Center Harbor is a small Lakes Region town set between Meredith and Moultonborough, with shoreline on Lake Winnipesaukee, Squam Lake, and Lake Waukewan. Its village setting, town beach and docks, protected forests, and access to surrounding lake communities make it appealing for year-round living and custom retreats.
Why People Are Building In Center Harbor, NH
Mosscreek, the Right Designer
Building a MossCreek designed home creates the perfect way to live in harmony with your surroundings. Every home is designed to fit carefully within its natural setting while offering the best in contemporary living. See “Custom Design” in our menu above to learn more about us and how we can help you realize a MossCreek designed home.
Finding a Builder
MossCreek has a network of builders that we regularly work with and would be glad to introduce you to them. We are also happy to work with the builder of your choice.
Build Here for Scenic Beauty and More
People are building in Center Harbor for lake access, privacy, wooded acreage, and proximity to both Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake. Current opportunities are limited and are concentrated in a small number of standalone buildable parcels rather than actively marketed named custom-home developments.
Nearby Natural Gems:
Fishing
Center Harbor offers freshwater fishing access across several major Lakes Region waters and town-managed shoreline facilities.
Top-rated fishing outfitters and guides:
- Fish Tails Bait and Tackle
Popular fishing locations:
Museums and Galleries
Center Harbor’s local cultural resources focus on town history and preservation.
Highlights include:
Hiking
Center Harbor offers several excellent conservation areas and public trail systems spanning forests, wetlands, and lake shoreline.
Popular hiking trails:
- Chamberlain-Reynolds Memorial Forest Trails: More than four miles of trails through a 157-acre forest with Squam Lake shoreline, beaches, and a swamp boardwalk.
- Center Harbor Woods Trails: Trails through a 224-acre conserved landscape between Lake Winnipesaukee and Squam Lake.
- Fogg Hill Conservation Area Trails: Three marked trails with access to Fogg Hill, Bear Pond, and protected forest.
Shopping
Shopping in Center Harbor is modest and village-oriented, with most additional retail options a short drive away in Meredith and Moultonborough.
Top shopping destinations:
Restaurants
Center Harbor has a small but distinctive dining scene centered around the village and nearby lake routes.
Standout restaurants:
Where People Are Building In Center Harbor, NH
Where People Build in the Laconia Area
In the Laconia area, active custom-building opportunities are concentrated in a small number of named communities. Lady of the Lakes Estates is a genuinely new development with current custom-build options, while Meredith Bay, Governor’s Crossing, and South Down Shores are established communities with continuing buildable-lot or custom-home activity.
Developments in and Around Laconia
New Developments
- Lady of the Lakes Estates: A newly launched 46-home single-family community on White Oaks Road with current available homesites and active construction. Buyers may select a lot and pursue a custom build using their own home plan, subject to the community’s process and approvals.
Growing Neighborhoods
- Meredith Bay: An established gated Lake Winnipesaukee community with a current active homesite on Yachtsmans Ridge. Buyers may bring their own builder and house plans, subject to architectural review.
- Governors Crossing: An established Laconia subdivision with current new-construction activity and a Phase 2 buildable lot where buyers may use the development builder or choose their own builder while following the protective covenants.
- South Down Shores: An established gated Paugus Bay community with current single-family construction activity and an active Race Point Road homesite marketed for a custom home.
Other New Construction Opportunities
- 33 Marcia Ann Way: An active half-acre cul-de-sac building lot marketed for a buyer-designed primary residence or vacation home; no verified named parent subdivision or community was identified.
- 35 Marcia Ann Way: An active 0.55-acre buildable lot marketed for a custom barndominium or individually designed New England retreat; no verified named parent subdivision or community was identified.
Choosing A Location
- For a genuinely new custom-home community: Consider Lady of the Lakes Estates.
- For an established resort-style gated community: Consider Meredith Bay.
- For an established neighborhood with builder flexibility: Consider Governors Crossing.
- For gated lake-access living on Paugus Bay: Consider South Down Shores.
Where People Build in Surrounding Areas
The surrounding Lakes Region offers additional opportunities in nearby towns with larger inventories of established communities, lake-access neighborhoods, and custom homesites.
Communities and towns to consider include:
Buyers seeking a broader selection of custom-home communities can also explore nearby Meredith, Moultonborough, Holderness, and Sandwich.
