City Accepting Applications for 2023 Prescott Park Seasonal Boat Slips Rental Lottery

The City of Portsmouth Clerk’s Office is now accepting applications for the seasonal boat slips at the Prescott Park docks. The application period is December 5, 2022 through 4 pm on January 5, 2023. Go to the 2023 application package.

Each year, twelve boat slips are made available for seasonal rental. Slips are first awarded to Portsmouth residents in a lottery drawing on Friday January 6, 2023 at 9 am. If there are any slips available after the Portsmouth Resident drawing, a second lottery is then held for non-residents. Notification will be sent out to the successful applicants who have been selected immediately after the drawing on January 6.

In addition to the seasonal slip rentals, dock space is also available at Prescott Park for transient docking during the boating season, April 2 through November 1,2023. For more information about rates and policies go to the Prescott Park webpage.