Private Boat Charters on Squam Lake

Create lasting memories on a personalized cruise.

Host your own cocktail party or other unique gathering on Squam Lake by chartering a private cruise customized to fit your plans. Our canopied pontoon boats and experienced tour guides are ready to help with your special outing. Operations Manager Paul Brochu will personally arrange your charter for any occasion.

Private Charter Fees

2020 Rate: $225.00 per hour per boat

There is a minimum one-hour, non-refundable deposit required for each reservation per boat. Final payment is based on the amount of time boats are used, less your deposit. Reservations are subject to availability.

To book your private charter contact Operations Manager Paul Brochu at 603-968-7194 x 110 or email

Squam Community Boating Resources

For private, individually-customized small group excursions (including swimming and fishing) contact Experience Squam at http://www.experiencesquam.com/
For boat service and private rentals contact Squam Boat Livery at http://www.squamboats.com/
For boat service and private rentals contact Riveredge Marina at http://www.riveredgemarina.com/

Discover Squam

Bald Eagle Adventure

Loon Cruise

Cruise with a Naturalist

Viewing wildlife through binoculars on a Squam Lake Cruise

Lake Explorers Family Cruise

Testing water quality on a Squam Lake Cruise

Dinner and Sunset Cruise

Private Charters

Group Tours

View from Squam Channel entering Squam Lake

Linda Chignola, 06/15/19
We visited a few years ago but it was blazing hot with high humidity :-( Despite that, we were very impressed and always planned to return at a future point when the weather was more agreeable! The animals were well-cared for, the staff was friendly and knowledgeable and the trails/exhibits were wonderful. We couldn't even explore it all because it was too hot for us! So happy to say that we are vacationing in NH next week and cannot wait to return as the weather looks more reasonable for outdoor adventures!
Denise Lovejoy, 06/26/19
Beautiful trails to hike, wonderful natural habitats for the animals! Love to spend time there; it's always so peaceful. Love the Howling Coyote gift shop, too!
Nathaniel Abbott, 08/10/19
This nature preserve is one or the most important places in the State, or the country. Inventive, entertaining exhibits are sprinkled liberally in between live wild animals (all rescues that would otherwise die or fair poorly). Plenty of playground installations for the Rugrats to wear themselves out on. Every parent who can must take their children as often as possible so that the messages about nature and the environment have a chance to get across and be heard and understood. There are dozens of nature and wildlife live presentations every week. This is truly a national treasure.
Byron Styles, 09/03/19
A had a great time as did my 4 year old son. The dinosaur exhibit was awesome and I really emitted the walkthrough set up in a somewhat very natural setting. I'm normally not a big fan of caged wild animals but the broad variety of local wildlife they do have on exhibit were all injured in some way, shape, or form and wouldn't have survived had they not been rescued and prob wouldn't have survived had they been released back into the wild... So that was actual a small sigh of relief.
Eric Jewart, 08/20/19
Had a fun visit there with my kids. We saw a presentation with a live porcupine which was cool. The presenter was very engaging. We spent about two hours total, just drifting around the main loop looking at everything there. The mountain lion and bobcat were pretty neat to see.