Saco River access points and trip distances, New Hampshire

10 access points (10 public) along 79.5 river miles of the Saco River in New Hampshire. 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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River conditions: Saco River near Conway, NH
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Access points in river order

River mile	Access	Latitude, longitude	To next (river mi)
0.0	Saco Lake Trail Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.21612, -71.40916	26.3
26.3	Hussey Field - Boating and Tubing Access Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.05663, -71.13957	0.0
26.3	First Bridge Conservation Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.05644, -71.13742	7.8
34.1	Swift River Bridge About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	43.98473, -71.11953	2.7
36.8	Smith-Eastman Rec. Area Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.00099, -71.08307	9.5
46.3	Saco River boat launch (Fryeburg) near Saco River Reservoir Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.03800, -70.98170	3.7
50.0	Saco River boat launch (Fryeburg) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.06460, -70.94790	7.1
57.1	Walkers Bridge Canoe Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	44.02895, -70.92020	8.5
65.6	Saco River boat launch (Brownfield) Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	43.95550, -70.88260	13.9
79.5	River Run Saco Canoe Access Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab)	43.88093, -70.80391	end

Data notes: The NHDPlus line for this river has 1 break, so distances across a break may run short. 1 access point is 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, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). 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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