Coleman State Park

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Coleman State Park
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Coleman State Park
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Coleman State Park
Coleman State Park (the United States)
Location1166 Diamond Pond Road, Stewartstown, Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates 44°56′17″N71°19′28″W / 44.9381°N 71.3245°W / 44.9381; -71.3245 [1]
Area1,573 acres (637 ha) [2]
Elevation2,375 feet (724 m) [1]
Established1956 [3]
Administered by New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
Designation New Hampshire state park
Website Coleman State Park

Coleman State Park is a public recreation area on Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, New Hampshire. Activities in the state park include camping, hiking, fishing, ATV riding, and picnicking. [4]

The park was created when the state purchased the 1,200-acre (490 ha) Camp Diamond property from the Coleman family in 1956. [3]

The park is 1 of 10 New Hampshire state parks that are in the path of totality for the 2024 solar eclipse, with 2 minutes and 59 seconds of totality. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coleman State Park". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Lisa Mausolf, Preservation Consultant (March 2019). "New Hampshire State Parks: Mid-Century Modern (1945-1975): Historic Context Study" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. p. 15. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  4. "Coleman State Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  5. R, Mike (August 11, 2021). "New Hampshire 2024 Solar Eclipse State Parks". CosmosPNW. Retrieved October 3, 2022.