Enjoy the Watershed
Connecting communities from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound, the 7.2 million acre Connecticut River Watershed is home to countless opportunities for world class recreation.
Long-distance Trails
Connecticut River Paddlers Trail
Cross New Hampshire Adventure Trail
Special Natural Areas that allow hiking and other uses:
Sivio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Connecticut Units and Divisions
Massachusetts Units and Divisions
National Park Service Sites
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park
US Forest Service National Forests
White Mountain National Forest
Green Mountain National Forest
State specific recreation information
Note: A Working Group of the CRWP is meeting regularly with the goal of developing a Recreation Inventory of the watershed. The inventory is expected to be complete by fall of 2026 and will be published here.