Location:
Off NH Route 156, Nottingham
Activities: Camping, swimming,
hiking, fishing, boating, biking, picnicking, snowmobiling, cross
country skiing
Amenities:
Campground, camp store, ball field, playground, bathhouse,
shelters, picnic tables, canoe & row boat rentals, boat launch,
showers
Fees:
Day Use Admission: $3 for adults; $1 for children ages 6-11; children ages 5 and under and NH residents age 65 and over are admitted free.
Camping: $24-$32/per site - Rates cover two adults and children under 18 on the site. Each additional adult is charged ½ the site fee per
person per night. Each additional adult at the cabins is $7 per person per night. The maximum number of adults per site is 4, except
in designated areas.
Rates are in effect from June 22 through September 2, 2007. Off-season discount rates are $5 less per site per night.
This campground also has group facilities. Please call 603-271-3628 for more information.
Boat Launch: $5.00 car top boats; $8.00 car and trailers
Operation
Schedule: Day-Use Weekends: Mid-May to Mid-June
Daily: Mid-June to Labor Day
Camping: Early-May to Mid-October
Acreage:
5,063 acres
Waterfront:
Lake Pawtuckaway
Number
of Campsites: 195 sites
More Information: Day-Use
Picnicking, as well as swimming and boating in 803-acre Lake Pawtuckaway,
are favorite activities enjoyed in the park. Pawtuckaway's 5,500 acres
offer a variety of opportunities for hiking and mountain biking, as
well. Trails wind through an oak and hemlock forest on what used to
be pasture land bounded by stone walls. A hike to South Peak leads
through a large boulder field with some rocks as tall as thirty feet.
An extensive wetland in the park provides great opportunities for
viewing wildlife such as beavers, great blue herons, turtles, waterfowl
and a variety of song birds. A lucky visitor may even catch a glimpse
of a deer or moose.
Camping
The camping area at Pawtuckaway is open from mid-May through Columbus
Day in mid-October. Hiking, mountain biking, boating, swimming and
fishing are popular pastimes of campers. Each of the nearly 200 campsites
has an open fireplace, picnic table, flat area for a tent, and a parking
space. All sites are wooded and many provide views of the lake. Although
there are no hookups, 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. Except for the RV Park located
at Hampton Beach, Pawtuckaway provides the closest state park camping
area to the seacoast. Only twenty minutes to the coastal beaches to
the east and twenty minutes to Manchester to the west, Pawtuckaway
Campground in Nottingham is well located for easy access to a variety
of attractions and activities. Reservations for campsites may be made
Monday through Friday, from January through mid-October by calling
603/271-3628. The campground has 10 sites that are kept available
for those campers that prefer camping on a first come-first serve
basis.
Group-Use
Pawtuckaway offers a great location for group outings. A large pavilion,
separate from the day-use area, has a large stone fireplace, electricity,
barbecue pit, horseshoe area and a ball field. Call the park directly
at 603\895-3031 to reserve the group shelter. The camping area for
organized youth groups is located on the shore of beautiful Pawtuckaway
Lake. Enjoy hiking, mountain biking, fishing, swimming and canoeing
at this heavily wooded, 5,500-acre park. Adirondack shelters, a large
group pavilion with a stone fireplace and toilet facilities, a large
lawn area for games and other activities, and a canoe launch are available
in the group camping area. A camp store, canoe and paddle boat rentals
and an 800-foot beach are available in the park. Reservations for
organized youth group camping may be made by calling 603\271-3628,
Monday through Friday, from January through mid-October.
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