Umbagog Lake State Park
| Umbagog Lake State Park | |
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 Umbagog Lake State Park | |
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| Location | 235 East Route 26, Errol, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°42′08″N 71°03′20″W / 44.7023°N 71.0555°W |
| Area | 1,360 acres (550 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 1,243 feet (379 m)[2] |
| Established | 1998 |
| Administered by | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Designation | New Hampshire state park |
| Website | Umbagog Lake State Park |
Umbagog Lake State Park is a 1,360-acre (550 ha) park in Errol, New Hampshire, on the southern shore of Umbagog Lake along Route 26. It is adjacent to the Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge.
Activities in the state park include swimming, camping, canoeing, fishing, hiking, wildlife watching, and picnicking. There is a public campground and a public boat launch ramp which may be accessed from New Hampshire Route 26. There are 33 wilderness campsites, accessible only by boat, which are located around the lake. The park includes a visitor center and a marina with canoe, kayak, and rowboat rentals, and a beach area.[3] It is the only state park east of Michigan that is classified as Bortle 1 for night skies, which means that it is a state park that has pristine astronomical viewing.[4]
The park is 1 of 10 New Hampshire state parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 1 minute and 33 seconds of totality.[5]
References
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- ^ "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "Umbagog Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Umbagog Lake State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ R., Mike (August 22, 2021). "State Park Bortle 1 Scale Information in the US". CosmosPNW. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ R, Mike (August 11, 2021). "New Hampshire 2024 Solar Eclipse". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Umbagog Lake State Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources