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  CANOEING  
 
 
  Ammonoosuc and Zealand Rivers  
 

Whitewater canoeing river has gradients of class II through class IV as well as a segment in a steep channel with falls and impassable rapids; corridor and surrounding watershed which include Zealand Notch and Zealand Falls are virtually undeveloped. Counties: Coos and Grafton. Lengths: 14 and 5 miles. Location: From Maplewood Dam near Route 302 to Bretton Woods and from confluence with Ammonoosuc River to headwaters.
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  Contoocook, Blackwater and Warner Rivers  
 

Waterway with a diversity of flow gradients from slackwater to class IV rapids; in the second segment of the Contoocook, the difficulty ranges to class V; large rocks and obstructions add to the turbulence; and an S turn and Freight Train Rapids require extra piloting skills. County: Merrimack. Lengths: 9, 26, 7 and 19 miles. Location: From Contook to Pennacook; from West Hopkinton Dam to Bennington, from confluence with Contoocook River to dam at Blackwater Reservoir and from confluence with Contoocook to Bradford.
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  Gale River  
 

Scenic, whitewater river with rapids to class IV has a narrow, rock-lined gorge with nearly vertical sides and three major drops. Rock outcroppings on the left bank and right then left turn precede the area. It can be portaged with difficulty. Class I and II waters through Franconia and near confluence with Ammonoosuc. Abrupt, two-foot drop in one spot on the river can propel a boat onto a flat rock. County: Grafton. Length: 7.5 miles. Location: From Church St. in Franconia to bridge near confluence with Ammonoosuc River.
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  Mad Stream  
 

Clear, whitewater stream with beautiful scenery and challenging rapids to class IV is runnable in mid-Spring. Short, intense rapids with stair-step drops require quick maneuvering in tight channels. County: Grafton. Length: 8.5 miles. Location: From Waterville Valley to Goose Hollow.
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  Merrimack River  
 

Noted in the 19th for supplying power to industry, waterway is near Concord and Manchester. County: Merrimack. Lengths: 5 and 22 miles. Location: From confluence with Suncook River to confluence with Soucook River and from Route 393 in Corcord to a quarter mile downstream of the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnepesaukee Rivers.
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  South Branch Pascataquog  
 

Whitewater segment is usually runnable in mid-Spring, and the hardest rapids occur in the beginning. The river follows Rt. 13 for most of the run. County: Hillsborough. Length: 8 miles. Location: From near New Boston to just downstream from bridge in Goffstown and before the high dam there.
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  FISHING  
 
 
  Androscoggin River  
 

A 157-mile river which starts in northeastern New Hampshire and flows southeast into southwestern Maine. Towns along New Hampshire's 53 miles include Errol and Gorham along Hwy. 16. Favorite catches: trout and salmon.
Places to camp nearby: Bartlett, Colebrook, Errol, Glen, Gorham, Lancaster, Twin Mountain
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  Baker River  
 

The river flows south along the western part of the White Moutains National Forest. It starts halfway between North Woodstock and Warren and runs south past Wentworth to Plymouth. Favorite catches: brook, rainbow & brown trout and Atlantic salmon.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Canaan, Lincoln, North Woodstock, Thorton, Warren, Wentworth, Woodstock.
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  Connecticut River  
 

The 400-mile Connecticut River starts in the far northern part of New Hampshire, and flows south, forming most of the New Hampshire/Vermont border and continues through Massachusetts and Connecticut to the Long Island Sound. Favorite catches: largemouth & smallmouth bass, pickerel, perch, northern pike, walleye, and brook, rainbow & brown trout.
Places to camp nearby: Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Errol, Fitzwilliam, Franconia, Hancock, Jaffery, Keene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, Newport, North Stratford, North Woodstock, Pittsburg, Richmond, Rindge, Twin Mountain, Warren, Washington, Wentworth, Winchester, Woodstock.
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  Ossipee Lake  
 

A large lake in the central-eastern part of the state. Located on the south side of West Ossipee. Favorite catches: salmon, lake trout, smallmouth bass, pickerel and horned pout.
Places to camp nearby: Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Glen, North Conway, Tamworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro
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  Saco River  
 

A river in eastern-central New Hampshire. The river follows U.S. 302 for 41 miles east from Bartlett to Glen, then southeast by Conway. Favorite catches: brook, brown & rainbow trout.
Places to camp nearby: Bartlett, Bethlehem, Center Ossipee, Conway, Franconia, Glen, Gorham, North Conway, Tamsworth, Twin Mountain, West Ossipee
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  Lake Winnipesaukee  
 

The largest lake in the state (44,586 acres) is in central New Hampshire. Located 1 mi. N. of Gilford. Favorite catches: salmon, lake & rainbow trout, pickerel, bass, perch and horned pout.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Milton, Tamworth, Thornton, Wentworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro.
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  Winnisquam Lake  
 

A 4,264-acre lake in the central part of the state between Gilford and Franklin, off U.S. 3. Favorite catches: salmon, lake trout, pickerel, horned pout, perch and bass.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Milton, Tamworth, Thornton, Wentworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro
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