| Mount Sunapee State Park | |
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The beach on Lake Sunapee
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  Location in New Hampshire | |
| Location | Newbury, New Hampshire, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°19′16″N 72°03′44″W / 43.3211°N 72.0623°W / 43.3211; -72.0623[1] |
| Area | 2,893 acres (1,171 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 1,923 feet (586 m)[1] |
| Designation | New Hampshire state park |
| Established | 1948[3][4] |
| Administrator | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Mount Sunapee State Park |
Mount Sunapee State Park is a public recreation area in Newbury, New Hampshire. The state park's nearly 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) include most of Mount Sunapee and a beach area on Lake Sunapee. Park activities include swimming, hiking, camping, skiing, fishing, picnicking, and non-motorized boating. The park's ski area is operated as Mount Sunapee Resort under the management of Vail Resorts Inc.[5]
The park's beach, also known as Newbury Beach, features a bathhouse, store, canoe and kayak rentals, playground, and restricted boat launch. A seasonal campground is located off NH Route 103, up a winding mountain road accessed through Mount Sunapee Resort.[6]
The state park's extensive trail system is used in all seasons for hiking and in winter for snowshoeing.[8]
From the ski area parking, the Summit Trail travels 2 miles (3 km) along the western slope to the summit, where it meets the Solitude Trail for a 1 mile (1.6 km) walk to Lake Solitude and White Ledges.[9] The Solitude Trail then links to several trails, notably the popular Andrew Brook Trail and the steeper Newbury Trail, both heading eastward, and to the M-S Greenway as it heads south along Sunapee Mountain toward Pillsbury State Park.[10]
