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Looking for exciting sportfishing? Surf fishing is great along New Hampshire’s sandy beaches and rocky coastline. Use the map on this page to find shore and boat access points for saltwater fishing in the Great Bay Estuary and its tidal river tributaries. For prime coastal access points, see Coastal Access Sites.

Great Bay Access Sites
Site # on Map	Name	Fee	Parking	Comments
27	Durham Town Landing	N	Ample	Access for winter rainbow smelt fishing
28	Scammel Bridge	N	Ample	Parking at both ends of bridge
29	Fox Point	N	Limited	Newington resident access only
30	Hilton Park	N	Ample	Boat ramp not accessible at low tide
31	Bloody Point/ General Sullivan Bridge	N	Limited	Bloody Point is a shore site adjacent to bridge
32	Little Bay Boat Club	Y	Ample	Marina; private docks; fuel dock
33	Great Bay Marine	Y	Ample	Marina; private docks; fuel dock and boat launch
34	Adams Point	N	Limited	Boat ramp not accessible at low tide
35	Newmarket Town Landing	N	Limited	Also shore fishing access behind mill building
36	Great Bay Discovery Center/Depot Road Boat Launch	N	Limited	Cartop only; access for winter rainbow smelt fishing; not accessible at all tides
37	Great Bay Access	N	Limited	Access for winter rainbow smelt fishing; no wheeled vehicles
38	Chapman’s Landing	N	Ample	Accessible at all tides
39	Swazey Parkway/Exeter Downtown Boat Ramp	N	Ample	In center of downtown Exeter; access for winter rainbow smelt fishing

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