Garrison Hill (NH): elevation, trails, skiing nearby

Does Garrison Hill have skiing?

No lift-served ski area on this mountain. Nearest ski area: McIntyre Ski Area, about 32.0 miles (straight line).

Altitude at a glance

County	Strafford County
Town / township	Dover
Tower	Observation tower Garrison Hill Tower. Open to the public (OpenStreetMap access tag) (OpenStreetMap)
Summit	291 ft / 89 m

Topo map

Base map: USGS The National Map (public domain). Switch to OpenTopoMap with the layer button. Use for orientation only; carry a proper map and compass.

Summit weather

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Full NWS point forecast for Garrison Hill

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Who manages this mountain

Garrison Hill Park, managed by City of Dover.

Land unit from the USGS PAD-US database at the summit point; ranger district from USDA Forest Service boundaries. Office address and phone from the Forest Service offices page.

Sunrise & sunset today

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Calculated in your browser for the summit coordinates (standard sunrise equation, Eastern Time). From a high summit with an open horizon, the sun appears a few minutes earlier and sets a few minutes later than the sea-level times shown here; the extra minutes are estimated from the summit's height.

Safety

Consider a hikeSafe card. It's sold by NH Fish and Game and helps cover the cost of a search and rescue if you need one, under NH rules. Carry the ten essentials, tell someone your plan and know when to turn back.

Huts, shelters & campgrounds nearby

Old Stage Campground (Campground / campsite) — 3.6 mi
Barrington Shores Campground (Campground / campsite) — 8.1 mi
Ayers Lake Farm Campground & Cottages (Campground / campsite) — 9.4 mi
KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South (Campground / campsite) — 11.3 mi
Great Bay Camping (Campground / campsite) — 11.7 mi
Dixon's Campgrounds (Campground / campsite, Dixon's Coastal Maine Campground) — 13.0 mi

Within 15 miles, straight line. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Check with the operator for reservations, fees and seasons.

Real estate nearby

Town	Typical home value	Median household income	Population
Dover	$541,297 (Zillow, 2026-09; +1.5% in a year)	$94,829	33,364
Rollinsford	$514,258 (Zillow, 2026-09; -0.7% in a year)	$89,500	2,626
Somersworth	$445,426 (Zillow, 2026-09; +2.9% in a year)	$74,504	12,111
Madbury	$671,497 (Zillow, 2026-09; +0.4% in a year)	$148,365	2,203

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical home, as of the month shown; when Zillow has no figure for a town, we show the Census ACS 5-year median home value (table B25077). Income: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year 2020–2024 (via Census Reporter), table B19013. Population: same ACS 5-year release, table B01003.

Nearby peaks & ski areas

Straight-line distance.

Closest lakes & ponds

188 named lakes and ponds within 30 miles: 55 with a public boat launch, 22 with a public swimming beach.

