Pawtuckaway
Lake is in part one of New Hampshire's many
state parks. The majority of the western
coast is state park land where the eastern side is private residential. I've
actually camped at the state park several times and sadly I've only paddled it twice.
There are a few camp sites that are ideal which are right on the water and give
you immediate access to the lake. Additionally there are kayak rentals
available through the camp ground. The rental location also provides a good place
to put in. For my most recent adventure we decided to utilize a public boat
ramp up on the northern end of the lake. I was really worried when we arrived
because there were a flock of motor boats putting it. I immediately assumed we
were going to have a bad experience. Fortunately this amount of traffic is not
the status quo for the lake, turns out there was a fishing tournament that day.
What surprised me was that even with all the boats in the everyone was
incredibly well dispersed. The lake was quite quiet and enjoyable. Just in the
small section we paddled there were several coves where we could escape the
windy day. If you hang towards the west side you get the preferred undeveloped
scenery. If you turn east you will see several houses and docks. Overall a
pretty decent location.
Put
in: N43 06.548 W71 08.884
Motor
Boats: Yes
Scenery:
3 Bisons
Serenity:
3 Bisons
Length:
Whatever you want
Rating:
3 Bisons
Thank you for doing this blog.
ReplyDeleteYeah.. but where are the blueberry islands?
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