Where to Play Lacrosse in New Hampshire

New Hampshire runs on New England's town-lacrosse model: nearly every community in the southern tier — Nashua, Manchester, Bedford, Salem, and the Seacoast towns around Portsmouth and Exeter — fields its own youth program feeding NHIAA high school teams. Proximity to the Massachusetts scene means club players cross the border constantly for tournaments and winter leagues, while summer camps take advantage of the state's lakes-and-mountains setting. Adult play clusters in the southern metros, and indoor facilities carry the game through the long winter.

Bedford

  • Bedford Cannons Youth Lacrosse — Bedford Youth Lacrosse Association League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Little Laxers (ages 4-5) meet Saturday mornings; grades 1-8 travel teams play the NHYLA spring season ending with the state festival in early June. Website

    Non-profit town program teaching lacrosse to Bedford youth, from a Little Laxers intro for ages 4-5 through grade 1-8 travel teams that compete against other towns in the NHYLA spring season. Spring…

  • NH Tomahawks Boys Elite Tryouts (2026-27 Club Year) — NH Tomahawks Lacrosse Club Tryout · Field · Youth, Middle School, High School · Men · Two 1.5-hour tryout sessions with times by graduation year (2027-2038); held at Back River Sports Complex and Sportsman Field in Bedford. Website

    Open tryouts for the NH Tomahawks boys elite club teams covering Fall 2026, Spring 2027 and Summer 2027 seasons, selected a la carte at registration. The club reports over 700 alumni who have played…

Exeter

  • Exeter Youth Lacrosse Association Spring Season — Exeter Youth Lacrosse Association League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Spring Website

    Volunteer-run town association offering spring lacrosse for boys and girls in grades K-8 in the Exeter area. The club completed its Spring 2026 season and runs annually as an NHYLA member program.

Goffstown

  • Men's Summer Pickup Lacrosse — New Hampshire Sports Management Pickup · Field · Adult · Men · Jun 10, 2026 – Aug 26, 2026 Website

    Weekly indoor pickup lacrosse for men 18 and older, running June 10 through August 26 with registration open. The same operator runs a fall pickup session (September-October) and a winter Wednesday-n…

Manchester

  • Manchester Thunder Girls Lacrosse — Manchester Thunder Lacrosse League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Women · Spring Website

    The home program for girls lacrosse in Manchester, teaching fundamentals to girls in grades K-8. Listed as a member organization of the New Hampshire Youth Lacrosse Association, whose town teams play…

Nashua

  • Nashua Blast Youth Lacrosse Spring Season — Nashua Blast Youth Lacrosse League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Spring season with free preseason Learn to Play and Skills clinics; winter league teams also fielded through the NH Tomahawks winter league. Website

    Nashua's town youth lacrosse program fielding boys and girls teams for the spring season. For 2026 the club cut registration fees in half and added free Learn to Play and Skills clinics, including se…

Portsmouth

  • Seacoast Lacrosse Club Youth Program — Seacoast Lacrosse Club League · Field · Youth, Middle School · Coed · Spring Website

    Independent, all-volunteer non-profit providing youth lacrosse for players ages 6-15 who live within the Portsmouth high school administrative units (Portsmouth, Greenland, Newington, Rye and New Cas…

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Frequently asked questions

What kinds of lacrosse can I play in New Hampshire?

The directory currently lists 5 leagues, 1 pickup game and 1 tryout in New Hampshire, spanning field, box and Sixes lacrosse where programs offer them.

Where in New Hampshire are lacrosse programs listed?

Most listed programs are in Bedford, Exeter and Goffstown, with more communities added as new opportunities are verified.