Ahern State Park is a 128acre state protected area in Laconia on Winnisquam Lake in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. It is open year round and offers hiking, non-motorized boating, biking, and fishing. It features of lake shoreline.HistoryThe property was originally part of Laconia State School, originally known as the New Hampshire School for Feebleminded Children, which opened in 1903 and closed in 1991. The state reserved as Governor's State Park in 1994 and renamed it Ahern State Park in 1998.