Illustration Life jackets
The life jacket rule for every paddler
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rulesWe list 3 fishing piers within 16 miles of Contoocook. From ocean piers to small lake docks, these are places to fish from shore. Some are free, some charge a fee, and license rules vary by state. 9 more are within 50 miles.
Illustration Life jackets
What the Coast Guard requires on kayaks and canoes, and kids' vests with head support.
Life jacket rules
Illustration Ramp etiquette
Staging, courtesy docks and the Clean, Drain, Dry laws that can bring a fine.
Ramp etiquetteWithin 16 miles of Contoocook we list 3 fishing piers: Stumpfield-Mudgett Recreation Area, Keyser Pond and Merrimack River Access.
Within 50 miles: Cold Spring Pond (Suncook, 16 miles), Horton Pond (Mont Vernon, 19 miles), Site D2 Sugar River (Newbury, 22 miles), Lochmere Dam (Sanbornton, 23 miles) and Merrimack River Access (Litchfield, 26 miles).
Plan on it: the piers around Contoocook follow the normal New Hampshire license rules.
To look further out, search the map from Contoocook. Before you go to Contoocook: Fishing from a pier: what to know. Every one of the launches in the city: Boat ramps in Contoocook, NH.