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 | Crawford Notch State Park NH State Parks - shorebank | Park / conservation area | 44.18260, -71.39860 | |
| 2 | Dry River Campground Crawford Notch State Park | Campsite | 44.15615, -71.36216 | |
| 3 | US 302 bridge, Crawford Notch Crawford Notch Road | Bridge crossing | 44.15322, -71.36471 | |
| 4 | Crawford Notch Campground Harts Location | Campsite | 44.13050, -71.35713 | |
| 5 | Bemis Bridge Harts Location | Bridge crossing | 44.12052, -71.35372 | |
| 6 | Davis Path shore access NH DOT - shorebank, Harts Location | Access / boat ramp | 44.11840, -71.35370 | |
| 7 | Fourth Iron Campground WMNF, at the Sawyer River confluence | Campsite | 44.08530, -71.34541 | |
| 8 | Sawyer Rock Picnic Ground White Mountain National Forest | Park / conservation area | 44.07589, -71.32778 | |
| 9 | Bear Notch Road bridge Bartlett | Bridge crossing | 44.08368, -71.28529 | |
| 10 | Bartlett Village Gazebo Park Bartlett | Park / conservation area | 44.07845, -71.28186 | |
| 11 | Thorne Pond Conservation Area Bartlett | Park / conservation area | 44.08292, -71.25020 | |
| 12 | Saco River Conservation Easement NH Fish & Game - walk-in, with Attitash | Access / boat ramp | 44.08180, -71.24820 | |
| 13 | US 302 bridge, Glen Crawford Notch Road | Bridge crossing | 44.09528, -71.20303 | |
| 14 | Glen Ellis Family Campground Glen | Campsite | 44.10504, -71.17912 | |
| 15 | Humphreys Ledge Natural Area NH Division of Forests and Lands | Park / conservation area | 44.08764, -71.16580 | |
| 16 | Conway special-rule section NH Fish & Game - fly-fishing-only water, Lucy Brook | Regulation section limit | 44.06838, -71.14993 | Upstream limit at the Lucy Brook confluence, marked by a sign. NH Fish and Game publishes two different downstream limits for this reach (Artist Falls Brook, Mill Brook), so only the upstream limit is mapped. |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Hussey Field Town of Conway | Park / conservation area | 44.05831, -71.14109 | |
| 18 | North Country Angler North Conway - fly shop, guides and licences | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 44.05746, -71.13365 | Placed from the shop street address on White Mountain Highway; not mapped in OSM. |
| 19 | Hussey Field boating and tubing access Town of Conway - cartop; 15-minute parking | Access / boat ramp | 44.05660, -71.13960 | |
| 20 | First Bridge Conservation Area Town of Conway - cartop; parking fee or sticker | Access / boat ramp | 44.05640, -71.13740 | |
| 21 | River Road bridge, Conway | Bridge crossing | 44.05632, -71.13803 | |
| 22 | Dahl Wildlife Sanctuary Audubon Society of New Hampshire | Park / conservation area | 44.01429, -71.11642 | |
| 23 | Pine Hill Community Forest Upper Saco Valley Land Trust | Park / conservation area | 44.00071, -71.10047 | |
| 24 | Eastern Slope Camping Area Conway | Campsite | 43.99299, -71.11575 | |
| 25 | West Side Covered Bridge Conway | Bridge crossing | 43.98488, -71.11931 | |
| 26 | Saco River Bridge Covered bridge, East Side Road, Conway | Bridge crossing | 43.98304, -71.11707 | |
| 27 | Davis Park Town of Conway - beach and picnic area | Access / boat ramp | 43.98290, -71.11600 | |
| 28 | NH 16 bridge, Conway White Mountain Highway | Bridge crossing | 43.98143, -71.11504 | |
| 29 | USGS gauge 01064500 - Saco River near Conway Live flow and stage | USGS gauge | 43.99083, -71.09056 | |
| 30 | US 302 bridge, Center Conway Eastman Road | Bridge crossing | 43.99525, -71.08595 | |
| 31 | Smith-Eastman Recreation Area Town of Conway - canoe access | Access / boat ramp | 44.00100, -71.08310 |
Gauge: USGS 01064500 — Saco River near Conway, NH. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass
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.
Crawford Notch State Park — headwater access at Saco Lake and the upper pocket water.
Route 302 pull-offs through Hart's Location and Bartlett — roadside access to the freestone reach.
Bartlett village accesses — the transition between pocket water and flats.
Echo Lake State Park, North Conway — parking and access to the middle river.
Davis Park and First Bridge, Conway — access near the USGS gauge.
Smith-Eastman Landing, Conway — the main paddle put-in and take-out on the lower river.
Route 16 crossings toward Fryeburg — lower river access approaching the Maine line.
Spring: high, cold snowmelt into May; fish the edges and the slower seams as flows drop.
Summer: best early. Caddis and terrestrials up top; the Conway reach is crowded with tubers by midday.
Fall: low, clear water and the best pocket-water fishing of the year for wild brook trout.
Winter: largely closed to trout fishing; check current New Hampshire season dates before planning.