Chamberlin Canoe Campsite

On Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the longest river in New England. It rises at Fourth Connecticut Lake near the Canadian border and flows 406 miles through four states to Long Island Sound. Within Pittsburg it runs through the remaining Connecticut Lakes and Lake Francis. It then forms 255 miles of the New Hampshire–Vermont border, which follows the river's western bank at the normal high-water mark rather than its centerline. The river drops more than 2,480 feet between Pittsburg and the Massachusetts line. Its watershed covers about 11,250 square miles, 3,046 of them in New Hampshire. Dams on the main stem, starting at Lake Francis Dam in Pittsburg, turn much of the river into a series of slow-flowing basins. New Hampshire added the river to its Rivers Management and Protection Program in July 1992. More about Connecticut River.

Boating rules on Connecticut River

• Headway speed within 150 feet of the shoreline, posted at all boat launching sites on New Hampshire waters of the river (RSA 270:115) source
• Headway speed (6 mph) and no towing between the Ledyard Bridge in Hanover and a line 2,500 feet north of it (RSA 270:120) source
• Headway speed along an approximately 1,800-foot stretch in Westmoreland (SAF-C 402.151) source
• Great River Hydro recreation facilities open day-use only, from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset source

Community

Where people who use Connecticut River talk about it.

• Connecticut River Conservancy Association
• Connecticut River Conservancy (Facebook) Facebook
• Connecticut River Joint Commissions Association
• Connecticut River Paddlers Trail Association
• Wilder Hydroelectric Project Recreation - Great River Hydro Agency
• Waterline - Wilder Station flows Link
• Search Reddit: r/newhampshire Reddit
• Search all of Reddit for Connecticut River, New Hampshire Reddit

Nearby launches

• Haverhill Bridge Access · 2.7 mi · Connecticut River
• Woodsville Comm. Field Canoe Access · 3.0 mi · Connecticut River
• Wood Pond Cartop Boat Access Facility · 3.4 mi · Wood Pond
• French Pond Boat Access Facility · 3.7 mi · French Pond
• Halls Lake Boat Launch · 4.1 mi · Halls Lake
• Bedell Bridge Boat Access Facility · 4.5 mi · Connecticut River