New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire
Pawtuckaway State Park
New Hampshire State Parks · New Hampshire, United States
- Sites
- 190
- Hookups
- 190 no hookups
- Season
- May 1 to October 24
- Max RV length
- 24 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 335 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 4
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · Verizon weak · AT&T good (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Lake
- Pawtuckaway Lake
- Nearest town
- Nottingham
- Address
- 128 Mountain Road, Nottingham, NH 03290
- Phone
- (603) 895-3031
- Activities
- Camping, Group Camping
189 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
189 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Pawtuckaway State Park, near Nottingham in southeastern New Hampshire, offers camping on Pawtuckaway Lake with swimming, boating, fire-tower hikes, and a network of trails through boulder fields and marshes. It is one of the state's largest campgrounds, with 190 tent, standard, and group sites, none with hookups, plus separate electric-equipped rental cabins. Coin-operated showers are available around the clock; there is no RV dump station. Pets are allowed in the campground and on trails, but not at the beach day-use area.
Fees
New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation statewide camping fee schedule (nhstateparks.org/fees-reservations/camping-rates-reservations), per night by site type: primitive $29; standard $35; lean-to $40; tent platform $35; waterfront $40; water & electric hookup (20/30 amp) $45; Cannon Mountain RV full hookup (30 amp) $50, primitive sites $35; Ellacoya waterfront full hookup $60; Hampton Beach RV dry camping $40, full hookup $70; yurt $50; camper cabin without electric $55, with electric $65, with solar heat $50; remote cabin (Umbagog Lake) $65, deluxe remote cabin $80; group sites $70-$140. Rates cover two adults and up to four children per site; each additional adult is $10/night and each additional child is $5/night. A $7 reservation fee applies per booking. New Hampshire residents 65 and older receive a $5/night discount (not valid at Hampton Beach or Ellacoya RV Parks, or Coleman's lodge rooms/houses). No resident/non-resident price difference otherwise. Cancellations 10+ days before arrival receive a full refund minus fees; 4-9 days before arrival, a partial refund; inside 3 days, no refund. Check-in is 1-8pm, check-out 11am; quiet hours are 10pm-7am. Maximum stay is 14 days per visit (14 consecutive/accumulative days over the Memorial Day-Labor Day season specifically at Hampton Beach and Ellacoya RV Parks). Pets are welcome at this campground under New Hampshire state park rules: dogs must be leashed and attended at all times, and are not permitted on swimming beaches.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 18° | -8° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 19° | -17° | 60° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 29° | 5° | 69° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 37° | 25° | 82° | 9 of 11 |
| May | 68° | 49° | 35° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 57° | 49° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 83° | 66° | 56° | 98° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 64° | 56° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 74° | 58° | 47° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 61° | 45° | 33° | 76° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 45° | 31° | 14° | 70° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 35° | 24° | 3° | 57° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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