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Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH

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Canobie Lake Park

Ride the Yankee Cannonball wooden coaster and more than 50 other attractions at a lakeside park that opened in 1902.

85 N Policy St · Salem, NH

About Canobie Lake Park

Canobie Lake Park opened in 1902 as a trolley park and still operates on 59 acres beside Canobie Lake in Salem. You'll find more than 50 attractions, including the Yankee Cannonball wooden coaster, moved here in 1936, the steel coaster Untamed and an antique carousel with a Wurlitzer band organ. The Castaway Island water area adds slides and is included with admission. In October the park runs Screeemfest with haunted houses and live shows.

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