Quiet Water New Hampshire and Vermont: AMC's Canoe And Kayak Guide To The Best Ponds, Lakes, And Easy Rivers

by John Hayes, Alex Wilson

Overview

Enjoy days of exploring the flat-water lakes, ponds, and rivers of New Hampshire and Vermont with this new guide from AMC’s Quiet Water series. Great for families, anglers, and canoeists and kayakers of all abilities, this updated guide features 90 trips, covering the best calm water paddling in New Hampshire and Vermont.

Explore the many ponds of Pillsbury State Park and camp overnight, paddle Chocorua lake and view one of New England’s most scenic mountains, and rediscover Vermont’s scenic Lake Champlain.

Each trip includes detailed descriptions of each lake, pond and river, with maps, photographs, paddling routes, and GPS coordinates to help drivers reach the access point for the trip. New to this edition are updated trip descriptions and a useful At-a-Glance Trip Planner featuring helpful information about trip time, distance, difficulty, and special features. Inside you’ll also find resources on local outfitters, safety and equipment tips, and complete driving, parking, and put-in instructions. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934028353
Publisher:	Appalachian Mountain Club Books MA
Publication date:	04/13/2010
Series:	Quiet Water Series
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	1,080,430
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Hayes is a dean at the college of Arts and Sciences at Pacific University. He has canoed and kayaked extensively throughout the world, and is co-author with Alex Wilson of three other books in AMC’s Quiet Water series. Alex Wilson is an avid canoeist and naturalist, and a widely published writer on energy, building technology, and environmental issues. He lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Table of Contents

Southern New Hampshire1. Pisgah Reservoir2. Hubbard Pond3. Edward MacDowell Lake4. Nubanusit Lake and Spoonwood Pond5. Powder Mill Pond and Contoocook River6. Ballard Pond7. Massabesic Lake8. Powwow River9. Exeter River10. Pillsbury State Park Ponds11. Willard Pond12. Stumpfield Marsh, Hopkinton Lake, and Everett Lake13. Turkey Pond, Little Turkey Pond, and Turee Pond14. Kimball Pond15. Dubes Pond16. Hoit Road Marsh17. Pawtuckaway Lake18. Great Bay Central New Hampshire19. McDaniels Marsh20. Grafton Pond21. The Bay/Blackwater River22. Danbury Bog23. Wickwas Lake24. Suncook River25. Manning Lake26. Marsh Pond and Merrymeeting River27. Salmon Falls River28. Clark Pond29. Lake Armington and Lake Tarleton30. Robartwood Pond and Campton Bog31. White Oake Pond32. Squam Lake33. Garland Pond34. Copps Pond35. Chocorua Lake36. Cooks Pond and Cooks River37. Conway Lake38. Long Pond39. Upper Kimball Lake40. Mountain Pond Northern New Hampshire41. Connecticut River—Northern Section42. Androscoggin River and Pontook Reservoir43. Lake Umbagog44. First Connecticut Lake and Lake Francis45. Second Connecticut Lake46. East Inlet47. Scott Bog48. Third Connecticut Lake Southern Vermont49. Sadawga Pond50. Somerset Reservoir51. Grout Pond and Branch Pond52. Retreat Meadows, Herricks Cove, and Connecticut River—Southern Section53. Gale Meadows Pond54. Lowell Lake Central Vermont55. Lake Champlain—Southern End56. Bomossen Lake, Glen Lake, and Half Moon Pond57. Wallingford Pond58. North Hartland Lake59. East Creek, South Fork60. Richville Pond61. Otter Creek62. Silver Lake63. Chittenden Reservoir and Lefferts Pond64. Dead Creek65. Little Otter Creek66. Winona Lake67. Wrightsville Reservoir68. Kettle Pond and 'smore Pond69. Peacham Pond70. Mollys Falls Pond71. Lower and Upper Symes Ponds Northern Vermont72. Shelburne Pond73. Indian Brook Reservoir74. Colchester Pond75. Arrowhead Mountain Lake76. Waterbury Reservoir77. Green River Reservoir78. Long Pond79. Flagg Pond80. Jewett Brook and Stevens Brook81. Fairfield Swamp82. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge83. Rock River84. Great Hosmer Pond and Little Hosmer Pond85. May Pond86. South Bay, Lake Memphremagog87. Clyde River and Pensioner Pond88. Dennis Pond89. Nulhegan Pond90. Norton Pond Essays Carnivorous Plants: The Table is TurnedThe Loon: Voice of the Northern WildernessBlack Flies and Mosquitoes: Scourges of the NorthSnapping Turtle: Hidden Dweller of the PondThe Beaver: Resident Wetlands EngineerMoose: The North Woods GiantThe Playful River Otter Appendix ACampgrounds Appendix BOutfitters Appendix CRecommended Reading Appendix DResources Index

Interviews

This is the third edition of the best-selling book in AMC’s Quiet Water series. Expert authors John Hayes and Alex Wilson bring the reader the best of quiet water paddling in New Hampshire and Vermont in this essential guide.

Editorial Reviews

An excellent guide that should be in the beginner’s as well as the most experienced paddler’s home. ..[the authors] will save you hundreds of hours by [their] accurate, concise, and detailed descriptions.”-Jim Mack, Executive Director, United States Canoe Association

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