Pawtuckaway State Park

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What you need to know: 
The park, located at 128 Mountain Road, is open weekends only through June 14, daily from June 19 through Aug. 24 and Labor Day weekend. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger and New Hampshire residents 65 and older are admitted for free. Pets are not allowed. For information, call 895-3031.
What you'll find: 
Pawtuckaway offers camping, hiking, swimming, picnicking, biking and fishing. It is also home to a geologically unique field, where large boulders called glacial erratics were deposited when the glacial ice melted near the end of the ice age and a marsh where beavers, deer and great blue herons can be seen. Campsites line the shore of Pawtuckaway Lake, and the park offers a large family beach with a bath house. A hiking trail leads to a mountain top fire tower.

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