Campground Facilities
NAME OF CAMPGROUND FACILITY | TELEPHONE | PHYSICAL ADDRESS |
|---|---|---|
| Paugus Bay Campground | 603-366-4757 | 96 Hilliard Rd |
| Pine Hollow Campground | 603-366-2222 | 554-656 Endicott St N |
| Hack-Ma-Tack Camping Area | 603-366-5977 | 713 Endicott St N |
| NH Veteran’s Association Campground (Members Only) | 603-366-4470 | Veterans Ave |
| Resort on the Bay | 603-366-4310 | 591 Weirs Boulevard |
HISTORY OF CAMPING in Weirs Beach
An idealized representation of camping on Lake Winnipesaukee. From a linen postcard dated 1936. Back then, an adventurous traveler could row or paddle around the lake and find an agreeable, woodsy campsite along the shoreline without difficulty. These days, it is impossible to find a campsite right on the shore of the lake. Everywhere, the shoreline is either developed with housing, or posted with no trespassing signs.
Another idealized depiction of camping on Lake Winnipesaukee. Postmarked in 1931.
Camping at Lake Shore Park. Also postmarked in 1931.
Below, camping at the Weirs, 1870s, from an early stereoview.
Camping on the West Alton beach.
This 2002 Antique & Classic Boat show poster, “Island Outing” by artist Peter Ferber, depicts a circa-1900s fishing expedition camping out on Little Whortleberry island. This poster was the last one produced for Weirs Beach before the annual show moved to Meredith, and then to Wolfeboro.
Camping Critters
Campers on Lake Winnipesaukee are likely to see a “Nut Cracker” near their campsite.
Same postcard image, different caption: “I’m “stumped” to find a better place than Lake Winnepesaukee, N.H.”
Watch out for giant squirrels! The caption reads, “I am simply nutty over the White Mts. of N.H. You would be too.”
Campers on Lake Winnipesaukee might also see black bears; “A Couple of the State’s First Settlers”, as humorously noted in this old linen postcard.
“One of the First Settlers of the White Mountains”
Campers are very likely to see deer during their time in the woods. Although people are unlikely to be camping in the wintertime, deer are plentiful year round.
You won’t encounter these animals while you’re camping! A postcard of “Buffalo in Corbin Park, Near Newport, N.H.” How did buffalo wind up in New Hampshire? Watch Ken Burn’s The Amercian Buffalo to learn how.
