New Hampshire / Lamprey River /
Mary Folsom Blair Park
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lamprey River · near Epping · 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
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- Gravel
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Town - Epping
- Coordinates
- 43.04094, -71.12842
On Lamprey River
The Lamprey River is a 50.2-mile river in southeastern New Hampshire. It starts at Meadow Lake in Northwood and flows south, then mostly east, through Raymond, Epping, Lee and Durham to Newmarket. There it meets Great Bay, a tidal inlet of the Atlantic Ocean connected to the sea by the Piscataqua River. Three large dams and parts of breached dams remained on the lower river as of 2020. The tallest is the Macallen Dam in downtown Newmarket. The Wiswall Dam in Durham holds back a drinking-water reservoir for Durham and the University of New Hampshire. In 1996, 11.5 miles of the river in Lee, Durham and Newmarket were designated a 'recreational' National Wild and Scenic River, and 12 more miles in Epping were added in 2000. In 2011 the state added the full main stem and five tributaries to the New Hampshire Rivers Management and Protection Program. More about Lamprey River.
Boating rules on Lamprey River
- Maximum headway speed of 6 mph on the impounded power-boat sections of the lower river in Newmarket (cites NH RSA 270-D:2 VI) source
Community
Where people who use Lamprey River talk about it.
- Lamprey River Advisory Committee (LRAC) Association
- Lamprey River Watershed Association Association
- Public Canoe Access - Lamprey River (paddling access map & guide) Link
- Lamprey River - Coastal Maine/NH Fishing - SurfTalk Forum
- Search Reddit: r/newhampshire Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Lamprey River, New Hampshire Reddit
Nearby launches
- Raymond Eco-Center / Carroll Lake Beach · 3.4 mi · Lamprey River
- Pawtuckaway State Park · 3.5 mi · Pawtuckaway Lake
- Riverside Park · 3.6 mi · Lamprey River
- Pawtuckaway Lake Boat Access · 4.8 mi · Pawtuckaway Lake
- Onway Lake Boat Access Facility · 4.8 mi · Onway Lake
- Tilton Conservation Area · 4.8 mi · Lamprey River
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 0054 · 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.