Category: Canoeing

The Lamprey River Forest is a little used trail head in Epping that has several trails and a nice frontage on the Lamprey River. The tract has 108 acres and is owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Both the trail head and the sign on Prescott Street are heavily overgrown. When heading east on Prescott look for the Governor Prescott House on the left and just past it you will see the sign for the forest on the right.

The wood road and trails are well marked albeit a bit overgrown. A very pleasant afternoon hike with almost a guarantee you will not see anyone else. There is a pull off just in front of the sign with room for one or maybe two cars.

In Epping, New Hampshire where NH Route 87 crosses over the Lamprey River there is a small well-maintained parking area allowing access to the river and a trail head leading into the Lamprey River Wildlife Reserve, a portion of the Lamprey River Floodplain.

The parking area provides good access to launch a canoe and the trail head is to the right between the information sign and the river marked by two large rocks.

The trail follows the river with several side trails leading directly to it.

Be careful when approaching the river the bank is quite slippery, as Alex can attest in the video below.