Hamel State Forest

Hamel State Forest is a nature reserve in Belknap, New Hampshire. Hamel State Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Meredith Center, as well as near Plummer Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Funspot.

Funspot

Amusement arcade

Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Funspot is an arcade which features one of the largest collections of early-1970s to late-2000s games in the world. It is located in the village of Weirs Beach in Laconia, New Hampshire, United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weirs Beach and Lakeport.

Weirs Beach

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Boudon, CC BY 2.0.

Laconia is a city of 17,000 people in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. It includes the villages of Lakeport and Weirs Beach.

Lakeport

Hamlet

Photo: Ken Gallager, Public domain.

Lakeport is a neighborhood in the city of Laconia in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. It was once known as Lake Village and is centered on a power dam on the short river channel between Paugus Bay to the north, and Opechee Bay to the south.

Meredith

Photo: AerialPhotoNH, CC BY 3.0.

Meredith is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,662 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 6,854 in 2025. Meredith is situated in the state's Lakes Region and serves as a major resort town.

Hamel State Forest

Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Belknap, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

43.59188° or 43° 35′ 31″ north

Longitude

-71.51482° or 71° 30′ 53″ west

Elevation

679 feet (207 metres)

Operator

New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands

Open location code

87MCHFRP+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47797001

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

5087093

Wikidata ID

Q49330008

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Hamel State Forest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

“Hamel State Forest” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hamel State Forest”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Meredith Center and Plummer Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pickerel Pond Conservation Land and Pickerel Pond.

New Hampshire: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Concord, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth.

Curious Forests to Discover

Uncover intriguing forests from every corner of the globe.