1.6 mi Willand Pond, Somersworth Boat ramp
1.7 mi Fresh Creek Pond, Dover
3.4 mi Barbadoes Pond, Madbury
3.8 mi Hoyt Pond, Madbury
4.3 mi Lily Pond, Somersworth
4.6 mi Bellamy Reservoir, Madbury Hand-carry launch
5.7 mi Durham Reservoir, Durham
6.4 mi Unnamed Pond, Barrington
6.5 mi Winkley Pond, Barrington
7.9 mi Mallego (Richardson) Pond, Barrington
8.2 mi Scruton Pond, Barrington
8.6 mi Wheelwright Pond, Lee
8.7 mi Swains Lake, Barrington Boat ramp
8.8 mi Long Pond, Little, Barrington
9.0 mi Farm Pond, Barrington
9.2 mi Preston Pond, Barrington
9.4 mi Ayers Pond, Barrington
10.0 mi Round Pond, Barrington
10.2 mi Mendums Pond, Barrington Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
10.4 mi North Mill Pond, Portsmouth
10.5 mi Rochester Res, Rochester
10.6 mi Berrys River Reservoir, Barrington
10.8 mi Nippo Pond, Barrington
10.8 mi Long Pond, Barrington
10.8 mi Nottingham Lake, Nottingham
11.1 mi Recreation Pond, Lee
11.4 mi Stonehouse Pond, Barrington Hand-carry launch
11.8 mi Cedar Waters, Nottingham
11.8 mi Cyrus Pond, Nottingham
11.9 mi Baxter Lake, Farmington Boat ramp
12.2 mi Langley Pond, Nottingham
12.6 mi Kenneth Hill Pond, Strafford
13.0 mi North River Pond, Nottingham
13.1 mi Berrys River Pond, Farmington
13.3 mi Spaulding Pond, Rochester
13.4 mi Piscassic Ice Pond, Newfields
13.6 mi Marston Pond, Nottingham
13.9 mi Wildlife Pond Dam, Strafford
14.4 mi Kenison Pond, Nottingham
14.5 mi Unnamed Pond, Strafford
14.5 mi Demeritt Pond, Nottingham
14.6 mi Oxbow Pond, Farmington
14.6 mi Acorn Pond, Big, Northwood
14.6 mi Rattlesnake Pond, Farmington
14.8 mi Acorn Pond, Little, Northwood
15.1 mi Lucas Pond, Northwood Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
15.1 mi Quincy Pond, Nottingham
15.1 mi Nubble Pond, Farmington
15.4 mi Hoar Pond, Epping
15.6 mi Tudor Wildlife Pond, Northwood
15.8 mi Milton Pond, Milton
16.2 mi Pawtuckaway Lake, Nottingham Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
16.3 mi Colcord Pond, Exeter Hand-carry launch
16.3 mi Ice Pond Dam, Brentwood
16.4 mi Burke Pond Dam, Rye
16.5 mi Townhouse Pond, Milton Boat rampSwimming beach
16.5 mi Willey Pond, Little, Strafford
16.6 mi Bow Lake, Northwood Boat rampSwimming beach
16.6 mi Eel Pond, Rye
16.7 mi Willey Pond, Big, Strafford
16.8 mi Round Pond, Nottingham
16.8 mi Meadow Pond, Northwood Hand-carry launch
17.2 mi Harvey Lake, Northwood Hand-carry launch
17.6 mi Car Barn Pond, Hampton
17.7 mi Northeast Pond, Milton
17.7 mi Bunker Pond, Epping
18.1 mi Little Bow Pond, Northwood
18.2 mi Coffin Pond, Hampton
18.4 mi Long Pond, Northwood
18.7 mi Deer Pond, Nottingham
18.7 mi Currier Pond, Middleton
18.8 mi Freeses Pond, Upper, Deerfield
18.8 mi Durgin Pond, Northwood
18.8 mi Old Millpond, Hampton
18.9 mi Taylor Refuge Pond, Hampton Falls
18.9 mi Freeses Pond, Lower, Deerfield Hand-carry launch
19.0 mi Conservation Pond, Northwood
19.0 mi Philbrick Pond, Kensington
19.2 mi Jenness Pond, Northwood Boat ramp
19.2 mi Meadow Pond, Hampton
19.3 mi Governors Lake, Raymond Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
19.3 mi Adams Pond, Barnstead
19.4 mi Loon Pond, Fremont
19.5 mi Wild Goose Pond, Pittsfield
19.7 mi Pleasant Lake, Deerfield Boat rampSwimming beach
19.7 mi Sunrise Lake, Middleton Boat rampSwimming beach
19.8 mi Northwood Lake, Northwood Boat rampSwimming beach
20.7 mi Whittiers Pond (Big Dodge Pond), Hampton Falls
20.9 mi Muddy Pond, Kensington
21.0 mi Club Pond, New Durham
21.1 mi Eaton Pond, Pittsfield Hand-carry launch
21.2 mi Greenwood Pond, Kingston Boat rampSwimming beach
21.3 mi Onway Lake, Raymond Boat ramp
21.3 mi Chestnut Pond, Epsom Boat ramp
21.5 mi Blake Pond, Pittsfield
21.7 mi Brindle Pond, Barnstead Boat ramp
