Ellacoya welcomes sup paddlers

fatlazyless · 05-31-2023, 05:32 AM

Something new this year, 2023, at beautiful Ellacoya State Park on the big lake in Gilford, NH ...... http://www.nhstateparks.org/find-par...ya-state-park/ ..... Ellacoya Beach now has a spot on their beach for stand-up paddle board paddlers to go paddle their boards on Lake Winnipesaukee.

I heard it through the paddle board grapevine that Ellacoya State Park, this summer, will have a sandy beach spot just to the LEFT of their 600' sandy beach swimming area and rope line, OUTSIDE of the floating rope line where sup paddlers can launch, hit the water and go paddle the big lake that has a smooth natural sandy lake floor below the water.

Go paddle to the right, go paddle to the left, outside the swim rope line or go paddle one mile, out and back, around Welch Island when the waters are smooth and calm enough for a sup paddle all the way, way the heck out there.

For age 65-plus with a NH drivers license, admission to park your car and use the beach area is free. Adults under age-65 is five dollars which is a super NH steal-of-a deal for what Ellacoya has including a snack bar and quality rest rooms.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6GeXR-rCNE ..... 21:10 .... Ellacoya State Park, 10 months ago, August 2022

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtNBGqWHFE ...... 1:32 ..... aerial views, off-season two years ago

fatlazyless · 06-05-2023, 04:50 AM

The long Ellacoya Beach rope line, about 1000' long, with numerous red and white float balls to keep it afloat is now staged on the long sandy beach, and will probably get positioned into the water today or tomorrow. The water temperature has warmed up by ten degrees in the last 10-days, and is now warm enough to go into the big lake on a very hot sunny day. Sooner or later the weather will actually warm up again!

For stand-up paddle boarding, this new Ellacoya Beach venue should be a very welcome new sup venue with that beautiful big lake, big water location, low entry price, sandy beach and rippled sandy lake bottom.

The sup area is to the LEFT of the Ellacoya swim area, natural sandy beach, water rope line.

PFD's are required on a sup, and having a sup leash which attaches your sup to your ankle, while not required, is a very important safety item.

fatlazyless · 06-10-2023, 04:09 AM

Wanna give stand-up paddle boarding ...... http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/we...eboarding.html ..... a paddle?

Places to rent a sup on Lake Winnipesaukee:

www.wildmeadowpaddlesports.com on Center Harbor/Moultonborough town line on Rt 25 with grassy walkway to Center Harbor Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee,

www.parafunalia.com in Gilford,

www.supnh.com in Alton, just across Rt 11 from Alton Bay,

www.divewinnipesaukee.com in Wolfeboro, on Wolfeboro Bay,

http://www.millfalls.com/experiences...te-activities/, Ekal water rentals in Meredith directly on the Meredith Bay boardwalk.

And, what is destined to become the #1 paddle board hit-the-water, go-to, place-to-go, place-to-be, best value, big water, big lake, super duper sup spot on the big lake ........ drum roll here ....... ratta-tat-tat ....... http://www.nhstateparks.org/find-par...ya-state-park/ in Gilford ..... for a super steal-of-a-deal low price, highest quality waterfront NH State Park swim, sandy beach, sup paddle board, paddling best value. .....

p.s ....... sooner or later, Ellecoya will get their beach area septic system fixed and remove all the porta-potties, and hopefully ....... sooner! ...... porta-potties are the New Hampshire way ....... no working real flush toilets in N.H. .....ha-ha-ha.

06-05-2023, 04:50 AM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,527 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	..... out beyond the swim rope line! The long Ellacoya Beach rope line, about 1000' long, with numerous red and white float balls to keep it afloat is now staged on the long sandy beach, and will probably get positioned into the water today or tomorrow. The water temperature has warmed up by ten degrees in the last 10-days, and is now warm enough to go into the big lake on a very hot sunny day. Sooner or later the weather will actually warm up again! For stand-up paddle boarding, this new Ellacoya Beach venue should be a very welcome new sup venue with that beautiful big lake, big water location, low entry price, sandy beach and rippled sandy lake bottom. The sup area is to the LEFT of the Ellacoya swim area, natural sandy beach, water rope line. PFD's are required on a sup, and having a sup leash which attaches your sup to your ankle, while not required, is a very important safety item. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

06-10-2023, 04:09 AM	#3
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,527 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	..... SUP Winnipesaukee! Wanna give stand-up paddle boarding ...... http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/we...eboarding.html ..... a paddle? Places to rent a sup on Lake Winnipesaukee: www.wildmeadowpaddlesports.com on Center Harbor/Moultonborough town line on Rt 25 with grassy walkway to Center Harbor Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee, www.parafunalia.com in Gilford, www.supnh.com in Alton, just across Rt 11 from Alton Bay, www.divewinnipesaukee.com in Wolfeboro, on Wolfeboro Bay, http://www.millfalls.com/experiences...te-activities/, Ekal water rentals in Meredith directly on the Meredith Bay boardwalk. And, what is destined to become the #1 paddle board hit-the-water, go-to, place-to-go, place-to-be, best value, big water, big lake, super duper sup spot on the big lake ........ drum roll here ....... ratta-tat-tat ....... http://www.nhstateparks.org/find-par...ya-state-park/ in Gilford ..... for a super steal-of-a-deal low price, highest quality waterfront NH State Park swim, sandy beach, sup paddle board, paddling best value. ..... p.s ....... sooner or later, Ellecoya will get their beach area septic system fixed and remove all the porta-potties, and hopefully ....... sooner! ...... porta-potties are the New Hampshire way ....... no working real flush toilets in N.H. .....ha-ha-ha. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!

05-31-2023, 05:32 AM	#1
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,527 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Ellacoya welcomes sup paddlers Something new this year, 2023, at beautiful Ellacoya State Park on the big lake in Gilford, NH ...... http://www.nhstateparks.org/find-par...ya-state-park/ ..... Ellacoya Beach now has a spot on their beach for stand-up paddle board paddlers to go paddle their boards on Lake Winnipesaukee. I heard it through the paddle board grapevine that Ellacoya State Park, this summer, will have a sandy beach spot just to the LEFT of their 600' sandy beach swimming area and rope line, OUTSIDE of the floating rope line where sup paddlers can launch, hit the water and go paddle the big lake that has a smooth natural sandy lake floor below the water. Go paddle to the right, go paddle to the left, outside the swim rope line or go paddle one mile, out and back, around Welch Island when the waters are smooth and calm enough for a sup paddle all the way, way the heck out there. For age 65-plus with a NH drivers license, admission to park your car and use the beach area is free. Adults under age-65 is five dollars which is a super NH steal-of-a deal for what Ellacoya has including a snack bar and quality rest rooms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6GeXR-rCNE ..... 21:10 .... Ellacoya State Park, 10 months ago, August 2022 www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGtNBGqWHFE ...... 1:32 ..... aerial views, off-season two years ago __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!