Beaver Brook Falls Wayside

Beaver Brook Falls Wayside
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Location432 Route 145, Colebrook
Coos County, New Hampshire
Coordinates44°55′12″N 71°27′53″W / 44.92004°N 71.46480°W / 44.92004; -71.46480
Area7.3 acres (3.0 ha)
Elevation1,122 ft (342 m)[1]
Administered byNew Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
WebsiteBeaver Brook Falls Wayside

Beaver Brook Falls Wayside is a 7.3-acre (3.0 ha) park in Colebrook, New Hampshire, along Route 145. It features a roadside view of the scenic 80-foot (24 m) Beaver Brook Falls.[2][3] Picnic tables, restroom facilities and a small picnic shelter are available.[4]

The park is 1 of 10 New Hampshire state parks that were in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with the park experiencing 3 minutes and 3 seconds of totality.[5]

Photos

  • Wayside park in autumn 2016
    Wayside park in autumn 2016
  • Open area with picnic tables and rain shelter, autumn 2016
    Open area with picnic tables and rain shelter, autumn 2016
  • The falls in autumn 2016
    The falls in autumn 2016
  • The falls in August 2019
    The falls in August 2019

References

  1. ^ "Beaver Brook Wayside Area". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Beaver Brook Falls". New England Waterfalls. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Beaver Brook Falls". Waterfalls of the Northeast United States. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Beaver Brook Falls Wayside". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ R, Mike (August 11, 2021). "New Hampshire 2024 Solar Eclipse State Parks". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
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