White Lake
The first state park in New Hampshire that is worth visiting is "White Lake State Park." It is located in Tamworth, New Hampshire. It is a beautiful park to swim and play at because the water is crystal clear. Best of all there is a sandy beach to sit upon and plenty of picnic areas to sit and eat.
Wallis Sands Beach
The second state park in New Hampshire that is a blast going to is Wallis Sands State Beach. It's located in Rye, New Hampshire. It is open seven days and is the perfect place to go to enjoy the ocean and sandy beaches filled with soft sand and beautiful sea shells. You can even get a great view of Isles of Shoals as well from this beach.
At the state park they even have a shower room to shower off beach sand, bathroom and a snack bar to get sandwiches, hot dogs, chips, candy, cold drinks and all other beach goodies. Just don't forget to bring your boogie boards to catch the waves, or your pals and shovels to build sand castle with for some awesome fun.
Umbabgo Lake
The third state park in New Hampshire that is awesome to adventure off to is "Umbabgo Lake State Park." It is located on Route 26 in Cambridge, New Hampshire. It is open during the spring, summer and fall seasons and can only be accessed by boat.
Umbabgo is one of the few parks in New Hampshire that you can camp at since it is a campground with 35 camping sites. Each camp site at Umbabgo has electrical hook ups, water hook ups, and private docks to park you boat.
The park also has a beach area for swimming, a fishing area for fishing, trails for hiking, and boat rentals for campers. It's a great place to enjoy the great outdoors along with some wildlife.
Sculpture Rocks Natural Area
The fourth rock on state park in New Hampshire to visit is Sculpture Rocks Natural Area. This park is located on Route 118 in Groton, New Hampshire and it is open year round. Sculpture Rocks Natural Area is a great place to see sculpted rocks that have been carved into different shapes, sizes and forms due by the Cockermouth River forming canyons, caves and bedrocks during the last ice age. This is the place to go on a hot summer day to stay cool, swim, hike, bike, fish, and have a picnic. There are onsite restrooms to use as well and a gift shop to shop inside for cool souvenirs.
Robert Frost Farm
The fifth coolest state park in New Hampshire to explore is Robert Frost Farm. It is located on Route 28 in Derry, New Hampshire. Robert Frost Farm is the perfect place to visit if you're a fan of the poet Robert Frost himself because it's where he use to live and write his famous poems.
At the farm, you will be able to tour the inside of his white two story farm house, read poems he wrote, learn about the life history of Robert Frost and his family along with some tragedies that took place in his life.
Pisgah State Park
The sixth sweetest state park in New Hampshire you must think about visiting is Pisgah State Park, and it is located in Winchester, Chesterfield, and Hinsdale, New Hampshire since it covers 13,300 acres of forest and lakes.
Pisgah State Park is a beautiful place to go in the fall to view foliage and go hiking. It's also the perfect place for a picnic or to go fishing. There are even biking trails to ride upon and plenty of places to capture beautiful scenic photos.
Odiorne Point State Park
The seventh fantastic state park to explore in New Hampshire is Odiorne Point State Park, and it's located in Rye, New Hampshire. This is the best place to go biking, hiking, walking and climbing along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean for the day. There is also a science museum here filled with ocean creatures to explore and learn about hands on.
This is also the best place to enjoy the beach and have a wonderful picnic viewing the ocean. They even have restrooms to take a potty break at and a gift shop to shop inside.
Mount Washington Stake Park
The eighth state park to visit in New Hampshire that is simply wonderful is Mount Washington State Park. It is located on Route 302 in Sargent's Purchase, New Hampshire. At this park, you can ride on the Cog Train. Drive on the auto road. And, hike all the way up the highest mountain in New England tp catch a view from the beautiful Mount Washington Summit that over looks New York, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, and into Canada on a crystal clear sunny day.
This state park is open year round depending on the weather and the activities to do here are endless such as biking, fishing, canoeing, camping, hiking, four wheeling and exploring the Mount Washington Observatory and Museum. You can even grab a bite to eat on top of the mountain while enjoying the breath taking views. Souvenirs can also be bought in the gift shops upon the mountain inside the observatory too.
Although the activities are endless to do here, you do need to stay safe by preparing for rapidly changing weather by bringing proper clothing and gear. Otherwise, it's one of the most beautiful places to visit and take an adventure or two.
Hampton Beach State Park
The ninth state park in New Hampshire that is super fun to visit is Hampton Beach State Park. It is the perfect place to go in the summer at all hour for all kinds of fun summer activities. It is the place to take a wonderful summer vacation to because you're right on the ocean and can enjoy the nice warm soft beach sand on your feet.
At this state park you can boogie board in the ocean, build sand castles in the sand, shop in gift stores along the beach, play in arcades, dine at fabulous seafood restaurants, play mini golf, swim, and even go deep sea fishing and whale watching.
Cardigan State Park
The tenth coolest park to visit in New Hampshire is the famous and well known park Cardigan State Park. It is located in Orange, New Hampshire on Route 18. At this state park the activities here are endless to do such as ride to the top of Mount Cardigan by automobile and view the treeless granite summit as well as view Mount Washington, Mount Monadnock, Camel's Hump Vermont, and Pleasant Mountain in Maine.
It's the best place to go during all seasons because in the winter you can view the beautiful snow covered mountains, in the fall you can see the beautiful fall foliage, in the spring you can see and smell all the beautiful spring flowers blooming, and in the summer you can catch glimpses of wonderful wild life roaming through the mountains, but be sure to keep your distance and respect the wild life at Cardigan State Park.
End Notes
Well by now, you should have an idea of some of the start parks you can visit while exploring New Hampshire. I hope you enjoy your stay in the state and capture some beautiful memories.
