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The
Lamprey River originates in the
Saddleback Mountains, Northwood, New Hampshire and makes a journey of 47.3 miles
to Great Bay. The Lamprey has made this journey for thousands of years - flowing through a
changing history, and providing for the people who live near it.
Explore
this site and enjoy the Wild and Scenic Lamprey as you learn about its
history, development and importance to the surrounding communities -
and its symbolic importance to the environmental world.
Explore the Lamprey River - Hiking trails,
Paddling access, Historic sites
 We
invite you to take a tour of the Lamprey River.
The Lamprey flows from the hills in Northwood some 47 miles to
Great Bay. It offers a remarkable diversity of habitat, from forests
to open fields, from quiet backwaters to rushing rapids, and from
wetlands to sandy river banks.
There are a variety of ways to enjoy the river,
and this tour takes you to many stops that are significant to
this river and highlight its many features. This guide will indicate
how you can enjoy each site, provide access information and suggestions
to preserve the site’s integrity. In addition, there will also
be information at many stops on the tour.
You can pick up your free copy of the guide and
map at town halls and libraries in the watershed towns, or print
out both the guide to the tour and the map below, and you're off!
Enjoy!
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Lamprey River Management Plan Update
The Lamprey River Advisory Committee has completed the
updates to the management plan and we invite you to review the
final document.
Thank you and all of our partners!! We can't implement
the Management Plan without you!
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