Umbagog Lake State Park

Coordinates: 44°42′08″N 71°03′20″W / 44.7023°N 71.0555°W

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Umbagog Lake State Park
Umbagog Lake State Park

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 / 44.7023; -71.0555
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

^ "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

Umbagog Lake State Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Protected areas of New Hampshire

Federal

National Historic Parks and Sites	Saint-Gaudens NHP
National Forests	White Mountain
National Trails	Appalachian Trail
National wild and scenic rivers	Lamprey River Nashua River Wildcat Brook
National Wildlife Refuges	Great Bay John Hay Silvio O. Conte Umbagog Wapack
Other protected areas	Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

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