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A Vacation Where a Family Relaxes at Home Or Takes Day Trips to Area Attractions Summertime Fun 2017 A guide to free and low‐cost activities in and around the Seacoast area of New Hampshire. This information is provided as a courtesy. Check online or call to ensure accuracy. Staycations What a staycation is… A vacation where a family relaxes at home or takes day trips to area attractions. Pretend that you are “away”. Turn off the phone, ignore email. Focus on family without the distractions of day‐to‐day life. Make a plan – Plan it just like any other vacation! Sit down with your kids and plan each day. Give your staycation a budget. What a staycation is NOT… A vacation where a family stays home and does chores, finishes projects and sits around watching TV. Just staying home and doing nothing special would be…boring! The main point of a staycation is to relax, enjoy your family and get to some of our area’s attractions. Prepare for the vacation. Do any laundry, shopping, bill‐paying, errand‐running and other things you might do if leaving town for a few days. You want the vacation time to be just that: a vacation. Don’t plan non‐vacation things during those dates. This is not the time for home repair or other appointments. If you would like to allow for those types of things while taking a break from work or school, plan a day less for your “vacation” and schedule those things before or after the “trip.” Staycations are about being creative, having fun, and saving money so your family can spend some time together making unique memories. Start thinking about those really messy recipes and science experiments you never do with your kids, be a tourist in your own town and don’t forget your camera! Beaches Fort Foster – Good tidal pool beach with a pier, trail system, playground, picnic area, restrooms in season, battlements to climb on, and views of Portsmouth Harbor, including two lighthouses. Fee: $10 per car. Pocahontas Road, Kittery, Maine. May to September, 10am to 8pm. Out of season, park outside the closed gates and walk in ¼ mile for free. Hampton Beach – The National Resources Defense Council Report "Testing the Waters: A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches" ranked Hampton Beach in the top 3 cleanest beaches in the United States and in the top 10 values for resorts in America. View the report at MSNBC.com From http://www.hamptonbeach.org/ Be prepared to pay $15‐$20 for parking. Great Island Common New Castle – The Great Island Common is comprised of 32 acres of seaside green space with a playground, picnic areas, volleyball courts and a beach. The park is open to the public 365 days a year. Free out of season day after Labor Day – Day before Memorial Day. Fee: 0‐5 years, free; 6‐65, $4; 66, $2; handicapped, $2. 301 Wentworth Road Route 1‐B; New Castle, NH May to September, 9am to 9pm. Rye Beaches – Jenness State Beach ‐ Great family beach with an oceanfront setting. Bathhouse & lifeguards. Odiorne Boat Launch ‐ a few hundred yards inland from the state park, gives access to some calm water and sandy beaches. Just follow the bridge and path through the woods and watch out for the poison ivy. There is a suggested donation at the “Iron Ranger” near the parking lot entrance. Wallis Sands – Route 1A, $15 for parking, though sometimes the lot is free late in the day. York Beaches – Long Sands Beach – As the name implies, this is a long sandy beach with a designated surfing area. Metered parking is available along Route 1A for the entire length of beach. Restrooms available at the Bathhouse near Oceanside Ave. Lifeguards on duty end of June to Labor Day. Short Sands Beach – Sandy beach with gentle surf. Metered parking in the lot off Route 1A, or find $10 per day parking. Showers, changing area and toilets. Easy to walk to shops and amusements rides and Fun‐o‐Rama adjacent to beach. Lifeguards on duty end of June to Labor Day. Great playground and basketball court. Swimming Exeter Outdoor Pool – 603 773‐6151, 4 Hampton Road Route 27, Exeter NH Afternoons and evenings. Residents, children $2.75 and adults $3.75. For Non‐residents, children $3.25 and adults $4.75. The Exeter outdoor pool and splash pad is a great place for families with young children. The newly designed splash pad offers a safe environment for little ones to cool off and a sitting area where parents can park their beach chairs and watch the kids play with the many water sprayers and jets. The adjoining pool is equipped with life guards and there is also a small concession stand with food and drinks. Adjacent to the pool area is one of the area’s best playgrounds with giant wooden structures, swings and slides in an enclosed wooden fence. http://exeternh.gov/recreation/daniel‐r‐healy‐outdoor‐pool Jenny Thompson Outdoor Pool – Dover. Call 603516‐6085 for more information Peirce Island Outdoor Pool – Portsmouth. Weekday mornings are reserved for children’s swimming lessons. For Portsmouth residents, swim lessons are FREE. Afternoons, evenings and weekends are for open for everyone. Residents, children are free and adults are $2.00. For non‐residents, children are $2.00 and adults are $4.00. With a length of 100 yards, a width of 33 yards and a gently sloping depth from 14 inches to six feet it provides plenty of fun space for every age and ability including 6 lap lanes at the deep end for serious swimmers. http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/recreation/programs‐11.htm UNH Outdoor Pool – Durham. The Outdoor Pool has zero depth entry, swim lanes and plenty of space for free swimming. Increased social space around the pool is a great place to relax when not enjoying the water. New restrooms and bathhouse incorporate a display celebrating the history of the Outdoor Pool. $7.00 per person. You will need to pay for parking. http://campusrec.unh.edu/outdoor‐pool Link to Beaches, Lakes, and Swimming Holes: within 1.5 hours away http://www.seacoastkidscalendar.com/nh‐ lakes‐state‐parks/ On Site Canoe, Kayak, and Stand‐up Paddle Board Rentals NH State Park retail stores offer boat rentals $30 for ½ day rentals. http://www.nhstateparks.org/planning/schedule‐and‐fees/boat‐rentals.aspx UNH Mendums Pond ‐ The Outdoor Recreation Area is a beautiful 200‐acre site just seven miles from Durham. The Area is perfect for boating and picnicking. Lakeside picnic areas are provided and canoes and paddle boats are available for rent. Swimming is permitted; however, there are no lifeguards on duty. $6 for entrance to pond. $5 per hour for boat rentals. http://campusrec.unh.edu/mendums‐pond‐recreation‐area Playgrounds Don Ball Park – 14 Humphrey Rd, Derry, NH. Home to a large playground structure, slides, climbing walls and splash pad water park. Bathroom facilities. Free. Concession stand. Planet Playground ‐ 4 Hampton Road Route 27, Exeter NH. Huge, enclosed wooden playground with lots of swings, slides, climbing structures and towers fun for all ages. Benches for mom wahoo! and bathroom facilities are open during summer hours. Adjacent to the playground is the Exeter outdoor pool and splash pad, as well as tennis courts. This park does get cool windy even in warmer weather, so be sure to bring a sweater! Did you know there are 23 playgrounds in the city of Portsmouth? Play HORSE, hopscotch, 4 Squares, www.cityofportsmouth.com/maps/ParksPlaygrounds8x11.pdf Travelling? Find a great place to play near you. Check out this website: https://mapofplay.kaboom.org/ Parks, Walking Trails, and Hiking Barrington’s Conserved Lands – There are many trails in this area. Two not to miss include and the Locke Falls http://www.barringtonconcom.org/3._Locke_Falls_Main_Page.html and the Winnie The Pool Trail http://www.barringtonconcom.org/11._Goodwill_Conservation_Area_Main_Page_files/Pooh%20Trail%20Brochur e.pdf Blue Job Mountain – Less than a mile to the top, then climb the spindly fire tower. The main trail at Blue Job is a steady climb. The ascent is much like walking up stairs. You can see Mt. Washington from up there! Crown Point Rd., Farmington http://www.seacoastnh.com/travel/scenic‐walks/blue‐job‐state‐forest/ Fort Foster ‐ Fort Foster in Kittery Point offers three small beaches, an extensive trail system, restroom facilities in season, picnic areas and old military fortifications. Pocahontas Road, Kittery, ME 03905 Fee: $10 per car. Fort McClary – Visitors pay a $2 donation honor system to wander among the brick, wooden and granite structures high above the Piscataqua River with extraordinary views of Maine and New Hampshire. Rt 103, Kittery Point. Four Tree Island – A tiny piece of land now joined by a short causeway to Peirce Island, Four Tree Island features picnic and BBQ spots opposite Prescott Park and excellent views of the Piscataqua River. Portsmouth. Free. Great Bay Wildlife Refuge – Variety of recreational opportunities for visitors. The Ferry Way and Peverly Pond pedestrian trails are open daily from dawn to dusk and offer opportunities for wildlife watching and photography. The Peverly Pond Trail and restroom facilities are wheelchair accessible. 100 Merrimac Dr., Newington 03801 in Pease International Tradeport. Free. http://www.fws.gov/refuge/great_bay/ Great Bay Discovery Center – The Reserve offers many trails to explore the lands around Great Bay. Visitors can explore colonial homestead sites, enjoy a picnic lunch perched atop large granite boulders, or quietly watch waterfowl floating on the Bay. Be sure to check out the Passport to Great Bay http://greatbay.org/documents/greatbaypassport.pdf to get directions, information for navigating the landscape, exploration time, trail difficulty, what to look for, a place to record what you see as well as coordinates for the geocache program.
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