Odiorne Point State Park – Rye, New Hampshire

Odiorne Point State Park is a park in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. It sits along the 18-mile seacoast of the state, and has 135 acres of shoreline accompanied by beaches and some rocky areas. For such a small area the park has much to offer with bike paths, The Seacoast Science Center (a small aquarium), historic sites and views of a lighthouse.

Bike trails wind their way through the park

New Hampshire’s first settlement was located within the park boundaries

First Settler’s Monument

The Seacoast Science Center has a small aquarium

The Whaleback Lighthouse can be seen from the shore

The Sunken Forest is nearby and can sometimes be seen on very low tides

The park is the site of Fort Dearborn