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Sunapee Harbor

Boat ramp · on Lake Sunapee · near Sunapee · 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 lanes
1
Ramp surface
Paved
Car parking
Paved
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
Town - Sunapee
Coordinates
43.38555, -72.08043

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On Lake Sunapee

Lake Sunapee is a glacial lake in Sullivan and Merrimack counties in western New Hampshire, bordered by Sunapee (including the villages of Sunapee Harbor and Georges Mills), Newbury and New London. It is about 8.1 miles long, covers roughly 4,085 acres according to NH State Parks, and is about 105 feet deep at its deepest point. Its only outlet, at Sunapee Harbor, is the head of the Sugar River, a tributary of the Connecticut River. Mill owners built the first outlet dam in 1821; it was replaced in 1927, and the state took control in 1961. The New Hampshire Dam Bureau holds the lake within a three-foot range agreed to in 1905. More about Lake Sunapee.

Boating rules on Lake Sunapee

  • No-wake area in Sunapee Harbor, west of a line from the Indian Cave Lodge dock source
  • 6 mph speed limit in Burkehaven source
  • 10 mph speed limit in Georges Mills Bay source
  • 6 mph speed limit in Gardiner Bay source
  • No-wake area from light 12 into Georges Mills Harbor source
  • No-wake area near the Newbury town public dock source
  • Power loading prohibited at Town of Sunapee boat launches source
  • Town dock parking limited to 2 hours at Sunapee Harbor and 1 hour at Georges Mills; no overnight docking source
  • Docking in the slip closest to a public ramp limited to 20 minutes, for loading and unloading only source
  • No motorized boats in the Georges Mills swimming area or beach source
  • Commercial operators need a town permit to use Sunapee launches; town launches and docks open 6:30 AM to 10:00 PM for light commercial use source
  • Courtesy invasive-species inspections (Lake Host) at ramps, May through September source

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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.