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This is a list of New Hampshire state parks. State parks in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are overseen by the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation.

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New Hampshire state parks

Name County Town Size Estab-
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Ahern State Park Belknap Laconia 128 acres (52 ha) 1994 Ahern Winnisquam 2008.jpg
Androscoggin Wayside Park Coös Errol 1 acre (0.40 ha) 1958 ErrolNH AndroscogginWaysidePark2.jpg
Annett Wayside Park Cheshire Rindge 1,494 acres (605 ha) RindgeNH AnnettPark PicnicArea.jpg
Bear Brook State Park Merrimack Allenstown 10,083 acres (4,080 ha) 1943 Bear Brook State Park - Beaver Pond.JPG
Beaver Brook Falls Wayside Coös Colebrook 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) BeaverBrookFallsWaysidePark4.jpg
Cardigan Mountain State Park Grafton Orange 5,655 acres (2,288 ha) 1939 Cardigan State Park, 30 May 2009, no. 16.jpg
Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area Cheshire Chesterfield 13 acres (5.3 ha) 1948 Chesterfield Gorge, Chesterfield NH.jpg
Clough State Park Hillsborough Weare 1964 Clough State Park, Weare NH.jpg
Coleman State Park Coös Stewartstown 1,573 acres (637 ha) 1956 Coleman State Park.jpg
Crawford Notch State Park Carroll Hart's Location 5,775 acres (2,337 ha) 1913 CrawfordNotchCenter.jpg
Deer Mountain Campground Coös Pittsburg
Dixville Notch State Park Coös Dixville 127 acres (51 ha) Dixville Notch SP.JPG
Echo Lake State Park Carroll Conway 118 acres (48 ha) Echo Lake, North Conway, NH.jpg
Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park Coös Crawford's Purchase 7 acres (2.8 ha) 1979 Eisenhower Memorial Wayside View June 2019.jpg
Ellacoya State Park Belknap Gilford 82 acres (33 ha) 1956 Ellacoya State Park.jpg
Forest Lake State Park Coös Dalton 397 acres (161 ha) 1935
Franconia Notch State Park Grafton Franconia 6,692.8 acres (2,708.5 ha) 1928 Echo Lake in Fall of 2008.JPG
Gardner Memorial Wayside Park Sullivan Springfield 1980 Gardner Memorial Wilmot NH.jpg
Greenfield State Park Hillsborough Greenfield 400 acres (160 ha) GreenfieldStatePark OtterLakeInWinter.jpg
Hampton Beach State Park Rockingham Hampton 50 acres (20 ha) 1933 Hampton Beach, New Hampshire 2004.jpg
Jenness State Beach Rockingham Rye 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) 1980 Jenness Beach Rye NH March 2019.jpg
Jericho Mountain State Park Coös Berlin 7,430 acres (3,010 ha) 2005 JericoLake.JPG
Kingston State Park Rockingham Kingston 44 acres (18 ha) Kingston State Park, Kingston NH.jpg
Lake Francis State Park Coös Pittsburg 38 acres (15 ha) 1976
Lake Tarleton State Park Grafton Piermont 48 acres (19 ha) Lake Tarleton State Park July 2020.jpg
Madison Boulder Natural Area Carroll Madison 17 acres (6.9 ha) 1946 Boulder, Madison, NH.jpg
Milan Hill State Park Coös Milan 102 acres (41 ha) 1939
Miller State Park Hillsborough Peterborough 533 acres (216 ha) 1891 Pack Monadnock.jpg
Mollidgewock State Park Coös Errol 46 acres (19 ha) 1972 ErrolNH MollidgewockSP 2.jpg
Monadnock State Park Cheshire Jaffrey 1,017 acres (412 ha) Mount Monadnock from route 124.JPG
Moose Brook State Park Coös Gorham 755 acres (306 ha) 1936 Moose Brook State Park (2605354825).jpg
Mount Sunapee State Park Merrimack Newbury 2,893 acres (1,171 ha) 1948 MountSunapeefromLake.jpg
Mount Washington State Park Coös Sargent's Purchase 60.3 acres (24.4 ha) 1964 2016-09-03 14 09 34 View east-southeast across the summit of Mount Washington in Sargent's Purchase Township, Coos County, New Hampshire.jpg
Nansen Wayside Park Coös Milan 14 acres (5.7 ha) MilanNH NansenWaysidePark2.jpg
North Hampton State Beach Rockingham North Hampton 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) 1980 NorthHamptonNH NorthHamptonStateBeach2.jpg
Northwood Meadows State Park Rockingham Northwood 674.5 acres (273.0 ha) 1990
Odiorne Point State Park Rockingham Rye 333.7 acres (135.0 ha) 1961 Odiorne Seacoast Science Center March 2019.jpg
Pawtuckaway State Park Rockingham Nottingham 5,536.1 acres (2,240.4 ha) Pawtuckaway Lake.JPG
Pillsbury State Park Sullivan Washington 4,456 acres (1,803 ha) Pillsbury State Park.jpg
Pisgah State Park Cheshire Chesterfield 13,361 acres (5,407 ha) 1967
Plummer's Ledge Natural Area Grafton Wentworth 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) 1938 Plummer pothole small.JPG
Rhododendron State Park Cheshire Fitzwilliam 2,723 acres (1,102 ha) 1947 FitzwilliamNH OldPatchPlace.jpg
Rollins State Park Merrimack Warner 118.5 acres (48.0 ha) 1950 Rollins Trail Mount Kearsarge NH Oct 2020.jpg
Rye Harbor State Park Rockingham Rye 63 acres (25 ha) 1936 RyeNH RyeHarborSP marsh view 2.jpg
Sculptured Rocks Natural Area Grafton Groton 272 acres (110 ha) SculpRocks.jpg
Silver Lake State Park Hillsborough Hollis 80 acres (32 ha) 1954 Silver Lake State Park, Hollis NH.jpg
Umbagog Lake State Park Coös Errol 136.0 acres (55.0 ha) 1998 Umbagog Lake NH.jpg
Wadleigh State Park Merrimack Sutton 43 acres (17 ha) 1934
Wallis Sands State Beach Rockingham Rye 30 acres (12 ha) 1964 Wallis Sands State Park, Rye NH.jpg
Weeks State Park Coös Lancaster 420 acres (170 ha) 1941 WeeksStatePark TowerView1.jpg
Wellington State Park Grafton Alexandria 204 acres (83 ha) 1931 Newfound Lake Sept 2005.jpg
Wentworth State Park Carroll Wolfeboro 50 acres (20 ha) 1934
White Lake State Park Carroll Tamworth 902.7 acres (365.3 ha) 1933
Winslow State Park Merrimack Wilmot 1935 Mount Kearsarge from The Bulkhead.jpg