21.8 mi Marchs Pond, New Durham
21.8 mi Coldrain Pond, New Durham
21.9 mi Locke Lake, Barnstead
21.9 mi Union Meadows, Wakefield
21.9 mi Downing Pond, New Durham
22.0 mi Halfmoon Lake, Barnstead Boat ramp
22.1 mi Thurston Pond, Deerfield
22.2 mi Powwow Pond, East Kingston Boat ramp
22.2 mi Great Pond, Kingston Boat rampSwimming beach
22.2 mi Chalk Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launch
22.2 mi Berry Pond, Pittsfield
22.5 mi Halfmoon Pond, Kingston
22.7 mi Huntress Pond, Barnstead
22.7 mi Marys Pond, Seabrook
22.8 mi Jones Dam Pond, New Durham
23.0 mi Suncook Pond, Lower, Barnstead Hand-carry launch
23.0 mi Long Pond, Danville Boat ramp
23.0 mi Odiorne Pond, Epsom
23.1 mi Whites Pond, Pittsfield
23.4 mi Marsh Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launch
23.5 mi Cedar Swamp Pond, Kingston
23.6 mi Wason Pond, Chester
23.6 mi Gardner Lake, South Hampton
23.8 mi Norton Pond, Raymond
24.1 mi Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Boat rampSwimming beach
24.1 mi Tuxbury Pond, South Hampton
24.1 mi Beaver Pond (Shingle Pond), Deerfield
24.2 mi Lovell Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
24.3 mi Country Pond, Kingston Boat rampSwimming beach
24.3 mi Cub Pond, Sandown
24.3 mi Spruce Pond, Deerfield Boat rampSwimming beach
24.3 mi Cub Pond, Little, Danville
24.4 mi Suncook Pond, Upper, Barnstead Boat rampSwimming beach
24.5 mi Lily Lake, Barnstead Boat ramp
24.5 mi Lily Pond, Sandown
24.6 mi Mountain Lake, Brookfield
24.7 mi Lougee Pond, Barnstead Boat ramp
24.7 mi Bartlett Mill Pond, Kingston
24.7 mi Punch Pond, Sandown
24.8 mi Horn Pond, Wakefield
24.8 mi Mill Pond, Alton
24.8 mi Hunt Pond, Sandown
25.0 mi Unnamed Pond, Epsom
25.2 mi Bear Pond, Alton
25.5 mi Meadow Dam Pond, Alton
25.5 mi Deer Meadow Pond, Epsom Boat ramp
25.5 mi Bayberry Pond, Kingston
25.8 mi Phillips Pond, Sandown Swimming beach
25.9 mi Angle Pond, Sandown
25.9 mi Bear Hill Pond, Allenstown
26.0 mi Great East Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
26.0 mi Showell Pond, Sandown
26.1 mi Catamount Pond, Allenstown Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
26.3 mi Shaws Pond, New Durham Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
26.6 mi Gilman Pond, Alton Hand-carry launch
26.6 mi Marsh Pond, Chichester
26.7 mi Cooks Pond (Kingswood Lake), Brookfield
27.2 mi Wash Pond (Sunset Lake), Hampstead
27.2 mi Massabesic Lake, Little, Auburn Hand-carry launch
27.2 mi Rollins Pond, Gilmanton Boat ramp
27.3 mi Lynxfield Pond, Chichester
27.4 mi Crystal Lake, Gilmanton Hand-carry launchSwimming beach
27.5 mi Sanborn Pond, Loudon
27.5 mi Clay Pond, Hooksett
27.6 mi Clark Pond, Auburn Hand-carry launch
27.7 mi Ivanhoe Lake, Wakefield Boat rampSwimming beach
27.8 mi Calef Pond, Auburn
27.9 mi Tower Hill Pond, Candia Hand-carry launch
27.9 mi Knights Pond, Alton
27.9 mi Trapper Pond, Wolfeboro
28.3 mi Harantis Lake (Houston P.), Chester
28.4 mi Sunset Lake (Places Pond), Alton
28.4 mi Meetinghouse Pond (Smith), Gilmanton
28.5 mi Balch Pond, Wakefield
28.5 mi Dubes Pond, Hooksett Hand-carry launch
28.7 mi Rust Pond, Wolfeboro
28.7 mi Adams Pond, Derry
28.7 mi Hog Hill Pond, Hampstead
28.8 mi Crooked Pond, Loudon Boat ramp
28.8 mi Hinman Pond, Hooksett
28.9 mi Loon Pond, Gilmanton Boat ramp
28.9 mi Hills Pond, Alton
29.0 mi Island Pond, Hampstead Boat ramp
29.1 mi Dube Pond, Hooksett
29.2 mi Hole Brook Pond, Loudon
29.4 mi Gillan Pond, Gilmanton
29.6 mi Heads (Lakins) Pond, Hooksett
29.6 mi Round Pond, Gilmanton
29.6 mi Sand Pond (Round Pond), Wakefield
29.9 mi Massabesic Lake, Auburn Boat ramp
30.0 mi Manning Lake, Gilmanton Boat ramp
30.0 mi Holt Pond, Loudon

