List of New Hampshire state forests

This is a list of New Hampshire state forests.[1] State forests in the U.S. state of New Hampshire are overseen by the New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands.

Park name Location
(of main entrance)
Area
Abbott State Forest Concord 35 acres (14 ha)
Agnew State Forest Jefferson 109 acres (44 ha)
Allen State Forest Concord 30 acres (12 ha)
Alton Bay State Forest Alton 210 acres (85 ha)
Ames State Forest Henniker 13 acres (5.3 ha)
Ammonoosuc State Forest Stark 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Annett State Forest Rindge 1,336 acres (541 ha)
Annie Duncan State Forest Plainfield 113 acres (46 ha)
Ashenden State Forest Warner 168 acres (68 ha)
Ayers State Forest Canterbury 50 acres (20 ha)
Ballard State Forest Derry 71 acres (29 ha)
Bear Mountain State Forest Hinsdale 156 acres (63 ha)
Belknap Mountain State Forest Gilford 1,321 acres (535 ha)
Benton State Forest Benton 440 acres (180 ha)
Big Island State Forest Wentworth Location 284 acres (115 ha)
Black Mountain State Forest Haverhill 729 acres (295 ha)
Blair State Forest Campton 112 acres (45 ha)
Blue Job State Forest Farmington 284 acres (115 ha)
Bowditch-Runnells State Forest Tamworth 133 acres (54 ha)
Cape Horn State Forest Northumberland 2,175 acres (880 ha)
Carroll State Forest Warner 29 acres (12 ha)
Casalis State Forest Peterborough 228 acres (92 ha)
Chemung State Forest Meredith 385 acres (156 ha)
Cilley State Forest Concord 166 acres (67 ha)
Connecticut Lakes State Forest Pittsburg 1,648 acres (667 ha)
Connecticut River State Forest Charlestown 216 acres (87 ha)
Contoocook State Forest Hopkinton 30 acres (12 ha)
Conway Common Lands State Forest Conway 569 acres (230 ha)
Cowden State Forest South Hampton 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Craney Hill State Forest Henniker 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Cushman State Forest Bethlehem 28 acres (11 ha)
Davisville State Forest Warner 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Davis-White State Forest Warren 35 acres (14 ha)
Devils Slide State Forest Stark 290 acres (120 ha)
District Number 5 State Forest Concord 88 acres (36 ha)
Dodge Brook State Forest Lempster 222 acres (90 ha)
Eaton State Forest East Kingston 42 acres (17 ha)
Fall Mountain State Forest Charlestown 943 acres (382 ha)
Fay State Forest Lincoln 203 acres (82 ha)
Feuer State Forest Marlow 68 acres (28 ha)
Foster and Colburn State Forest Wentworth 240 acres (97 ha)
Fox State Forest Hillsborough 1,445 acres (585 ha)
George Duncan State Forest New Hampton 110 acres (45 ha)
Gile State Forest Springfield 6,675 acres (2,701 ha)
Gilmore State Forest Warner 37 acres (15 ha)
Goodwin-Chandler State Forest Hopkinton 24 acres (9.7 ha)
Grant State Forest Fitzwilliam 8 acres (3.2 ha)
Green Mountain State Forest Effingham 15 acres (6.1 ha)
Hamel State Forest Laconia 41 acres (17 ha)
Harriman-Chandler State Forest Warner 395 acres (160 ha)
Haven State Forest Jaffrey 95 acres (38 ha)
Hemenway State Forest Tamworth 2,106 acres (852 ha)
Hodgman State Forest Amherst 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Honey Brook State Forest Marlow 975 acres (395 ha)
Hubbard Hill State Forest Charlestown 759 acres (307 ha)
Huston-Morgan State Forest Laconia 156 acres (63 ha)
Hyland Hill State Forest Westmoreland 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Kearsarge Mountain State Forest Warner 4,965 acres (2,009 ha)
Lang Station State Forest New Boston 226 acres (91 ha)
Lead Mine State Forest Shelburne 202 acres (82 ha)
Leighton State Forest Dublin 117 acres (47 ha)
Litchfield State Forest Litchfield 347 acres (140 ha)
Little Pine River State Forest Ossipee 68 acres (28 ha)
