Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contoocook Lake Dam Jaffrey - head of the river | Dam / hazard | 42.80133, -72.02717 | |
| 2 | Rindge to Henniker special-rule section NH Fish & Game - upstream limit at Contoocook Lake | Regulation section limit | 42.80133, -72.02717 | Section runs from Contoocook Lake downstream to the area marked with signs and wire in West Henniker. Boundary only; see NH Fish and Game for the rules. |
| 3 | Carey Park Town of Jaffrey | Park / conservation area | 42.80198, -72.02670 | |
| 4 | Nutting Road bridge, Jaffrey | Bridge crossing | 42.82280, -72.01892 | |
| 5 | Cheshire Pond Dam Jaffrey | Dam / hazard | 42.81701, -72.00843 | |
| 6 | US 202 bridge, Jaffrey Peterborough Street / US 202 | Bridge crossing | 42.81661, -72.00588 | |
| 7 | Sharon Road bridge, Peterborough | Bridge crossing | 42.85269, -71.96382 | |
| 8 | Noone Mills Dam Peterborough | Dam / hazard | 42.85976, -71.96134 | |
| 9 | USGS gauge 01082000 - Contoocook River at Peterborough Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 42.86258, -71.95925 | |
| 10 | US 202 / NH 101 bridge, Peterborough Wilton Road | Bridge crossing | 42.86898, -71.94954 | |
| 11 | Depot Park Peterborough village | Park / conservation area | 42.87606, -71.94902 | |
| 12 | Main Street bridge, Peterborough | Bridge crossing | 42.87747, -71.94836 | |
| 13 | North Village Dam Peterborough | Dam / hazard | 42.89923, -71.93946 | |
| 14 | Shieling Forest NH Division of Forests and Lands | Park / conservation area | 42.89315, -71.93318 | |
| 15 | Wetlands Mitigation Facility access NH DOT - cartop, Peterborough | Access / boat ramp | 42.90020, -71.93740 | |
| 16 | Peterborough Common Pathway access Town of Peterborough - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 42.92420, -71.94500 | Follow the Common Pathway through the tunnel under US 202. |
| 17 | Powdermill Pond Access Facility NH Fish & Game - concrete trailer ramp | Access / boat ramp | 42.95580, -71.93630 | |
| 18 | Hancock-Greenfield Covered Bridge Forest Road | Bridge crossing | 42.95675, -71.93485 | |
| 19 | Powder Mill Pond Hand-Carry Boat Launch Monadnock Paper Mills - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 42.98950, -71.93450 | |
| 20 | Powder Mill Pond Dam Bennington | Dam / hazard | 42.99268, -71.92411 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Monadnock Power Station Dam Bennington | Dam / hazard | 42.99991, -71.92600 | |
| 22 | Paper Mill Dam Bennington | Dam / hazard | 43.00578, -71.92673 | |
| 23 | Contoocook River Access, Bennington Monadnock Paper Mills - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.00610, -71.93060 | |
| 24 | Depot Street bridge, Antrim | Bridge crossing | 43.02598, -71.92839 | |
| 25 | McCabe Forest Society for the Protection of NH Forests | Park / conservation area | 43.03822, -71.93064 | |
| 26 | NH 149 bridge, Hillsborough Bridge Street | Bridge crossing | 43.11341, -71.89417 | |
| 27 | Riverwalk, Hillsborough Town of Hillsborough | Park / conservation area | 43.11396, -71.88919 | |
| 28 | Grimes Park Boat Launch Town of Hillsborough - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.11443, -71.88549 | |
| 29 | Morse Sporting Goods Hillsborough - tackle and licences | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 43.14005, -71.87208 | |
| 30 | Whitewater Section Access Town of Henniker - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.14425, -71.87021 | |
| 31 | Town Conservation Area, Henniker Town of Henniker - shorebank | Park / conservation area | 43.14680, -71.86050 | |
| 32 | Contoocook River Access land NH Fish & Game | Park / conservation area | 43.15132, -71.86515 | |
| 33 | West Henniker Contoocook River Access Town of Henniker - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.16796, -71.84180 | |
| 34 | Contoocook Valley Paper Company Dam The former paper mill dam in West Henniker | Dam / hazard | 43.16950, -71.84311 | |
| 35 | Henniker special-rule section NH Fish & Game - anchored on the former paper mill dam | Regulation section limit | 43.16950, -71.84311 | Section runs from 2,500 ft above the former paper mill dam in West Henniker, marked by signs and wire, upstream one mile to a point marked by signs and wire. Boundary only. |
