Mount_Sunapee_State_Park

Mount Sunapee State Park

Mount Sunapee State Park

State park in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Mount Sunapee State Park is a public recreation area in Newbury, New Hampshire. The state park's nearly 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) include most of Mount Sunapee and a beach area on Lake Sunapee. Park activities include swimming, hiking, camping, skiing, fishing, picnicking, and non-motorized boating. The park's ski area is operated as Mount Sunapee Resort under the management of Vail Resorts Inc.[5]

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The park's beach, also known as Newbury Beach, features a bathhouse, store, canoe and kayak rentals, playground, and restricted boat launch. A seasonal campground is located off NH Route 103, up a winding mountain road accessed through Mount Sunapee Resort.[6]

Greenways

Trails

The state park's extensive trail system is used in all seasons for hiking and in winter for snowshoeing.[8]

From the ski area parking, the Summit Trail travels 2 miles (3 km) along the western slope to the summit, where it meets the Solitude Trail for a 1 mile (1.6 km) walk to Lake Solitude and White Ledges.[9] The Solitude Trail then links to several trails, notably the popular Andrew Brook Trail and the steeper Newbury Trail, both heading eastward, and to the M-S Greenway as it heads south along Sunapee Mountain toward Pillsbury State Park.[10]

References

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    "Mount Sunapee State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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    "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    Lisa Mausolf, Preservation Consultant (March 2019). "New Hampshire State Parks: Mid-Century Modern (1945-1975): Historic Context Study" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. p. 26. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "History of Mount Sunapee". Mount Sunapee Resort. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "Mount Sunapee State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "Mount Sunapee State Park: Camping Information" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "Trail Maps". Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway Coalition. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "Hiking Trails". Mount Sunapee Resort. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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    "Hike to a hidden gem: Lake Solitude". NH State Parks Blog. July 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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    "Andrew Brook Trail". All Trails. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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