Bear Brook State Park
New Hampshire State Park
Bear Brook State Park entrance fee
$4 per adult — Adults: 12+yrs: $4.00; Children: 6-11yrs: $2.00; Children under 5yrs: $0.00; NH Residents 65+yrs with valid NH license: $0.00; Season Passes are available
Bear Brook State Park hours
Always open for recreation unless closed or restricted by posting.
Hiking - weekends only 4/18, full-time 5/2, unstaffed 11/1
Trails (Podunk Road): Open 3/30
Hours as published by NH State Parks. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Bear Brook State Park
At over 10,000 acres this is the largest developed park in the state: forty miles of trail for hikers, riders and mountain bikers, 101 campsites at Beaver Pond and cabins at Bear Hill. Two archery ranges and a complex of CCC-era museums on the National Register round out a full weekend.
Things to do
- 🥾 Hiking
- 🚲 Biking
- 🛶 Paddling
- 🏊 Swimming
- 🎣 Fishing
- ⛵ Boating
- 🐎 Equestrian
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 🛖 Cabins
- ⛺ Screened Shelters
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚤 Boat Ramp
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
More New Hampshire state parks with cabins · swimming · horseback riding
Camping options
- Developed
- Primitive
- Waterfront
- Remote
- Cabin/Yurt
- Shelter
Facility hours
Beach - weekends only 5/2, 5/22 full-time, unstaffed 9/7
Campground - primitive 4/17, full-time 5/1, fall primitive 10/12, last date 10/24
Bear Hill Cabins -fall primitive 10/12, last date 10/24
Friday & Saturday: open 8 am - 9 pm, Sunday - Thursday: open 8 am to 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday: open 8 am - 8 pm, Monday -Friday: open 8 am -10 am & 4 pm - 8 pm
The CCC Museum: The hours are Sundays starting June 21 st 2pm to 4pm through Labor Day.
Schedules for pools, museums, campgrounds, tours and other facilities inside the park, as published by NH State Parks — not the park's own opening hours.
Contact
Phone603-485-9869
Address12 Podunk Road, Allenstown, NH 03275
🎒 Gear up for Bear Brook State Park
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Kayaks
- Fishing rods
- Hiking boots
- Bike helmets
- Water shoes
- Life jackets
- Riding helmets
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
- Camp chairs
- Camp stoves
- Lanterns
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