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New Hampshire beaches
23 beaches, with the parking, the walk to the water and the tide for each one.
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12 in New Hampshire
Shortest walk
Park almost on the sand
Canaan · the listing sits on the shoreline
Moultonborough · the listing sits on the shoreline
Meredith · the listing sits on the shoreline
Hampton · the listing sits on the shoreline
Lebanon · the listing sits on the shoreline
Newbury · 30 ft to the water
Franconia · 40 ft to the water
Hampton · 50 ft to the water
Free parking
Beaches where visitors report free parking
Meredith · free parking · mentioned by 4 visitors · 2016–2026
Rye · free parking · mentioned by 2 visitors · 2016–2026
With little kids
Calm water and bathrooms nearby
Rye · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 14 visitors · 2016–2026
Newbury · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 25 visitors · 2017–2026
Franconia · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 7 visitors · 2017–2026
Rye · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 11 visitors · 2018–2026
Meredith · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 6 visitors · 2016–2026
Windham · bathrooms nearby · mentioned by 5 visitors · 2016–2026
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North BeachHampton · water 50 ft
Wallis Sands BeachRye · water 110 ft · parking 150 ft
Lake Sunapee State BeachNewbury · water 30 ft · parking 90 ft
Echo Lake BeachFranconia · water 40 ft · parking 320 ft
Wellington State BeachBristol · water 60 ft · parking 280 ft
Jenness BeachRye · water 210 ft · parking 50 ft
Waukewan BeachMeredith · on the shoreline · parking 80 ft
Windham Town BeachWindham · water 100 ft · parking 40 ft
Long Island BeachMoultonborough · water 225 yd
North Hampton BeachHampton · on the shoreline · parking 300 ft
Carry BeachWolfeboro · water 50 ft
States Landing BeachMoultonborough · on the shoreline · parking 325 yd
Shakoma BeachLebanon · on the shoreline · parking 100 ft
Bass BeachRye · water 120 ft
Sandwich Town BeachCenter Sandwich · water 800 yd
Foss BeachRye · water 60 ft
Salisbury BeachSeabrook · water 60 ft · parking 225 yd
Center Harbor Town BeachCenter Harbor · water 50 ft · parking 125 yd
Rye North BeachRye · water 120 ft
State Park BeachNewbury · water 90 ft · parking 40 ft
Providence Lake BeachWakefield · water 230 ft
Endicott Park BeachLaconia · water 120 ft · parking 120 ft
Goose Pond Dam BeachCanaan · on the shoreline
Every beach
All 23 beaches, by how many people rate them
| Beach | Town | Walk to water | Parking | Fee | Restrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | Hampton | 50 ft | – | – | yes |
| Wallis Sands Beach | Rye | 110 ft | 150 ft | – | yes |
| Lake Sunapee State Beach | Newbury | 30 ft | 90 ft | paid | yes |
| Echo Lake Beach | Franconia | 40 ft | 320 ft | paid | yes |
| Wellington State Beach | Bristol | 60 ft | 280 ft | paid | yes |
| Jenness Beach | Rye | 210 ft | 50 ft | – | yes |
| Waukewan Beach | Meredith | on the sand | 80 ft | free | yes |
| Windham Town Beach | Windham | 100 ft | 40 ft | – | yes |
| Long Island Beach | Moultonborough | 225 yd | – | – | – |
| North Hampton Beach | Hampton | on the sand | 300 ft | paid | yes |
| Carry Beach | Wolfeboro | 50 ft | – | paid | – |
| States Landing Beach | Moultonborough | on the sand | 325 yd | paid | – |
| Shakoma Beach | Lebanon | on the sand | 100 ft | – | – |
| Bass Beach | Rye | 120 ft | – | free | – |
| Sandwich Town Beach | Center Sandwich | 800 yd | – | paid | – |
| Foss Beach | Rye | 60 ft | – | – | – |
| Salisbury Beach | Seabrook | 60 ft | 225 yd | – | – |
| Center Harbor Town Beach | Center Harbor | 50 ft | 125 yd | – | – |
| Rye North Beach | Rye | 120 ft | – | – | – |
| State Park Beach | Newbury | 90 ft | 40 ft | – | – |
| Providence Lake Beach | Wakefield | 230 ft | – | – | – |
| Endicott Park Beach | Laconia | 120 ft | 120 ft | paid | – |
| Goose Pond Dam Beach | Canaan | on the sand | – | – | – |
Walk and parking distances are measured on OpenStreetMap. Fee and restrooms come from counted visitor reviews and mapped facilities. A dash means we have no evidence either way, not that the answer is no.
Questions
Common questions
Which New Hampshire beach has the shortest walk from the car?
Goose Pond Dam Beach in Canaan has the listing right on the shoreline. We measure the straight line from the listed location to the mapped waterline for every beach, so the table above ranks them all.
Do you have to pay to park at New Hampshire beaches?
Mostly yes. Of the 23 beaches here, 8 have visitors reporting a parking or entry fee and 2 report free parking. Reported fees run from $20 to $35 a day in season, and several beaches drop the fee after 5pm or outside the summer.
Which beaches have restrooms?
9 of the 23 beaches have restrooms mapped on site or reported by visitors. Seasonal closures are common: several National Seashore beaches close their facilities outside the summer.
How current is this?
Tide, waves, wind and water temperature are fetched live in your browser from NOAA and Open-Meteo. Parking and facility positions come from OpenStreetMap; imagery from USGS NAIP. Facts counted from visitor reviews carry the year range they were written in.
How we know
Where this comes from
Place details from the public Google business listing. Beach shape, parking and facility positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Aerial imagery is public-domain USGS NAIP. Tide comes from NOAA, and weather and water from Open-Meteo. Map drawings are redrawn from that aerial imagery by an image model. Markers, distances and every fact on this page come from OpenStreetMap and counted reviews, never from a drawing. Review text is never republished.