State historic sites

Name County Town Size Estab-
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Bedell Bridge State Historic Site Grafton Haverhill 38 acres (15 ha) 226 08 Bedell Covered Bridge.jpg
Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site Merrimack Franklin 147 acres (59 ha) FranklinNH DanielWebsterBirthplace.jpg
Endicott Rock State Historic Site Belknap Laconia 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) EndicottRock 3.jpg
Fort Constitution State Historic Site Rockingham New Castle 2 acres (0.81 ha) FortConstitution 6.jpg
Fort Stark State Historic Site Rockingham New Castle 10 acres (4.0 ha) FortStark a small battery.jpg
Franklin Pierce Homestead State Historic Site Hillsborough Hillsborough 13 acres (5.3 ha) HillsboroughNH FranklinPierceHomestead.jpg
Governor Wentworth Historic Site Carroll Wolfeboro 96 acres (39 ha) Governor Wentworth Historic Site.jpg
Hannah Duston Memorial State Historic Site Merrimack Boscawen Hannahdustin statue.JPG
John Wingate Weeks Historic Site Coös Lancaster 420 acres (170 ha) 1941 WeeksStatePark CarriageHouse.jpg
Nansen Ski Jump State Historic Site Coös Milan 14 acres (5.7 ha) Nansen Ski Jump, Berlin, N.H.jpg
Robert Frost Farm State Historic Site Rockingham Derry Robertfrostfarm.JPG
Taylor Mill State Historic Site Rockingham Derry Taylor Mill2.jpg
Tip-Top House Coös Sargent's Purchase Tip-Top House 5.JPG
Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion State Historic Site Rockingham Portsmouth PortsmouthNH WentworthCoolidgeMansion 2.jpg
White Island State Historic Site Rockingham Rye 5 acres (2.0 ha) Lighthouse on the Rock.jpg
Willey House Carroll Hart's Location Willey House, Crawford Notch, White Mountains, New Hampshire.png

Other state protected areas

Other areas of note still owned by the state but not maintained.

Name County Town Size Estab-
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Bear's Den Natural Area Cheshire Gilsum 95 acres (38 ha)
Binney Pond Natural Area Hillsborough New Ipswich 99 acres (40 ha)
Bradford Pines Natural Area Merrimack Bradford 5 acres (2.0 ha)
Crosby Mountain State Park Grafton Groton 86 acres (35 ha) Donated in 1971
Curtiss Dogwood Natural Area Hillsborough Wilton 14 acres (5.7 ha)
Dublin Lake Scenic Area Cheshire Dublin 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) DublinPond.jpg
Heath Pond Bog Natural Area Carroll Ossipee 1,378.5 acres (557.9 ha)
Humphrey's Ledge Natural Area Carroll Bartlett 36 acres (15 ha)
Jeremy Mill Natural Area Hillsborough Pelham 63 acres (25 ha)
Mascot Mine Natural Area Coös Gorham 11.7 acres (4.7 ha)
Ossipee Lake Natural Area Carroll Ossipee 400 acres (160 ha)
Otter Brook Lake Cheshire Keene 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Smith's Ferry Heritage Park Hillsborough Manchester 17 acres (6.9 ha)
Urban Forestry Center Rockingham Portsmouth 182 acres (74 ha) Urban Forestry Center (arboretum), Portsmouth, NH - IMG 8236.JPG
Wantastiquet Mountain Natural Area or Wantastiquet State Forest Cheshire West Chesterfield 1,006 acres (407 ha)
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