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Piscataqua River access points and trip distances, Maine

4 access points (4 public) along 1.6 river miles of the Piscataqua River in Maine. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Hilton Park
About 0.31 mi from the mapped river line.
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43.12068, -70.82726 1.4
1.4Patterson Lane Ramp
About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line.
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43.10948, -70.80388 0.2
1.6Eliot Boat Basin
About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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43.11133, -70.79712 0.0
1.6Piscataqua River boat launch (Eliot)
About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line.
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43.11130, -70.79720 end
Data notes: 4 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Maine GeoLibrary Boat Launches, NH Access Sites to Public Waters. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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