OSSIPEE, N.H. – The public boat ramp facility located on the Pine River (off Route 25) that provides access to Ossipee Lake in Ossipee, NH, will be closed beginning Monday, March 28, 2016, for repairs and improvements.
The NH Fish and Game Department will refurbish the state-owned public boat access facility to improve public access to the Pine River and Ossipee Lake. Improvements will include reconstruction of the gravel access road and enlarging the parking lot to provide 30 trailer and five cartop spaces, including one trailered and one cartop space for recreationists with disabilities.
To control stormwater runoff discharges to the Pine River and protect water quality, the parking area surface will be constructed with a pervious stone-filled grid to increase stormwater runoff infiltration. In addition, two bioretention storm water treatment basins will be created to assist in collecting and infiltrating stormwater from the parking lot and travel ways slowly into the ground.
The Department will replace the single-lane ramp with a double-lane ramp, using a precast concrete-plank design and adding a removable floating dock system between the two ramps. A new timber-terraced gravel footpath leading to a non-motorized (cartop) boat access point will also be created. The addition of concrete-plank ramps will eliminate erosion of the current ramp’s degrading bituminous surface where launching is currently occurring, thus improving water quality at and around the launch area. In addition, the construction and delineation of designated parking spaces will create NH Fish and Game-controlled areas for vehicle and trailer parking and eliminate the need for the public to park in unauthorized areas.
The project is expected to take 12 to 14 weeks to complete, depending on the weather. During the project, the ramp will be in the work area. There will be no opportunity to launch or retrieve boats during this time period. Fish and Game will make another announcement when the ramp reopens.
The project is expected to take 12 to 14 weeks to complete, depending on the weather. During the project, the ramp will be in the work area. There will be no opportunity to launch or retrieve boats during this time period. Fish and Game will make another announcement when the ramp reopens.
New Hampshire's Public Boat Access Program is funded through boat registration fees and federal Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration funds. Fish and Game's Fa
cilities Construction and Lands Division acquires land for public water access sites, refurbishes existing sites and builds new public boat access areas. For more information on boating access locations in New Hampshire, visit www.wildnh.com/maps/boatfish/index.html
cilities Construction and Lands Division acquires land for public water access sites, refurbishes existing sites and builds new public boat access areas. For more information on boating access locations in New Hampshire, visit www.wildnh.com/maps/boatfish/index.html
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