Center Harbor Parks & Recreation Department

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Squam Lakes Trails

The Squam Lakes Association maintains the Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest Trails and the Belknap Woods Trails. Trail maps cost $6 and help pay for the cost of maintaining trails. We have some reprints of these trails here, but they are not as detailed as the for cost maps. To get a proper trail map, visit The Squam Lakes Association. The maps below are GIFs. You can also print the maps from The Squam Lakes Web Site

• Map of Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest.
  Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest is a 157-acre forest with over a mile of waterfront and was donated to New England Forestry Foundation in 1953. Its shorefront area and trails are managed for public use by the Squam Lakes Association. There are several beaches, a swamp board walk and over 4 miles of hiking trails. The trails start on College Road in Center Harbor, between Rte 25-B and Route 3 and boat access is available at docks shown below. Dogs are allowed but must be on a leash at all times and you must clean up after your pet.
• Map of Belknap Woods
  Belknap Woods is a 90-acre forest in Center Harbor, which was donated to SLA in 1986. Belknap Woods is located at the mouth of Dog Cove and along Rte 25-B. This forest provides carry in boat access for canoes and kayaks to Dog Cove on Squam Lake and is the nearest put in for the Chamberlain Reynolds Memorial Forest. There is a network of trails for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing.

New Hampshire Audubon Trails

• Proctor's Wildlife Sanctuary
  A 47 acre second generation forest with lots of trails and two streams! New Hampshire's Audubon Society maintains this trail and information about the trails are located at the link above.
  Directions: From the lights at the junction of Routes 25 and 25B in the middle of Centre Harbor, go north on 25B 1.1 miles. Take a right onto Centre Harbor Neck Road and travel for 1 mile. Look for ASNH trailhead sign on left; park in "pulloff" across from sign

Contacting the Center Harbor Parks and Rec.

Call Parks and Rec Director Sandy Frost at 455-1632