Center Harbor Town Beach
Boat ramp · on Squam Lake · near Center Harbor · New Hampshire
Public, but limited to town residents, sticker or permit holders. The agency notes: “Town residents only; No personal watercraft; Speed restrictions”. Check the rules with the town or agency before you go.
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Residents only
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- Gravel
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town - Center Harbor
- Coordinates
- 43.73522, -71.49924
On Squam Lake
Squam Lake is a lake in the Lakes Region of central New Hampshire, northwest of Lake Winnipesaukee. It straddles Grafton, Carroll and Belknap counties. It covers 6,791 acres, is 7.0 miles long and up to 4.6 miles wide, and reaches a maximum depth of 99 feet. It is the second-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire. Holderness is the largest town center on the lake, and Sandwich, Moultonborough and Center Harbor also border it. The lake has about 62 miles of shoreline and about 30 named islands. It drains through a short natural channel into Little Squam Lake, then through a dam at the head of the Squam River, which flows into the Pemigewasset River at Ashland. The dam is owned by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, which lowers the lake every fall. More about Squam Lake.
Boating rules on Squam Lake
- 25 hp maximum for boats launching at the Squam Lakes Association launch; boats over 25 hp must use the Route 113 launch in Holderness source
- SLA cove is a no-wake zone; boaters are asked to keep a slow speed until at least 300 feet from shore outside the cove source
- $5 parking fee for non-members at the SLA launch source
- Boaters are asked to stay more than 150 feet from loons and other waterfowl source
- Annual fall drawdown of the lake level at the NHDES-owned dam (2.5 feet starting Oct. 14 in 2020) source
Community
Where people who use Squam Lake talk about it.
- Squam Lakes Association Association
- Squam Lakes Conservation Society Association
- Squam Lakes Association (Facebook page) Facebook
- Squam Lakes Conservation Society (Facebook page) Facebook
- Squam Lake, NH - Bass Fishing Forums (2018 thread) Forum
- Search Reddit: r/newhampshire Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Squam Lake, New Hampshire Reddit
Nearby launches
- Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest · 1.7 mi · Squam Lake
- Belknap Woods · 2.2 mi · Squam Lake
- Town Docks, Park and Beach · 2.7 mi · Lake Winnipesaukee
- Lake Kanasatka Boat Launch · 3.0 mi · Lake Kanasatka
- White Oak Pond Carry-in Access · 3.1 mi · White Oak Pond
- Squam Lakes Assn. Ramp · 3.2 mi · Squam Lake
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 0194 · Public record (NH GRANIT), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n13719006812 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.