Beaches – Seacoast

Seacoast NH Beaches

New Hampshire ocean beachesThis is the fabulous seacoast region of NH. The famous NH Atlantic Ocean Beaches are located here. Rye Beach and world-famous Hampton Beach are busy during the hot days of July and August. You’ll find Atlantic ocean beaches from Hampton Beach north to Portsmouth Harbor along US Route 1A. Ask us about NH beach vacations or share NH swimming info and beach comments. To feature your business, contact us.

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The Old Salt Restaurant Lamie's Inn
The Old Salt Restaurant & Lamie's Inn, 490 Lafayette Road (Rte. 1), Hampton, NH 03842 | 603-926-8322
Lamie’s Inn offers gracious hospitality in the best tradition of a New England country inn. Located in the heart of downtown Hampton, NH - two miles from Hampton beaches and centrally located for exploring the beautiful NH seacoast. Our friendly staff will make you feel right at home! Continental breakfast is included and our restaurant, The Old Salt, is open for lunch and dinner daily. Reservations Recommended.
Visit Lamie's Inn & Old Salt Restaurant, Hampton, NH




new hampshire beaches swimming holes public swimmingHampton Beach
Hampton NH
Ph: 603-926-8717
Arcades and vendors, fireworks and playgrounds, sand and surf – Hampton Beach has it all. It also has crowds – nearly a quarter-million visitors onn a hot summer weekend! The state provides lifeguards, restrooms, a first-aid station, and a boat launch. The Chamber of Commerce and area businesses provide entertainment and food. There are actually three beaches in the stretch referred to as Hampton Beach: Hampton State Beach, Hampton Central State Beach, and North Beach. Hampton State Beach is at Hampton Beach State Park, where the RV campground is.

Jenness State Beach
Above Rye Beach along US 1A
Ph: 603-436-1552
Jenness State Beach is a fun filled swimming and sunbathing destination. The guarded beachfront offers a wonderful opportunity for saltwater swimming, beach combing, and picnicking. Beginning weekends in mid-May and continuing into mid-June, this park is open for picnicking, swimming, and sunbathing. From mid-June through Labor Day, the park is open daily. The park does have a bathhouse.

Kingston State Park
Kingston, NH
Ph: 603-642-5471
This 44 acre park on the shore of Great Pond offers freshwater swimming in the Seacoast region. You’ll find a sandy beach and a grassy area for sunbathing. The park has lifeguards and two bathhouses with restrooms. There is also a picnic area.

New Castle Beach
New Castle, NH
Ph: 603-436-1992
This town beach has a playground and picnic area with grills as well as nice sand and a boat launch. The view across the harbor is lovely, and you are miles from the crowds and chaos.

North Hampton State Beach
North Hampton, NH
Ph: 603-436-1552
Great family beach with an oceanfront setting. Open weekends: mid-May – mid-June, daily: mid-June – Labor Day.

Rye Beach
Rye, NH
Ph: 603-926-8717 – 
North of Little Boars Head and Fox Hill Point, the beach turns pebbly with intermittent stretches of sand. The Rye section includes (from south to north) Bass Beach, Rye Beach , and Jenness Beach State Park. The beach is broken by Ragged Neck and Rye Harbor, where there are state parks but not great swimming. North of Rye Harbor the beach begins again, with Foss Beach and Rye North Beach, Wallis Sands, and Wallis Sands State Park.

Seabrook Beach
Seabrook, NH
Ph: 603-926-8717
This is a quiet, pebbly beach separated from the highway and the local houses by a strip of sand dunes. There are no bathrooms or other facilities and no parking except for handicapped spaces. There is parking a short walk away from the beach on Route 1A.

Wallis Sands State Beach
Rye, NH
Ph: 603-436-9404
Oceanfront swimming, families enjoy this sandy beach with views of the Isles of Shoals. Open weekends: mid-May – mid-June and daily: mid-June – Labor Day.

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NH Beaches by Region

Great North Woods NH Beaches
Berlin, Colebrook, Errol, Dixville, Lancaster, Pittsburg
White Mountain NH Beaches
North Conway, Lincoln, Woodstock, Littleton, Franconia, Gorham, Jackson, Sugar Hill, Whitefield, Waterville Valley
Lakes Region NH Beaches
Laconia, Rochester, Plymouth, Ossipee, Meredith, Ashland, Wolfeboro, Bristol, Winnipesaukee
Dartmouth Lake Sunapee NH Beaches
Lebanon, Hanover, Claremont, Newport, Tilton, Lyme, Plainfield, Newport
Monadnock NH Beaches
Keene, Peterborough, Fitzwilliam, Westmoreland, Chesterfield
Merrimack Valley NH Beaches
Manchester, Concord, Nashua, Salem, Derry, New London, Merrimack, Loudon
Seacoast NH Beaches
Portsmouth, Dover, Durham, Hampton, Exeter, Rye, Hampton Beach

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