Join the First Day Hikes at New Hampshire State Parks on Jan. 1, 2026. Enjoy guided and self-guided outings for hiking, snowshoeing, and walking.

"First Day Hikes" is hosted at state parks across New Hampshire and the nation.

Pembroke Academy biology teacher Gregg Whitmore’s license plate reads “-TROUT”, an ode to the amount of time he spends in rivers as both an avid fly fisherman and researcher. On an overcast morning ...

Hayes Marsh in Beaver Brook State Park was created by a six-decade-old dam that the state wants to remove before it fails. Credit: NH State Parks / Courtesy A 300-foot-long earthen dam in Bear Brook ...

The New Hampshire Attorney General’s office announced it has finally identified the victim known as “the middle child,” one of four bodies found in barrels in Bear Brook State Park decades ago. The ...

In the summer of 1985, a couple of kids kick over a barrel in the woods near Bear Brook State Park in New Hampshire. That barrel and a second one nearby contained the remains of one woman and three ...