New Hampshire / Contoocook River /
Grimes Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Contoocook River · near Hillsborough · 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
- Gravel
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town - Hillsborough
- Coordinates
- 43.11452, -71.88556
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
- Whitewater Section Access · 2.2 mi · Contoocook River
- Small Boat Access/Beach Area · 2.7 mi · Gould Pond
- Carry-in/Cartop · 3.0 mi · Dudley Pond
- Pleasant :Pond Boat Launch · 3.3 mi · Pleasant :Pond
- Manahan Park - Boat Ramp · 3.4 mi · Franklin Pierce Lake
- Farrar Marsh WMA · 4.2 mi · Sand Brook Marsh
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 7023 · 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.