This is a really lovely 10-acre park in downtown Portsmouth with beautiful flower gardens, walkways, grass areas, and it's right on the Piscataqua River with docking. It's a worthy time out where you can walk the paths, smell the flowers and sit with a good book. Prescott Park is also home to … [Read more...]
Parks / Playgrounds
Stratham Hill Park (inland Seacoast)
A big place with lots of trails, some stroller friendly (small wheels about 1/4 mile; jogging strollers way more). Trails are wooded and field terrain, both paths and paved, one with exercise stations spaced along it. Trail maps at entrance. Quite dog friendly, they can be off leash in wooded … [Read more...]
Greeley Park (Nashua)
A big, very nice 125-acre park with lots of trees and plantings on the north end of Nashua with trails, an excellent playground, wading pool, gazebo, park benches, tennis courts, softball field, horse shoes, picnic tables and bbq pits, skateboard area, sledding area. And restrooms. Often a hot dog … [Read more...]
South Playground (Portsmouth)
Also a popular dog park. This is a conveniently located place to let kids burn off some steam, right in town. Play area includes swings, infant swings, climbing equipment, slides and seesaws. Benches, shade, picnic area and salt water pond. Also has tennis courts, basketball courts and two … [Read more...]
Lake Massabesic (Manchester)
A leaf peeper's delight during Fall Foliage but for other times, this is a great place to stroll, bike ride, jog, swim and bring a picnic spread. Wildlife you may see include deer, raccoon, fox and for birders, loons, hawks and many other species who are attracted by the watershed. Game fish … [Read more...]
Bear Brook State Park (Allentown)
28 minutes from Manchester or 23 from Concord, with over 10,000 acres, this is the largest developed state park in New Hampshire. 40 miles of heavily forested trails include marshes, bogs, summits, and ponds. The park offers a variety of options for hikers, mountain bikers and equestrians. Boat … [Read more...]
Monadnock State Park (Jaffrey)
One of the top three most hiked mountains in the world, Mount Monadnock has 35 miles of trails of different levels range from the White Dot Trail which is a direct but steeper 2-mile trail to the top (elev. 1365 ft.) to short walks through the woods, and spectacular views are to be had. Trails also … [Read more...]
Pawtuckaway State Park (Nottingham straddles Merrimack Valley and Seacoast)
5,500-acre park with walking/hiking trails, swimming, kayak/canoe rentals, picnic areas, a variety of landscapes including a large family beach on the lake. Lots of wildlife and interesting terrain. It also has camping with 192 sites that are wooded, many with views of the lake. XC skiing and … [Read more...]
Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach is a favorite summer haunt for families. They have a nicely equipped playground, restrooms, the beach of course, plus scheduled performances on the Seashell Stage, with Special Fireworks regularly held at night according to schedule. See our Calendar for the latter. … [Read more...]