As always we had a fantastic weekend at Pawtuckaway. We camp alot as a family. Memorial Day weekend is a long standing tradition where 4 generations gather and camp together. Pawtuckaway is our favorite camping destination.
The beach is full of trash and people smoking right on the beach while you have your kids in the water. Awful, never again. And i paid 10 bucks for this experience.
Got to love this place. Awesome hiking trails. Awesome snowmobile trails. Great fishing and canoeing and any other water activity you would like to do. The snowshoeing today was absolutely phenomenal. You can even go snowmobiling on several of the trails near the park. Saw our first signs of moose today totally awesome. The day Beach is excellent for swimming grilling and family functions and friend functions they even have a good store their boat rentals canoe rentals everything you could do and want to do at a lake and or any winter outside activity.
Great hiking trails! Beautiful scenery and the beach area is really nice and clean! I love this park!
I have come to this park in several different capacities and home to love it more each time. I love paddling around on the lake. I love the beach with amazing facilities to include a playground and changing house. I love the trails. Wonderful park. Only drawback is the difficulty finding it.
I've been to most parks in the New Hampshire State Park system. This is my favorite. Absolutely gorgeous. Lovely beach with picnic tables and grills for you as well as a campground store, snack shop and life guards on duty. The campgrounds here are spacious and nicely distanced. Great walking terrain, mountain biking trails. Granite deposits or "islands" adorn the lake. This is an excellent kayaking, canoeing spot. Fisher people rig up for largemouth bass, smallmouth, yellow perch, white perch, crappie.
This place was absolutely magical! it was everything we were looking for this weekend and we cant wait to come back again next year!
Clean, beautiful lakeside campsites, convenient amenities
Went to boulder field place was cray cray 10/10 would go back.
Ive been going here since i was 5 great camping,swimming and hiking......
Great park to take ur kids and family. Well maintained, with plenty to do for kids. Biking, hiking, play area, picnic tables and access to water. U can rent canoe or kayak, take a long walk, bike or hike, nice area to BBQ and relax . All in all good for a day trip.
Beautiful park and lake. Lots of hiking, boating, fishing
Great place to hike. Not a great place to swim. Pawtuckaway has a lot of water issues that they need to prove are no longer an issue if they wanna regain peoples trust.
Clean bathrooms, decent prices at the little store and to get in, clean large beach, nice playground equipment, plenty of shade and picnic tables (but I'm sure those go fast on the weekends) kayake, canoe rentals are fairly priced, my two complaints are the pebbled sand hurt our feet and there was a large population of Canadian geese so you had to watch for their droppings. The eater is tested daily and results are available online through the NH Environment Services website.
The bouldering entrance off of round pond rd is a great little hike especially in the morning and my dog loves all the water. Parking at this entrance is limited so show up early and dont double park anyone!
Fantastic lake for kayaking. Kayak rental. Good bathhouse. Plentiful mosquitoes all day. :(
Beautiful nature, clean, many parks, number of people limited by covi 19, very good
Love this place. Books up quick in advance. A lot of great wooded spots
Pawtuckaway state park is (in my opinion) the worst of all the NH state parks. Seems neglected and overrun with too many people and trash in places along the beach area. The worst part though? The very bold and obnoxious Canadian geese that think the beach is theirs. The parent geese with gosling's are aggressive. I feel like I can't relax because the geese are always underfoot and so is their scat. It never fails that anytime I've gone to PSP the geese ruin my time. Can something be done about this??
Excellent state park. Diverse options for many recreational opportunities. Hiking, camping, biking or fishing or biking. This place has it all. Has a legendary bouldering field as well. Recommended.
We've been here twice in two weeks! Love the beach area, and tons of nearby hikes. Great state park!
Hiking,biking,climbing,paddling,camping,fishing,swimming.
Beautiful park , great hiking, excellent bouldering, some of the trails are doggy friendly . There are free entries on the Deerfield side and when the roads are open you can drive to the boulder field, but the roads are pretty rugged for a regular car
Gorgeous fall colors and fun bouldering. Peaceful camping right on the lake.
Best place to camp beautiful beach and the campsites are great right on the lake
Great park! Super long trails, great for walking your dog too. Kinda easy to get lost on the trails though. The maps that the park office provides should be a little better.....although I do always find my way out lol. But I wouldn t More
Very beautiful state park. We reserved camp site on Horse island and it was fantastic, right on the lake waters. Sites are large and separated enough to give you enough privacy. Rest rooms were clean. Beach is very clean and beautiful. Many picnic tables right on the beach for your family. Very nice play area, right on the beach for your little ones. Overall, a really nice family camping experience at this state park.
Great place for young children. Fairly clean and friendly staff.
The only negative was that there was not a single trash barrel
Looking for bouldering??? Best spot in New England!!
Looking for a nice, easy hiking?? Come over, it is beautiful up there!!!
I have hiked, biked, snowshoed, crosses country ski, and kayaked here. All good.
Pawtuckaway is a special place. Three separate hiking peaks, along with camping, fishing and kayaking. Plus over 300 geocaches hidden here. I just keep coming back.
Love it here. Water is nice. Beach area is nice. Plenty of parking
Great camping site for whole family. Kids playground by "beach" paddle boat rental. Amazing hiking trails with beautiful views. Amazing place for families.
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Been going here annually for 13 years. Its an amazing place for family trips, the lake is great, plenty large to go explore islands on a kayak or paddle board, but big enough to do water skiing or tubing with a boat. The camp sites are simple and have everything you need with a fire ring and a picnic table. They have bathrooms, they are about as clean as you would expect bathroom shacks in the middle of the woods to be. Overall a great place, nice camp store and only 20-30 mins away from a large super market.
This place is gorgeous. Just the right place to bring your family, definitely recommend the cabins.
Campground was nice and separated from the neighbors, friendly staff, well maintained, clean facilities. Will be going back
Great place to take the family, there are trails and the water is great. Great place for camping too
An amazing place for camping. Lots of lakeside sites , a nice beach, playground, showers and boat shop with snacks. Just avoid Neals Cove -very crowded and the bathroom is nasty.
They charge you $5 but all the restrooms even the ones near the swimming area and children s playground were closed! On a sunny Sunday!!!!!!
Trash bins were really hard to find either!
I would be camping right now at pawtuckaway state park, but Nooooo, they dont allow dogs. So I am at a private camp ground enjoying a lake and the outdoors with my dog, and guess what ,any mess he makes I pick up and discard!!! Soo boo to your rules!
Wonderful staff, great campsite, easy access to amenities. The beach was very clean and awesome for swimming.
My boyfriend and I recently camped here in July, 2018. We really liked our campsite there were no campers around us. It was only about 15 minutes from town where we ended up ordering pizza on our last night because we royally F*d up our dinner. Bathrooms were ok, the only thing is the showers that bothered me. There weren't a lot and they weren't the cleanest. Loved the hikes and the store was very well equipped with things you may need. Will most certainly return. Also if you like beer there is a brewery near by called neighborhood brewing company I recommend you try - they also have great grilled cheese!!
We have only been here during the fall so I can not speak to what it is like during peak season. However, year after year we keep going back.
Easier trails with great views, very peaceful. Dogs welcome
Absolutely in love with coming here. It's always clean, the sites are perfect. We have only stayed on horse island that way we can launched our kayaks right from our site. I would recommend any site from Pawtuckaway State Park. So many things to do! There is nothing better than watching the sunrise with the loons on the water.
The best family place ever beautiful quite just all around wonderful
Hiked a few miles along the snowmobile trailer, breathtaking scenery, fresh air, and lovely colors!
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