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 | Old Jackson Road bridge Appalachian Mountain Club | Bridge crossing | 44.26279, -71.25358 | |
| 2 | NH 16 bridge, Pinkham Notch White Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 44.27117, -71.23514 | |
| 3 | Mount Washington Auto Road bridge Green’s Grant | Bridge crossing | 44.28907, -71.22692 | |
| 4 | NH 16 bridge, Green’s Grant White Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 44.30205, -71.22119 | |
| 5 | Garnet Pool Named pool on the Peabody, by NH 16 | Point of interest | 44.30273, -71.22170 | |
| 6 | NH 16 bridge, Great Gulf White Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 44.30837, -71.22014 | |
| 7 | Great Gulf Wilderness Trailhead US Forest Service - walk-in | Access / boat ramp | 44.31124, -71.22033 | |
| 8 | Great Gulf Suspension Bridge Great Gulf Trail | Bridge crossing | 44.31251, -71.22059 | |
| 9 | Dolly Copp Picnic Ground White Mountain National Forest | Park / conservation area | 44.32529, -71.21699 | |
| 10 | Dolly Copp Campground US Forest Service | Campsite | 44.32970, -71.21941 | |
| 11 | Dolly Copp Road bridge Martins Location | Bridge crossing | 44.33618, -71.21234 | |
| 12 | Barnes Field Group campground, WMNF permit | Campsite | 44.33935, -71.21773 | |
| 13 | NH 16 bridge, Gorham White Mountain Road | Bridge crossing | 44.36396, -71.17668 | |
| 14 | USGS gauge 01054114 - Peabody River at Gorham Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 44.38132, -71.17066 | |
| 15 | Gorham Common Town of Gorham | Park / conservation area | 44.38787, -71.17433 | |
| 16 | US 2 bridge, Gorham Main Street | Bridge crossing | 44.38638, -71.16604 | |
| 17 | Gorham Canoe Portage Put-In On the Androscoggin at the Peabody mouth | Access / boat ramp | 44.39007, -71.16114 |
Gauge: USGS 01054114 — Peabody River at Gorham, New Hampshire. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Blacknose Dace, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chub, Fallfish, Landlocked Salmon, Rainbow Trout, White Sucker
Regulations: www.wildlife.nh.gov/fishing-new-hampshire/fishing-rules-and-regulations
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Gorham - the town at the confluence, with lodging, food, fuel, tackle and the gauge location.
Route 16 through Pinkham Notch - follows the river for most of its length, with repeated pull-offs and access.
Androscoggin River - the larger river the Peabody joins, with landlocked salmon and a broader fishery.
Pinkham Notch Visitor Center - the Appalachian Mountain Club base, with information, lodging and trailheads.
Dolly Copp Campground - a Forest Service campground on the river in the notch.
White Mountain National Forest - public land through the entire watershed, with unrestricted access.
Berlin - the larger town downstream on the Androscoggin, with groceries and further services.
Spring: high, cold and often unwadeable into May, with the river coming into shape only as the snowmelt finally tails off.
Summer: the prime season, with cold water off the high ground, willing brook trout and the best wading of the year.
Fall: excellent fishing and the finest scenery in the East, with landlocked salmon running up from the Androscoggin.
Winter: snow-covered and effectively closed,