30 state parks with swimming in New Hampshire

30 of New Hampshire’s 75 state parks list swimming. See these parks on a map

ParkEntryCampingLodgingPetsBook
Bear Brook State ParkAt over 10,000 acres this is the largest developed park in the state: forty miles of trail for hikers, riders…$4 / adultCampsitesCabins, Screened sheltersBook a campsite
Clough State ParkA 900-foot sand beach on 150-acre Everett Lake, impounded on the Piscataquog River by a 1962 dam. Boat…$4 / adultDay use onlyNot allowed
Echo Lake State ParkA swimming and picnic lake under the cliffs at North Conway, with a path around the shore and trails climbing…$4 / adultDay use only
Ellacoya State ParkSix hundred feet of Gilford sand facing across Winnipesaukee to the Ossipee and Sandwich hills. Behind the…$5 / adultCampsites · full hookupsNot allowedBook a campsite
Forest Lake State ParkAmong the ten parks the state started with in 1935, 397 acres in Dalton fronted by 200 feet of sand. No ramp…Day use only
Franconia Notch State ParkAn eight-mile mountain pass between the Kinsman and Franconia ranges, threaded by a parkway that runs from…Campsites · full hookupsLodgeBook a campsite
Franconia Notch State Park - Echo Lake BeachSeven RV sites at the northern end of Echo Lake, open through the winter as well as the summer, with…$4 / adultCampsites · full hookupsNot allowedBook a campsite
Franconia Notch State Park - Lafayette Place CampgroundNinety-seven wooded tent sites in the middle of the notch, each with a table, parking and an open fireplace…CampsitesLodgeNot allowedBook a campsite
Greenfield State ParkFour hundred acres of pond, bog and forest reaching the shore of Otter Lake, with a swimming beach…CampsitesBook a campsite
Hampton Beach State ParkYear-round Atlantic frontage at the southern end of Hampton's sand, with swimming, surfcasting and picnicking…Campsites · full hookups
Jenness State BeachA compact stretch of Rye sand that suits families, with a bathhouse and metered parking for sixty-seven cars…Day use only
Jericho Mountain State ParkOne of the newest parks in the system, a few miles northwest of Berlin and built around riding: ATV, UTV…$4 / adultCampsitesCabinsBook a campsite
Kingston State ParkForty-four acres on Great Pond, a short drive from both the seacoast and Boston, with bathhouses at either…$4 / adultDay use onlyNot allowed
Lake Francis State ParkForty-five campsites on a 2,000-acre lake in the Great North Woods, nine with 20-amp water and electric and…$4 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Lake Tarleton State ParkForty-eight undeveloped acres in Piermont beside a 315-acre lake, with an unguarded beach and, in season…Day use onlyNot allowed
Livermore Falls Recreation AreaA Pemigewasset River access site in Livermore Falls State Forest, first acquired in 1918 and enlarged in…$5 / vehicleDay use onlyNot allowed
Mollidgewock State ParkForty-four tent sites on the Androscoggin in the Thirteen Mile Woods Scenic Area, forty-two at base camp and…$4 / adultCampsitesBook a campsite
Moose Brook State ParkFifty-nine campsites at Gorham, in the shadow of the Presidentials, where a brook passes through a shallow…$4 / adultCampsitesBook a campsite
Mt. Sunapee State ParkSwimming, launching and boat rentals on a lake of 4,085 acres, with a campground of lean-tos and platforms…$5 / adultCampsitesBook a campsite
North BeachThe northern stretch of Hampton's oceanfront, with a bathhouse kept open year-round and metered parking along…Day use only
North Hampton State ParkA quiet family beach on the North Hampton oceanfront with a bathhouse, showers and metered parking. Pets are…Day use onlyNot allowed
Pawtuckaway State ParkA lake beach 700 feet long with boat rentals, backed by trails to a summit fire tower, a beaver-and-heron…$5 / adultCampsitesCabinsBook a campsite
Silver Lake State ParkA thousand feet of sand curving along 34-acre Silver Lake, inside an 80-acre park in Hollis. Canoe and kayak…$4 / adultDay use onlyNot allowed
South Beach - Hampton Beach State ParkThe southern end of Hampton Beach State Park, backed by sand dunes, with a large outdoor pavilion, park store…$15 / vehicleCampsites · full hookupsBook a campsite
Umbagog Lake State ParkA base campground of twenty-seven water-and-electric sites and two cabins, plus thirty-three remote campsites…$4 / adultCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Wadleigh State ParkPines shading picnic tables beside the beach at North Sutton, on the southeastern side of Kezar Lake, with…$4 / adultDay use onlyNot allowed
Wallis Sands State ParkOcean swimming at Rye with the Isles of Shoals on the horizon, a store for food and drinks, and a bathhouse…$15 / vehicleDay use only
Wellington State ParkNewfound Lake — deep, cold and unusually clear — with the biggest freshwater beach New Hampshire's parks can…$5 / adultCampsitesNot allowed
Wentworth State ParkFifty acres on the shore of Wentworth Lake outside Wolfeboro, given over to swimming, picnicking and fishing…$4 / adultDay use onlyNot allowed
White Lake State ParkA campground and day-use area in Tamworth on a lake the glaciers scooped out and their meltwater filled. The…$5 / adultCampsitesNot allowedBook a campsite

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