Although New Hampshire's seacoast only borders 18.57 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, you won't be disappointed if you love the ocean. New Hampshire's seacoast is actually much longer than the 18 plus miles that are directly on the Atlantic Ocean. When you include New Hampshire's tidal rivers, the Great Bay estuary and the Isles of Shoals, the state's salt-water shoreline adds up to more than 238 miles!

There is much to do in the New Hampshire seacost region; you can take a ferry ride, which leaves daily from Portmouth Harbor to the Isles of Shoals, a cluster of islands off the shore which harbors plant and animal life unique to these islands. You can visit the public beaches of Hampton and Rye, the city of Dover which was New Hampshire's first permanent settlement, or take a walking tour through Portsmouth to discover the history of this 375 year-old town.

 Seacoast New Hampshire area towns:

(Rockingham County)

Brentwood - Danville - East Kingston - Epping - Exeter - Fremont - Greenland - Hampstead - Hampton - Hampton Beach - Hampton Falls - Kensington - Kingston - New Castle - Newfields - Newington - Newmarket - Newton - North Hampton - Plaistow - Portsmouth - Rye - Sandown - Seabrook - South Hampton - Stratham

(Strafford County)

Dover - Durham - Lee - Madbury - Rollinsford - Somersworth

 Other New Hampshire resources:

Seacoast New Hampshire area map

Guide to Portsmouth, NH and the Seacoast nh area

Seacoast New Hampshire restaurant & dining guide

Seacoast New Hampshire fishing, hunting & sportsman site, forum and resource