Livermore Falls State Forest Campton 174 acres (70 ha)
Lord Pines State Forest Ossipee 12 acres (4.9 ha)
Lovewell Mountain State Forest Washington 478 acres (193 ha)
Low State Forest Hillsborough 1,666 acres (674 ha)
Marshall State Forest New Ipswich 19 acres (7.7 ha)
Mascoma State Forest Canaan 216 acres (87 ha)
Mast Yard State Forest Hopkinton 644 acres (261 ha)
Max Israel State Forest Washington 628 acres (254 ha)
Meadow Pond State Forest Gilmanton 69 acres (28 ha)
Merrimack River State Forest Boscawen 570 acres (230 ha)
Merriman State Forest Bartlett 515 acres (208 ha)
Mount Major State Forest Alton 750 acres (300 ha)
Nash Stream Forest Odell 39,619 acres (16,033 ha)
Nottingham State Forest Nottingham 14 acres (5.7 ha)
Opechee Bay State Forest Laconia 48 acres (19 ha)
Page State Forest Gilmanton 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Page's Corner State Forest Bow 86 acres (35 ha)
Paugus Bay State Forest Laconia 242 acres (98 ha)
Percy State Forest Stark 77 acres (31 ha)
Pine River State Forest Effingham 3,189 acres (1,291 ha)
Piscataquog State Forest Weare 160 acres (65 ha)
Powwow River State Forest South Hampton 50 acres (20 ha)
Prescott State Forest Laconia 116 acres (47 ha)
Province Road State Forest Dorchester 1,072 acres (434 ha)
Ragged Mountain State Forest Andover 76 acres (31 ha)
Reed's Ferry State Forest Bedford 122 acres (49 ha)
Rock Rimmon State Forest Kingston 47 acres (19 ha)
Russell State Forest Mason 25 acres (10 ha)
Russell-Abbott State Forest Wilton 887 acres (359 ha)
Russell-Shea State Forest Concord 125 acres (51 ha)
Saltmarsh Pond State Forest Gilford 73 acres (30 ha)
Sanborn State Forest Gilmanton 51 acres (21 ha)
Scribner-Fellows State Forest Ashland 142 acres (57 ha)
Second Presidential State Forest Lincoln 1,160 acres (470 ha)
Sentinel Mountain State Forest Piermont 235 acres (95 ha)
Shadow Hill State Forest Sutton 34 acres (14 ha)
Shaker State Forest Canterbury 226 acres (91 ha)
Shieling Forest Peterborough 48 acres (19 ha)
Sky Pond State Forest New Hampton 127 acres (51 ha)
Soucook River State Forest Loudon 50 acres (20 ha)
Southeast State Forest Nottingham 4 acres (1.6 ha)
State Forest Nursery Boscawen 887 acres (359 ha)
Stevens Pines State Forest Nottingham 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Strawberry Hill State Forest Bethlehem 53 acres (21 ha)
Sugar Hill State Forest Bristol 684 acres (277 ha)
Swain State Forest Laconia 106 acres (43 ha)
Taylor State Forest Concord 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Totten Trails State Forest Henniker 109 acres (44 ha)
Upton-Morgan State Forest Concord 21 acres (8.5 ha)
Urban Forestry Center Portsmouth 182 acres (74 ha)
Vienna Smith State Forest Nottingham 49 acres (20 ha)
Vincent State Forest Weare 627 acres (254 ha)
Wade State Forest Hill 430 acres (170 ha)
Walker State Forest Concord 51 acres (21 ha)
Welton Falls State Forest Alexandria 218 acres (88 ha)
West Iron Works Road State Forest Concord 42 acres (17 ha)
White Farm State Forest Concord 113 acres (46 ha)
William Thomas State Forest Hill 1,660 acres (670 ha)
Woodman State Forest Northwood 138 acres (56 ha)

The former Gay State Forest was transferred to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests in 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "State Owned Reservations". NH.gov. New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Governor and Executive Council Agenda". NH Secretary of State. Retrieved 22 February 2017. #70, Authorize Division of Parks and Recreation to exchange a 119 acre parcel of state land known as Gay State Forest in Jaffrey, NH, for a 9.53-acre portion of Society for the Protection of NH Forests lands in Jaffrey, NH.