Pawtuckaway State Park

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

Pawtuckaway Lake in Pawtuckaway State Park

Pawtuckaway State Park is a 20 km ² large nature reserve in New Hampshire. He is one of the largest state parks in the southeast of the state and is named after the Pawtuckaway Lake and the Pawtuckaway Mountains.

Geology

The Pawtuckaway Mountains are a small, rocky mountain range in circular shape which forms the outline of an ancient volcanic crater ring which is incurred before 130-110 million years ago in the Cretaceous period. The crater ring, which was first fully mapped in 1944, is a smaller, and thus more accessible example of the geological processes that the Ossipee Mountains have caused further north.

Recovery

Hiking trails lead to about two hundred meters high peaks of the northern and southern hills and connect the crater ring of the lake. This has a 317 ha of water surface with various bays and small islands and is popular with water sports and fishing. The area is also an object of supporters of orienteering and climbing.

The park facilities include camping facilities, with around 24 km of hiking trails, a boat dock, a natural swimming pool, a playground, a sports field, picnic tables, shelters and rental of canoes and rowboats.