Your Gateway to Great Bay
3,500+ Hours
Contributed by volunteers each year
1,000,000+ Data Points
Tracking water quality and more every year
10,000+ Acres
Protected public lands and open water
Find Your Place on Great Bay
Somewhere in the 10,000+ acres protected by the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a place for you. Enjoy fishing, hunting, boating, hiking, and birding. Study in a classroom that spans open water, marshes, fields, and forests. Connect to the natural wonder of Great Bay.
Places
Great Bay Discovery Campus
Our headquarters is a wonderful place to start your exploration of Great Bay.
Crommet Creek
Enjoy a hike, take in the freshwater overlook, and keep an eye out for one of our resident beavers.
Community Wildlife Garden
Enjoy the fruits of volunteer power in this lovely garden next to Stratham’s Chapman’s Landing.
Adams Point
Picnic, hike, and harvest oysters on this historic peninsula extending into the narrows of Great Bay.
Experiences
Osprey Cam
Watch the migratory osprey return to nest and rear their chicks at our Discovery Center LIVE online.
Wildlife Watching
Located on the North Atlantic Flyway, our Reserve offers many opportunities to spot birds and wildlife.
Hiking
Forests, salt marshes, and mudflats, oh my! We have many habitats to discover and trails to explore them.
Hunting & Fishing
Join a tradition of responsible hunting and fishing that has existed on Great Bay for generations.
Our Mission
The Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve provides place-based science, data, education programs, workshops, and technical assistance to help understand and protect the lands and waters that are the cultural and economic heart of communities in New Hampshire’s Great Bay watershed. We are a resource for anyone who wants to connect with others to protect the Great Bay.
Stay in Touch
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