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Center Harbor Town Beach
3.1★ · 10 Google ratings · Center Harbor, New Hampshire
✓ Parking✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
On-site lot · 125 yd away
Walk
50 ft · under a minute
Length
150 ft of shoreline
Sand
70 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 5 samples clean · 2026
Map of Center Harbor Town Beach
Guide
Good to know
Visit on weekday mornings in off-season
A visitor who went on a Tuesday during off-season reported crystal clear water and having the entire beach to themselves.
Confirm residency policy before visiting
Multiple visitors report being turned away by town staff who enforce a residents-only rule during peak season.
Arrive early for parking
Reviewers note the lot has limited capacity and parking has become harder to find.
Expect active beach patrol
One visitor describes needing to keep swimming to avoid beach patrol monitoring the water.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
65°F · clear
Wind
4 mph from the WSW
UV index
7 peak today
Last updated Aug 20, 5:47 AM.
Practical
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📍 Center Harbor, NH 03226
🅿 Parking 125 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 50 ft away, under a minute walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Center Harbor Town Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 125 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Center Harbor Town Beach?
50 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Center Harbor Town Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
