • Bristol, NH

    Newfound Lake

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Speed limit of 6 mph in some spots. Restroom. Handicap access to parking lot. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3A to West Shore Road to Wellington State Park

  • Littleton, NH

    North Littleton Boat Launch

    Parking: trailer, 6 a.m.-9:3-0 p.m., no fee. Restroom. Handicap access. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 135 to River Road

  • Laconia, NH

    Opechee Bay at Opechee Bay State Forest

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Restroom: none.

    Route 3 to Meredith Road 2.2 mi

  • Littleton, NH

    Partridge Lake

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 93 exit 44 right on Old Partridge Road, 1.1 mi, right at stop sign Partridge Lake Road 0.9,

  • Littleton, NH

    Pattenville Boat Launch at Moore Reservoir

    Parking: trailer, 6 a.m.-9:30 p.m., no fee. Restroom. Handicap access. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Hilltop Road

  • Bristol, NH

    Pemi River Access Facility at Pemigewasset River

    Parking: six cars, 24 hours, no fee. Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Game Department canoe/kayak access. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Off Route 3A; north entrance of Franklin Falls Dam Project

  • New Hampton, NH

    Pemigewasset Lake

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Carry down launch area only; no skicraft. Restroom: none. Handicap access on pier, parking lot. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 104

  • Plymouth, NH

    Pemigewasset River

    Parking: cartop, 24 hours, no fee. Speed limit restrictions in some areas. Restroom: none. Handicap access in parking lot. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3 south to 25 south, left on Route 175A, right at railroad onto Green Street, access on left.

  • Franklin, NH

    Pemigewasset River (Polyclad) at the Pemigewasset River

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Speed restrictions in some areas. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3/11 to Tannery Street

  • Sunapee, NH

    Perkins Pond

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 11 to Trow Hill Road to North Road to Perkins Pond Road

  • Littleton, NH

    Pine Island Boat Launch at Moore Reservoir

    Parking: trailer, 6 a.m.-9:30 p.m., no fee. Restroom: none.

    Routes 135 & 18

  • Center Ossipee, NH

    Pine River Marina Ossipee Lake on Ossipee Lake

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Headway speed in many areas, lake trout & salmon waters. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 25 east off Route 16

  • Chesterfield, NH

    River Road Access to the Connecticut River

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Headway speed within 150 ft from shore. Restroom: none.

    West on Chesterfield, north on Main Street

  • Canterbury, NH

    Riverland Conservation Area at the Merrimack River

    Parking: cartop, daylignt, no fee. Trout in some sections Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 93 Exit 17 to Route 4 W, follow signs

  • Concord, NH

    Soucook River Access to Soucook River

    Parking: Five cars, 24 hours, no fee. Shorebank fishing, canoe/ Kayak access. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Intersection of Route 106 and Route 9

  • Holderness, NH

    Squam Channel or Squam Lake

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. No skicraft, meaning, personal watercraft/ jetski; speed restrictions. Restroom: seasonal. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 3 or Route 113

  • Center Harbor, NH

    Squam Lake

    Parking: Cartop, 24 hours, no fee. No skicraft, meaning, personal watercraft/ jetski; speed restrictions. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 25B

  • Sunapee, NH

    Sunapee Harbor on Lake Sunapee

    Parking: offsite, 24 hours, no fee. No wake area. Restroom. Handicap access to restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 11 E on Main Street from blinking light

  • Newbury, NH

    Sunapee State Beach at Lake Sunapee

    Parking: trailer, hours are 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. from mid-May to Labor day and daylight hours from Labor Day to mid-May; fee charged. Shallow channel through break waters. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Sunapee State Beach off Route 103 traffic circle

  • Antrim, NH

    Willard Pond

    Parking: trailer, 24 hours, no fee. Fly fishing only, no petroleum powered motors. Restroom: none. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 123 to Willard Pond Road

  • Lancaster, NH

    Lancaster Kwik Stop on the Connecticut River

    Parking: trailer, 5 a.m.- 11 p.m., no fee. Headway speed within 150 ft from shore. Restroom. Information: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department at 603-271-3511.

    Route 2 at New Hampshire/Vermont border

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