Rye, New Hampshire was the first settlement in what is now the state of New Hampshire. It was originally called Pannaway and was established by David Thompson in 1623. The town is the only one in New Hampshire to include off-shore islands, four of the Isles of Shoales. The other five islands in the 9-isle grouping belong to the State of Maine.

The beach area on the mainland is 8 miles long, and is a popular east coast beaches place for walking, swimming, beachcombing, and whale watching at Odiorne Point, Wallis Sands, Jenniss and Rye State Parks and State Harbor. In addition, there are marine research facilities with daily boat transportation available to the Shoals Islands.
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The relatively small New Hampshire Beaches have dozens of coves, estuaries and inlets which stretch 13 miles of coastline to 130 miles of exploration.  These secluded beach gems help to make this stretch of the East Coast Beaches very special.  Within the New Hampshire Beaches there are six beaches accessible to the public within the borders of New Hampshire. One of the main features is Hampton Beach State Park. It has miles of white sand beaches and an amphitheater shaped like a shell.  Other State Park locations with access to the beach are:  Sandy Beach, Jenness State Beach, Seabrook Beach, Wallis Sands State Beach, and North Hampton Beach. 

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