Pawtuckaway State Park
Description: This large state park contains numerous exemplary natural communities and rare plant populations. It has a little bit of nearly everything, from rare river birch trees along the shores of the lake, to black gum and Atlantic white cedar swamps in the undulating lowlands, to rocky ridges and rich woods on the mountains to the west. There are also marshes, boulder fields, ledges, ponds, and peatlands. An extensive trail network allows for exploration of large amounts of the park area.
Directions: From Rte. 101, take exit 5 at Raymond and go north on Rte. 156. Follow signs to Pawtuckaway State Park.
Landowner: State of NH – DRED, Division of Parks & Recreation
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Link: www.nhstateparks.org/explore/state-parks/pawtuckaway-state-park
NH Natural Heritage Bureau's Ecological Inventory of Pawtuckaway State Park report