Bear Brook State Park is a

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Allenstown, New Hampshire Allenstown is a town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,707 at the 2020 census, up from 4,322 at the 2010 census. Allenstown includes a portion of the village of Suncook. Just over one-half of the town's area ...

, and neighboring towns. It is one of New Hampshire's largest state parks. Amenities at Bear Brook include camp sites, a picnic area, over of hiking trails, swimming and fishing ponds, archery range, camp store, a ball field, playground, bathhouse, shelters, picnic tables, canoe and rowboat rentals, and a physical fitness course. The park is home to the New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum, Old Allenstown Meeting House, and the Richard Diehl Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum, which are in

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built by the

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. The park takes its name from Bear Brook, a stream which runs through the park. Its environment is that of the

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In 1985 and 2000, the remains of four females were found in the park. In January 2017, a suspect in the case was identified as

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(also known by several aliases) who had died in prison in 2010. In June 2019, three of the females were identified.

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Bear Brook State Park
New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
New Hampshire Snowmobile Museum
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