Conservation Areas and Parks
Town Conservation Areas
Newmarket has a diversity of town-owned conservation areas that range in size from small pocket parks near downtown to the 160-acre Wiggin Farm Conservation Area on the west side of town.
These lands were acquired through a variety of methods that include town bonds, conservation funds (land use change tax), state and federal grants, conservation partner contributions, tax liens, landowner donations, and other sources. Each offers different opportunities for public use based on size, location, natural features, purposes, and sources of funding. The Town owns these lands; the Conservation Commission is responsible for overseeing their stewardship with assistance from the Newmarket Department of Public Works.
The following conservation areas are town-owned and open to the public.
- Dearborn Conservation Area
- Follet’s Brook Region
- Heron Point Wildlife Sanctuary
- Piscassic River-Loiselle Conservation Area
- Schanda Park
- Sliding Rock
- Tuttle Swamp
- Wiggin Farm Conservation Area
Other Conservation Lands (not town-owned)
Newmarket is fortunate to have other conserved lands that are open to the public. Click on each one to learn more and find a map.
- Lubberland Creek Preserve on Bay Road (The Nature Conservancy)
- Piscassic Greenway on Neal Mill Road (Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire-SELT)
- Kwaks/Smith Sisters on Wadleigh Falls Road (New Hampshire Audubon)