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The Connecticut Lakes are a group of lakes in northern New Hampshire
New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
, forming the beginning of the Connecticut River
Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut....
. All of the lakes are technically contained within Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Pittsburg is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 867 at the United States Census, 2000....
, but are far from the town center. There are four lakes: First Connecticut Lake
First Connecticut Lake

First Connecticut Lake is located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire. At 3,071 acres , it is the eighth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire....
, Second
Second Connecticut Lake

Second Connecticut Lake is an water body located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire. It is one of a Connecticut Lakes near the headwaters of the Connecticut River....
, Third
Third Connecticut Lake

Third Connecticut Lake is a 231 acre water body located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, less than one mile from the Canada border....
 and Fourth Connecticut Lake
Fourth Connecticut Lake

The Fourth Connecticut Lake is the northernmost, smallest and most remote of the Connecticut Lakes in New Hampshire. It is the source of the Connecticut River....
. First Connecticut Lake is the biggest and Fourth is the smallest (and northernmost). All lakes are north of the 45th parallel. There is a state forest next to them (Connecticut Lakes State Forest).






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The Connecticut Lakes are a group of lakes in northern New Hampshire
New Hampshire

New Hampshire is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States of America. The state was named after the southern English Counties of England of Hampshire....
, forming the beginning of the Connecticut River
Connecticut River

The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut....
. All of the lakes are technically contained within Pittsburg, New Hampshire
Pittsburg, New Hampshire

Pittsburg is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 867 at the United States Census, 2000....
, but are far from the town center. There are four lakes: First Connecticut Lake
First Connecticut Lake

First Connecticut Lake is located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire. At 3,071 acres , it is the eighth-largest lake located entirely in New Hampshire....
, Second
Second Connecticut Lake

Second Connecticut Lake is an water body located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire. It is one of a Connecticut Lakes near the headwaters of the Connecticut River....
, Third
Third Connecticut Lake

Third Connecticut Lake is a 231 acre water body located in Coos County, New Hampshire in northern New Hampshire, in the town of Pittsburg, New Hampshire, less than one mile from the Canada border....
 and Fourth Connecticut Lake
Fourth Connecticut Lake

The Fourth Connecticut Lake is the northernmost, smallest and most remote of the Connecticut Lakes in New Hampshire. It is the source of the Connecticut River....
. First Connecticut Lake is the biggest and Fourth is the smallest (and northernmost). All lakes are north of the 45th parallel. There is a state forest next to them (Connecticut Lakes State Forest). The lakes can only be accessed by driving north to the terminus of U.S. Route 3
U.S. Route 3

U.S. Route 3 is a north-south United States highway that runs from its southern terminus in Cambridge, Massachusetts through New Hampshire to its terminus near Third Connecticut Lake at the Canada?United States border, where the road continues north as Quebec Route 257....
 through New Hampshire or driving south from Quebec
Quebec

Quebec , in French language, Qu?bec , is a Provinces and territories of Canada in the Central Canada and Eastern Canada regions of Canada....
.

(Note: There is a trail called the Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail
Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail

Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail is a public trail maintained by the that criss-crosses the international border between the United States and Canada for and ends in a loop around the Fourth Connecticut Lake in the United States....
 that goes in and out of Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
.)