5 Hiking Trails near Franklin, NH
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Union Village Dam Recreation Area
Thetford Center
39.9 miles NWSandy Beach is a free river beach on the Ompompanoosuc inside the Army Corps' Union Village Dam Recreation Area, half a mile down Buzzell Bridge Road from Thetford Center. No lifeguards, no pets on the beach.
Hike, Swim 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
40.9 miles SCLOSED. THIS location has been closed until further notice. Effective June 26th, 2020 due to illegal activities and trail damage. An 87-acre conservation area along the Souhegan River featuring Wildcat Falls, pine and hardwood forest, a Heritage Trail extension, blueberry picking, and great bird watching in a cleared meadow.
Cross-country Ski, Dive, Hike, Mountain Bike, Snowshoe, Swim
Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
41.6 miles SWA free, Army Corps-run day-use park on a 165-acre flood-control lake in Peterborough, with a small sand swim beach (no lifeguards), picnic shelters, a car-top boat launch and wooded trails.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
45.5 miles SWA free Army Corps of Engineers beach on Surry Mountain Lake, six miles north of Keene, with a long sandy swim area, no lifeguards, and weekly water testing that sometimes brings summer bacteria advisories.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
48.3 miles SContoocook Beach is the Town of Jaffrey's sand beach on 344-acre Contoocook Lake, with a buoyed swim area, a bathhouse and concession stand, and Mount Monadnock filling the skyline across the water. Swimming is free for everyone, but the parking lot is re
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