| 36 | Azalea Park Town of Henniker | Park / conservation area | 43.17817, -71.82411 | |
| 37 | NH 114 bridge, Henniker Bridge Street | Bridge crossing | 43.17876, -71.82198 | |
| 38 | Contoocook River Access Boat Launch US Army Corps of Engineers - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.17351, -71.81656 | |
| 39 | River Road Boat Launch US Army Corps of Engineers - concrete-plank ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.16638, -71.77160 | |
| 40 | Ames State Forest NH Division of Forests and Lands | Park / conservation area | 43.17231, -71.76213 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Hopkinton Dam US Army Corps of Engineers flood-control dam | Dam / hazard | 43.18859, -71.74761 | |
| 42 | Elm Brook boat launch US Army Corps of Engineers | Access / boat ramp | 43.19292, -71.74036 | |
| 43 | Elm Brook Park US Army Corps of Engineers | Park / conservation area | 43.18824, -71.73585 | |
| 44 | Contoocook Village Dam Hopkinton | Dam / hazard | 43.22243, -71.71548 | |
| 45 | Cedar Street Boat Launch Town of Hopkinton - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.22206, -71.71532 | |
| 46 | Contoocook Railroad Bridge Covered railroad bridge, Hopkinton | Bridge crossing | 43.22308, -71.71389 | |
| 47 | Riverway Park Canoe/Kayak Launch Town of Hopkinton - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.22320, -71.71293 | |
| 48 | Bohanan Farm boat access Town of Hopkinton - cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.23485, -71.69153 | |
| 49 | Mast Yard State Forest NH Division of Forests and Lands | Park / conservation area | 43.24075, -71.66302 | |
| 50 | Lehtinen Park North City of Concord - walk-in / shore fishing | Access / boat ramp | 43.25140, -71.64810 | |
| 51 | Lehtinen Park / Broad Cove water access City of Concord - walk-in / cartop | Access / boat ramp | 43.23331, -71.64784 | |
| 52 | Jim Hill Riverwalk City of Concord - walk-in / shore fishing | Access / boat ramp | 43.23970, -71.63930 | |
| 53 | Rolfe Canal Public Boat Ramp City of Concord - concrete trailer ramp | Access / boat ramp | 43.26646, -71.61389 | Varying current below the dam; keep craft under control. |
| 54 | Edward H York Dam Penacook | Dam / hazard | 43.26924, -71.61305 | |
| 55 | Penacook Riverside Park City of Concord | Park / conservation area | 43.28074, -71.60163 | |
| 56 | Penacook Upper Falls Dam Briar-Hydro Associates | Dam / hazard | 43.28281, -71.60120 | |
| 57 | Penacook Street Boat Ramp Gravel trailer ramp; connects to the Merrimack | Access / boat ramp | 43.28620, -71.59090 | |
| 58 | Henniker to Concord special-rule section NH Fish & Game - downstream limit at the Merrimack | Regulation section limit | 43.28685, -71.58907 | Section runs from 2,500 ft above the former paper mill dam in West Henniker downstream to the confluence with the Merrimack River. Boundary only. |
Gauge: USGS 01082000 — CONTOOCOOK RIVER AT PETERBOROUGH, NH. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Fallfish, Largemouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch
Regulations: www.wildlife.nh.gov/laws-and-rules
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Peterborough town access at the USGS gauge - the upper-river flow reference and easy wade access.
Noone Falls and Peterborough village pullouts - short walk-in access to the ledge water.
Bennington and Antrim river accesses - middle-river wading and canoe launch points.
Hillsborough town access - the transition point from trout water to warmwater river.
Henniker river accesses - lower-river hand launch for smallmouth floats.
Contoocook village landing in Hopkinton - trailer and hand launch on the lower flats.
Jaffrey and Rindge headwater brooks - wild brook trout wading on the tributaries.
Spring: stocking runs through April and May and the upper river fishes best of the year as flows drop off snowmelt.
Summer: the upper river warms and drops; fish the tributary mouths early or float the lower river for smallmouth.
Fall: cooling water in late September and October brings holdover trout back into the runs.
Winter: mostly closed or iced on the flats, with limited open-water access on