New Hampshire / Contoocook River /
Penacook St. Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Contoocook River · near Concord · 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
- Boat ramp
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp surface
- Gravel
- Car parking
- Gravel
- Restrooms
- No
- Managed by
- Other - Essex Hydro
- Coordinates
- 43.28620, -71.59090
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
- Merrimack River Boat Access Facility [Sewalls 1] · 1.7 mi · Merrimack River
- Rolfe Canal Public Boat Ramp · 1.8 mi · Contoocook River
- Boscawen Town Park · 2.4 mi · Merrimack River
- Sewalls Falls Multi-Use Recreation Area [2] · 2.7 mi · Merrimack River
- Hoit Road Wildlife Area · 3.2 mi · Hoit Road Marsh
- Morrill Pond Waterfowl Management Area · 3.7 mi · Morrill Pond
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 0477 · Public record (NH GRANIT), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n12124304357 © 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.