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    Contoocook River Reservoir is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Contoocook River Reservoir in fact is in the middle of a wonderful outdoors paradise. Get soaked paddling on Contoocook River, and beautiful scenery and fine skiing is what you get at Wachusett Mountain. This lake is so wonderful. A lake nearby is Contoocook River Reservoir, and if you want to hit the beach, Picnickers Beach is close at hand. Throughout the summer at Contoocook  
   River Reservoir highs are ordinarily in the 80's; during summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 20's with temperatures at Contoocook River Reservoir dipping down into the 0's during winter nights.
After a long day outdoors Gardner Super 8 Motel is a pleasant place to spend a night or two, and on a good day it's a great idea to spend the day at Campers Beach. You could also pop by MacDowell Reservoir while
 
               you're here at Contoocook River Reservoir; it's nearby. What would winter be without some skiing at Crotched Mountain. There's so much to do here at Contoocook River Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Woodmore Campground is a good location for that.
Colonial Hotel is a great place to get some rest, and if you came to camp Emerald Acres is a glorious spot to do that. If you're visiting Contoocook River Reservoir from Manchester-Nashua, you won't be the only one, and there's some out of the ordinary stuff to catch a glimpse of at Noone Mills Dam near Contoocook River Reservoir. Golf can be played at Monadnock Country Club; you can have a great hiking adventure along the Parker Trail.
What a location this is for outdoors folks. Gridley River flows through this region; do take a hike on the Wapack Trail. Contoocook River Reservoir gets a common amount of annual rainfall; most of the rain falls throughout August while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation. This lake is so wonderful. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Contoocook River - North Branch; since you're here you can take a hike along the Harling Trail.

 
Colonial Hotel, Gardner
15 miles away
Located in the very heart of Massachusetts, this Federal style hotel with its imposing lobby of soaring ceilings, magnificent staircase, and arching palladium windows is reminiscent of a bygone era of...

Gardner Super 8 Motel, Gardner
15 miles away
The Super 8 Gardner is located in an area surrounded by ponds and lakes where you can enjoy swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking and boating. The bike trail from Gardner to Winchendon is sure to plea...

Current weather conditions at Contoocook River Reservoir, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
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Local climate location: SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE 17 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.86
Longitude: -71.96167

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These outdoors activities are available near Contoocook River Reservoir.
 Beaches Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Picnickers Beach, Hillsborough County, 7 miles away
Campers Beach, Hillsborough County, 7 miles away
 Hotels Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Colonial Hotel, Gardner, 15 miles away
Gardner Super 8 Motel, Gardner, 15 miles away
Rodeway Inn Westminster, Westminster, 17 miles away
Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, 17 miles away
Courtyard Fitchburg, Fitchburg, 18 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Woodmore Campground, Rindge, 3 miles away
Emerald Acres, Jaffrey, 4 miles away
Field'n Forest Recreation Area, Hancock, 6 miles away
Monadnock State Park Campground, Cheshire County, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire, 8 miles away
      875 vertical feet
Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, 19 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Pats Peak, New Hampshire, 19 miles away
      710 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class II - 5 miles long (Jaffrey to Peterborough)
Contoocook River - North Branch, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V - 6 miles long (Route 9 and 123 to Hillsboro Fire Station)
Stony Brook, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class III-IV - 1.25 miles long (Route 31 to Wilton)
 National Parks Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 49 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 54 miles away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Wapack Trail, Hillsborough County, 6 miles away
Parker Trail, Cheshire County, 8 miles away
Harling Trail, Cheshire County, 8 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Monadnock Country Club, Peterborough, 1 miles away
Shattuck Golf Course, Jaffrey, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Contoocook River Reservoir:
Contoocook River Reservoir, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 2 miles away
MacDowell Reservoir, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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