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Wadleigh State Park

Low-impact Water Activities

Celebrating 88 years of preserving state land, NH State Parks are some of the best places for eco-traveling adventurers.

New Hampshire ranks second for lowest air pollution in the United States, making our jobs of displaying its unfiltered beauty in every season easy. For folks new to eco-friendly travel or just looking for sustainable ways to enjoy state parks, NH State Parks presents a list of eco-friendly trips and activities throughout the state. While visiting any of our 93 parks, it’s a good idea to practice the 7 principles of Leave No Trace, to help the Parks Division protect our lands for generations of future visitors.
 
As a loose guideline, finding a new point of view from busier, commonly-known areas, is often a more eco-friendly option for trip takers and recreators. All of the parks mentioned below are less visited parks with the best options for eco-friendly activities.
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Cruise the lake under your own power!

Paddle boats, canoes and kayaks offer visitors a low-impact way to get around lakes, oceans, rivers and wetlands and provide ways to watch for roaming wildlife without scaring off the animals. Parks like Wadleigh State Park in North Sutton have boat rentals for $15 per hour, saving you the hassle of bringing or purchasing your own. Most of our parks with boat rentals offer Canoes and Kayaks, some also have stand-up paddle boards and row boats
With so much to do in every park, eco-travelers can find new points of view in every state park without sacrificing our duties to be stewards of our planet.
 

Check out these other Park options for:

Trails for Mountain Biking and more:

Moose Brook State Park

Sustainable Lodging:

Milan Hill State Park

Planning a group outing:

Clough State Park
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