Factually speaking, Pleasant Lake is a 606-acre lake located in Merrimack County in central New Hampshire, in the town of New London. The village of Elkins is located at the east end of the lake, next to its outlet. Water from Pleasant Lake flows east to the Blackwater River, a tributary of the Contoocook River and ultimately the Merrimack River. Its primary inflow is Great Brook.

These facts, however, hardly communicate the beauty (moon- and sunrises over Mt. Kearsarge), sparkling clear waters (a Class “A” lake), fun fishing, sailing, water-skiing (and other varieties of water-sports), swimming lessons at the town beach, fireworks on the 4^th of July, and on and on.

View some wonderful pictures at the Pleasant Lake Protective Association’s web site: Pleasant Lake Photo Gallery and explore more information about this wonderful resource: a place for recreation, education, and protection.

Pleasant Lake Protective Association