Great trail. Nice little Beaver pond with heron nests. The only dislike is the fact that people…read morewalk their dogs off the leash...How does anyone expect to see nature with the dog running around everywhere? For the safety of their pets and for others, a respect for the preserve would be great!

What a great place to hike! We did 9 miles last Sunday, and had a muddy fun time. The trails are…read morewell marked, and give hours of beginner to intermediate hiking enjoyment. It is mud season, and there are restrictions- ie: during mud season- no mountain bikes, please pick up your dog poop, carry in/carry out. That being said, there's always the few who break the rules. Please, for the love of God, adhere to the rules. If we all do our part, we have a beautiful place in our town to explore. Thank you to those that follow the few easy rules. Great local place for all to get some exercise and catch some sunshine!!

Great for all ages. Clean, versatile and pet friendly on trails. Portable toilets…read moreSet up off season. A couple picnic tables near playground make it nice for a quick lunch or snack.

Had a really good time with the family. Park is clean and the playground is large and and lots of…read morespace for the kids to run without bumping into each other. If you take the trails, there a slow moving creek where there appears to be a small dam built by previous visitors and then added on by kids as they visit. Good fun for everyone.

Beautiful lake and hiking trails all around, if you're looking for a day of hiking and exploring…read morethis is where you want to go! There's also a parking area with picnic tables & benches where you can sit out and look over the lake.

Beautiful lake in Manchester (also the drinking water source for the city). There is a pretty big…read moreparking lot, some picnic tables and benches along the lake. There's also a lot of tall trees, so there were some people hammocking. Lovely well maintained flat trail around the lake. No swimming is allowed, but boating is allowed. Feeding animals is also not allowed. Would recommend coming here for picnicking and getting some fresh air.

Rock Rimmon is a local Manchester favorite. The park itself rates approximately four stars…read more However, if you take a short walk to the top. You will have an amazing view of the entire city! Because of the view on top of the mountain I'm giving Rock Rimmon a solid five stars! I highly recommend checking out this amazing view if you're ever in the area! It's breathtaking!

If you're not familiar with the area, finding where you actually need to park might be frustrating…read more The directions I got from Google (along with a couple of street signs) pointed us to the Rock Rimmon soccer field, which is not accessible (there's an actual gate that's closed), leaving you wondering how you actually get to the park. We went back East on Bremer streets for 6 blocks and found park access on the left. If you're GPSing or getting directions online, I would look up "Dupont Pool" instead of Rock Rimmon Park. Anyway, once my girlfriend and I got there, we found a large pool, a tennis court, a basketball court, and a playground. No picnic tables though, which was kind of a bummer, since we brought food. But we just plopped down in the grass and ate. After we ate, we went through the trail. At first, it looked like it was going to be somewhat of a climb, but once we started, it really wasn't bad. You definitely notice a lot of litter, including broken glass, and vandalism; mostly from chalk. Most of the chalk writing is fine but there is some stereotypical, childish, vandalism there too. However, the view from atop of the rock is very pretty. We got lots of great pictures, and enjoyed just sitting with our feet dangling off the edge. The temperature was great out, so it was really relaxing. It was a good experience, but it strikes me as a place that I might only visit once again.

Everything is perfect. There are no needs for any concerns. Family oriented. Fun for the whole…read morefamily.

Nice park, came at sunset ... Perfect timing to watch the…read moresun set. Nice park, came at sunset ... Perfect timing to watch the sun set.

If you're like me, perhaps sculptures aren't your favorite type of art. And maybe you haven't heard…read moreof this place. But something MAGICAL happens when you see sculptures displayed in the woods. You'll see these sculptures with a whole new appreciation. There's art here from sculptors from all over the world. And there's a nice variety as well. A nice map is available in the parking area to help you navigate. There's signage for each piece and some have explanations as well to enrich your understanding. Some of the trail signage is less than clear but you're always close to a numbered sculpture so you can find exactly where you are on your map. A few tips: - Wear sneakers or hiking shoes as some of the trails are a bit rough. - Be prepared to walk and climb. There are 140 acres, multiple trails and much of it involves climbing up (or down) - Bring the kids! Most kids will love the walk through the woods and will enjoy discovering each new sculpture. - Maps are available in the parking area, but print your own (in color) ahead of time if possible. - Most of the sculptures are up from the parking area. I recommend walking up the paved Parking Trail to get started. Yes it's a bit longer but easier and there's some great sculptures on it. When you get to #26- Community and Diversity, you are at a junction and you can pick up trails through the woods for most of the place. - Allow at least 2-3 hours or you will feel like you missed out. By the way the variety of mushrooms was fantastic in August. Just another treat in a wonderful place. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Free outdoor sculpture park I hike here often and love the sculptures. Enjoyed some concerts as…read morewell. Saw the Soggy Po Boys show and Willie Laws concert in the past. Looking forward to seeing more Live music after a hike

This is a beautiful and easy hike. Impressive water flow in April. Went on a Saturday and it wasn't…read morecrowded at all.

Not a business but a walking trail. No real elevation gains but a good walk along the river and…read moreyou can log in anywhere from two to 4 miles. Parking lot is small and parking is not allowed on the street for visitors. But cars are leaving the lot fairly often.

This free site owned by the Audubon Society has interpretive displays, extensive boardwalks, a…read moreraised platform for viewing, benches for resting, wild blueberries, and lots of bog flora. It's close enough to the city that you can hear the cars on 101A but puts you in a whole different habitat. Lovingly maintained, it has areas dedicated to various nature educators. Beware of scraping bottom pulling into the lot. A portable toilet would beneficial.

I often stop by to admire the beautiful gardens at Beaver Brook. I'm not a hiker, so I can't speak…read moreto the inside of the property. I am, however, a (home) gardener and nothing gets me happy and smiling more than flowers -- annuals and perennials -- everywhere around me. All was good until a number of years ago when I read in a local newspaper that BBA had released rabbits on their property. I was floored then and wondered why that would be so. Then more recently, last spring to be more precise, I looked out my window at my newly planted and/or emerging plants and (gasp!) there was a rabbit eating away at my new zinnia plants. They were young (and succulent, I surmised while watching them be devoured) and stripped down to their stalks by the time I could get the hose so I could spray away the rabbit. It took 2-3 tries last year, and I hope I don't have to repeat that experience. Why?

This is a large network of trails with woodland and marsh habitat. The access roads are dirt and…read morewatch out for rocks on them. This might be due to heavy rains this year. Some trails were also damaged but passable. Saw a salamander and lots of flora including fall foliage. They have ample parking and a portable toilet.

Two stars even a few years ago might have been generous. But it's 2020 and 3 months into COVID and…read morethey've reopened. People seemed to be social distancing for the most part -- except for the group of 10 dudes smoking the marijuana just past the beach markers, UPWIND of the families with small children. Apparently it's legal to smoke in the open here. The beach is kind of a mixture of dirt and sand, more dirt than sand. The shallower parts were clear enough but wade out a little deeper and it's murky. Older reviews talk about the smell there. Well, to be fair it smells marine. Look across the water and you see cattails, so it's a little marshy. So, it has subtle sulfur odor. Went during the week so parking not an issue. Maybe 60 people there total? Oh and my kid got a leech on his ankle. Granted, there's probably leeches in all the lakes in NH.

Awesome place for kids! There's frogs, turtles, muck, a playground and hiking! Not to mention they…read morealso rent out a bunch of equipment. They let people use floaties, noodles etc... It's a lot of fun, even on a cooler day (72 F today). During Covid they require a reservation, which you can get on the website.