Straight-line distance from the summit. Lakes and towns: NH Fish and Game fishing guide data. Boat launches: NH Fish and Game public access sites. Swimming: NH Fish and Game access sites and NH DES monitored public beaches. No badge means access is unknown, not that there is none. Check local rules before you go.

Closest golf courses

Cochecho Country Club, Dover — 1.3 mi
Cochecho Country Club, Dover — 1.4 mi
Outlook Golf — 4.2 mi

Straight-line distance. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Trails & mileage

This peak is outside USFS trail data. Check the land manager below for official trail info.

Summit sunrise & sunset by month

Mid-month	Sunrise	Sunset	Turn around by*
Jan	7:12 AM	4:31 PM	2:31 PM
Feb	6:42 AM	5:12 PM	3:12 PM
Mar	6:57 AM	6:48 PM	4:48 PM
Apr	6:02 AM	7:24 PM	5:24 PM
May	5:20 AM	7:58 PM	5:58 PM
Jun	5:02 AM	8:24 PM	6:24 PM
Jul	5:16 AM	8:22 PM	6:22 PM
Aug	5:48 AM	7:48 PM	5:48 PM
Sep	6:21 AM	6:56 PM	4:56 PM
Oct	6:55 AM	6:02 PM	4:02 PM
Nov	6:35 AM	4:20 PM	2:20 PM
Dec	7:08 AM	4:08 PM	2:08 PM

Computed for the summit coordinates with the NOAA solar formula, Eastern Time (DST applied). *Rule of thumb: be heading down at least 2 hours before sunset; start early enough to reach the summit before this time.

Best month to hike

Sep — the month with the fewest wet days (≥1 mm precipitation) among months where the average summit high reaches 50°F.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Wet days
Jan	33°F	17°F	29%
Feb	35°F	18°F	34%
Mar	43°F	26°F	33%
Apr	55°F	37°F	37%
May	66°F	48°F	33%
Jun	75°F	58°F	39%
Jul	81°F	65°F	37%
Aug	79°F	63°F	30%
Sep	72°F	56°F	28%
Oct	60°F	46°F	32%
Nov	48°F	34°F	29%
Dec	38°F	24°F	37%

2006–2025 daily ERA5 reanalysis from the Open-Meteo archive, adjusted to summit elevation. Reanalysis smooths mountain weather; summits like Mount Washington are often colder and windier than shown.

Getting there & parking

Nearest towns

Dover — 1.0 mi
Rollinsford — 3.1 mi
Somersworth — 3.7 mi

Closest airports with scheduled flights

Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) — about 9.4 mi straight line
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — about 34.4 mi straight line
Portland International Jetport (PWM) — about 41.2 mi straight line

Campgrounds & places to stay

KOA campgrounds

KOA - Stratford / Lake Winnipesaukee South — 11.3 mi, Strafford · Directions
Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday — 65.7 mi, Woodstock · Directions
Twin Mountain / Mt. Washington KOA Holiday — 82.5 mi, Carroll · Directions

Nearby ski areas

McIntyre Ski Area — 32.0 mi 200 vertical ft · 11 trails · 5 lifts · 37 acres
Gunstock — 33.9 mi 1340 vertical ft · 44 trails · 8 lifts · 227 acres
Pats Peak — 46.8 mi 770 vertical ft · 28 trails · 11 lifts · 115 acres

Hike + ski pairing: hike Garrison Hill in summer or fall, then come back in winter to ski McIntyre Ski Area, 32.0 miles away.

Hiking clubs & trail groups

Peaks nearby

Blue Job Mountain — 14.9 mi, 1,357 ft
Mount Major — 29.7 mi, 1,786 ft
Belknap Mountain — 32.9 mi, 2,382 ft
Gunstock Mountain — 33.6 mi, 2,241 ft
Mount Rowe — 34.5 mi, 1,680 ft

Sources

Summit location: Wikidata Q34915767. Elevations: Wikidata/GNIS and USGS 3D Elevation Program (EPQS). Trails & trailheads: USDA Forest Service EDW datasets. Ski stats: Ski NH. Climate: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5). Airports: OurAirports. KOA locations: OpenStreetMap contributors.