New Hampshire / Winnipesaukee River /
Rotary Park Canoe and Kayak Launch
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Winnipesaukee River · near Laconia · 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
- City - Laconia
- Coordinates
- 43.52705, -71.46820
On Winnipesaukee River
The Winnipesaukee River is a 10.5-mile river in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. It links Lake Winnipesaukee with the Pemigewasset and Merrimack rivers and drains about 488 square miles. The river begins at the dam at Lake Winnipesaukee's outlet in the Lakeport section of Laconia and runs almost immediately into Opechee Bay. It leaves the bay over a dam and drops for about 1 mile through central Laconia, past 19th-century industrial buildings, into Lake Winnisquam. From there a 5-mile stretch across Winnisquam leads to the outlet dam and on to Silver Lake. The lower river starts at Silver Lake's natural outlet on the Belmont-Tilton line. It passes through the twin towns of Tilton and Northfield, then descends a narrow valley to Franklin, where small dams use its power. Just downstream of Franklin's center it joins the Pemigewasset to form the Merrimack. The USGS keeps a stream gage at Tilton. More about Winnipesaukee River.
Community
Where people who use Winnipesaukee River talk about it.
- Mill City Park at Franklin Falls Association
- Winnipesaukee River Trail Association Association
- Winnipesaukee River Trail Association Facebook
- On The Water - Town of Northfield Agency
- Winnipesaukee River at Tilton, NH (USGS gage) Link
- American Whitewater: Winnipesaukee - Tilton Road to Riverfront Park Link
- Search Reddit: r/newhampshire Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Winnipesaukee River, New Hampshire Reddit
Nearby launches
- Winnisquam Access Facility · 0.5 mi · Lake Winnisquam
- Gale Avenue Park · 0.6 mi · Lake Winnisquam
- Messer Street Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Opechee Bay
- Opechee Bay State Forest · 2.3 mi · Opechee Bay
- Saltmarsh Pond Boat Access Facility · 2.5 mi · Saltmarsh Pond
- Roadside area · 3.5 mi · Lily Pond
Sources
- New Hampshire Access Sites to Public Waters record 8007 · 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.