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If you are in Hillsborough county it's always a good idea to stop by Franklin Pierce Lake. You'll find a striking lake called Campbell Pond near Franklin Pierce Lake, and there are some brilliant whitewater spots on Contoocook River. A magnificent spot to camp here at Franklin Pierce Lake is Cliffton's Country Camping, and on a magnificent day you can take a hike along the Wapack Trail. The Parker Trail is a delightful hiking trail next to Franklin Pierce Lake;
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And that's not all you can do here at Franklin Pierce Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Bear Hill Motel & Rentals. All through the warm months at Franklin Pierce Lake temperatures are regularly in the 70's, and the night is a tad colder of course, mostly in the 50's. High temperatures all through the winter are normally in the 20's, and night lows at Franklin Pierce Lake through the winter regularly drop into | |
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the 10's. From a rain point of view Franklin Pierce Lake is a relatively normal site; the month with most of the rain is November, and January is the month with the least moisture.
This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the
right time of year, Contoocook River - North Branch offers some great whitewater; if the weather is perfect, you can go for a hike along the Monadnock Sunapee Trail. You just can't envision the amount of outdoors amusing stuff the
area next to Franklin Pierce Lake has to offer. After a long day outdoors Uplands Inn is a good spot to spend a night or two, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at close by Crotched Mountain. This lake is so wonderful.
At Franklin Pierce Lake you can observe Bible Hill; camping is available at Oxbow Campground.
At Campbell Pond Dam near Franklin Pierce Lake there are some interesting things to see, and for you golfers we recommend close by Angus
Lea Golf Course. During your journey to Franklin Pierce Lake you'll meet some folks from Concord for sure; swing by Beard Brook it's a great location to check out.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 43.11028
Longitude: -71.94861
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Pats Peak, New Hampshire, 11 miles away
710 vertical feet |
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Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Hillsborough to Henniker) |
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Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 9 miles away
Class II(III) - 2 miles long (Henniker) |
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7 miles away
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