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PAWTUCKAWAY STATE PARK, NH

Status: Closed through Thu Apr 29 2010
Max reservation window: Thu Oct 21 2010

Description

Less than 40 minutes to the coastal beaches to the east and to Manchester to the west, Pawtuckaway State Park Campground is well located for easy access to a variety of attractions and activities. Except for the RV Park located at Hampton Beach, Pawtuckaway provides the closest state park camping area to the seacoast. Hiking, mountain biking, boating, swimming, and fishing are popular pastimes of campers.
All sites are wooded and many provide views of the lake. Each of the campsites has an open fireplace, picnic table, flat area for a tent, and a parking space. Although there are no hook-ups, recreational vehicles are welcome in sites where they fit. Running water, flush toilet facilities, a camp store, boat launch, and canoe and paddle boat rentals are available. Coin-operated showers are accessible 24 hours a day. Please remember that pets are not permitted.
The 195-site campground includes 180 sites available by reservation only, 4 of which are for youth group reservations; and 15 for first-come/first-served campers.

Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
  • Archeological Sites
  • Bath House
  • Bicycle Riding
  • Bird Watching
  • Boat Launch Ramp
  • Boating
  • Bouldering
  • Canoe Rental
  • Canoeing
  • Comfort Station
  • Fire Rings
  • First Aid Supplies
  • Fishing
  • Fishing Lake
  • Geological Formations
  • Grills
  • Handicap Access
  • Hiking
  • Hiking Moderate
  • Hiking Trail
  • Kayaking
  • Lake
  • Lookout Tower
  • Nature Study
  • Parking
  • Picnic Area
  • Picnic Pavilion
  • Picnic Shelter
  • Picnicing
  • Playground
  • Ranger Station
  • Rent Canoes/Kayaks
  • Rent Paddle Boat
  • Restrooms
  • Retail, Drinks
  • Retail, Firewood
  • Retail, Ice
  • Retail, Seasonal Concessions
  • Retail, Snacks
  • Retail, Store/Gift Shop
  • Retail, Supplies
  • Rock Climbing
  • Showers
  • Snowmobiling
  • Sunbathing
  • Swimming - Lake
  • Swinging
  • Trails, Moderate Hiking
  • Trails, Mountain Bike
  • Walking
  • Water Access, Park Lake
  • Water Drinking
  • Wildlife Viewing
Greater Than 1 Mile
  • Admin Services, Copying
  • Admin Services, Faxing
  • Fuel, Vehicles
  • Newspapers
  • Pay Telephone
  • Propane
Within 10 Miles
  • Cash Machine/Atm
  • Churches
  • Convenience Store
  • Emergency Services
  • Grocery Store
  • Restaurant
  • Town
Greater Than 10 Miles
  • Airport
  • Antiquing
  • Art & Museum
  • Car Rentals
  • Golfing
  • Group/ Community Facility
  • Historic Sites
  • Historical Areas/Struct.
  • Hospital
  • Information Center
  • Laundry
  • Maintenance RV/Camper
  • Maintenance, Vehicle
  • Mall
  • Medical Clinic
  • Meeting Hall
  • Motel
  • Museum
  • Musical Performances
  • Nature Center
  • Seasonal Festivals
  • Shopping

Alerts and Important Information

All persons entering the campground must be registered. Upon arrival campers must have their camping equipment and be prepared to set up.

No one under 18 years of age can reserve a site or be issued a camping permit. Campers under 18 years of age must be accompanied by someone 18 years of age or older. You must sign for your own site. No one else may register a site for you.

Check-in is between 1 PM and 8 PM. Only those campers who have their equipment with them will be registered. Registered campers may leave during closed hours by the 24-hour access road adjacent to the park entrance.

There is a maximum of 2 vehicles per site, including those of paid guest. Extra vehicles are to be parked in the beach parking lot.

Camping equipment must be set up on designated dirt portion of campsites, adjacent to the picnic table and fireplace.

Maximum per site: one trailer (tent or travel) and one tent; OR one motor home and one tent; OR two large tents.

Guests of registered campers must sign in at the campground office, pay the day-use fee, and may visit in the campground from 7 AM to 10 PM.

Quiet hours are from 10 PM to 7 AM.

Help protect the campground trees. Do not drive nails into trees, hang gas lanterns on trees, cut any standing trees, or remove their limbs.

Check-out time is 11 AM. After check-out campers may park and spend the remainder of the day in the day-use area.

Not all sites on Horse Island are waterfront, only the sites on the outer perimeter of the Island are waterfront.


SITE FEE COVERS 2 ADULTS AND 2 CHILDREN ALL ADDITIONAL ADULTS FEES OF $10 PER NIGHT AND ADDITIONAL CHILDREN FEES OF $5 PER NIGHT ARE PAID UPON ARRIVAL.

Sites accommodate a maximum of 6 people, combination of adults and children with no more than 4 adults per site.

Pets are NOT allowed at this campground at any time

No hook ups sites at this campground

Payment at time of reservation covers 2 adults and 2 children. Additional adults and children pay at check in

For any NH State Park youth group reservations, refunds after arrival date or other NH State Park headquarters' questions please contact 603-271-3556

Getting There:

Pawtuckaway State Park
128 Mountain Rd
Nottingham NH 03290

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
43.08028, -71.15333

From I-93: Take Route 101 east to Exit 5 and follow signs to Pawtuckaway State Park.
From I-95: Take Route 101 west to Exit 5 and follow signs to Pawtuckaway State Park.

Phone Park for More Information:

Information: (603)895-3031