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Sunken Forests of Rye, NH

Stumps of an ice age forest - visible only at low tide.

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Jenness Beach sunken forest.

In two places along New Hampshire's coast, if the tide is right, you can see the remains of a forest drowned when the glaciers retreated. One of the stump fields - just to the north of Jenness Beach - can only be seen when tides are extremely low (or by divers). The Drowned Forest off Odiorne Point is easier to see; it's in slightly shallower water.

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Address Ocean Blvd., Rye, New Hampshire, United States
Cost Parking fees if you choose to park at Odiorne Point or Jenness Beach State Parks in season.

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Take Rte. 1A south from Portsmouth, NH.

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Anonymous November 8, 2011

I've grown up in NH, spending most of my summers at Jenness and I never knew this existed! Pretty cool, I'll have to pay more attention this year.
Anonymous October 21, 2009

I used to live right down the street...definitely NH!!
NH orchidguy July 12, 2009

Yup, it in NH. Here is a boston globe article on it. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/12/04/sunken_treasure/
michelle June 15, 2009

This looks enchantingly eerie.
dfreeman June 6, 2009

Is it in Rye, NH (appears so) or Rye, United Kingdom? The breadcrumb trail above the entry seems to think the latter.