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Bear Brook State Park Access

Bear Brook State Park Access provides day-use parking and entry to New Hampshire's largest developed state park (10,000+ acres) with extensive recreational opportunities on Bear Brook.

The main entrance on Podunk Road offers parking with a toll booth for day-use fees ($4 adults, $2 children 6-11), and an additional Catamount Pond parking area is available 1 mile away on Deerfield Road.

The park features boat rentals at both Beaver and Catamount Ponds, 40+ miles of multi-use trails, fly-fishing at Archery Pond, and swimming beaches, with day-use reservations recommended especially on weekends.


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