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Contoocook River Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Contoocook River · near Bennington · New Hampshire
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
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Car parking
- Paved
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Other - Monadnock Paper Mills
- Coordinates
- 43.00612, -71.93065
On Contoocook River
The Contoocook River is a 71-mile river in New Hampshire. It flows from Contoocook Lake on the Jaffrey–Rindge border to Penacook, just north of Concord, where it joins the Merrimack River. It is one of the few rivers in the state that flows mostly northward. Along the way it passes Peterborough, Bennington, Antrim, Hillsborough, Henniker, West Hopkinton and the village of Contoocook. It drains a basin of 766 square miles and falls more than 700 feet. Its main tributaries are Nubanusit Brook, the North Branch, the Warner River and the Blackwater River. Four covered bridges cross the river: one in Henniker, one on the Hancock–Greenfield line and two in Hopkinton. More about Contoocook River.
Community
Where people who use Contoocook River talk about it.
- Five Rivers Conservation Trust - Contoocook River Association
- American Whitewater - Contoocook, Henniker (class II section), with paddler trip reports Forum
- USGS 01085000 Contoocook River near Henniker, NH (flow and gage height) Link
- Search Reddit: r/newhampshire Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Contoocook River, New Hampshire Reddit
Nearby launches
- Powder Mill Pond Hand-Carry Boat Launch · 1.2 mi · Powder Mill Pond
- Town Beach and Launch Area · 1.9 mi · Whittemore Lake
- Powdermill Pond Access Facility · 3.5 mi · Contoocook River
- Town Beach and Launch Area · 3.6 mi · Norway Pond
- Otter Lake Access · 3.9 mi · Otter Lake
- Town Beach/Boating area · 3.9 mi · Gregg Lake
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 0249 · Public record (NH GRANIT), no license stated
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.