Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
tain-Bretton Woods Chamber of Commerce
(
800-245-8946;
www.twinmountain.org
;
cnr US 302 & US 3)
has details on the area.
The region's largest ski area,
Bretton Woods Ski Station
( 603-278-3320;
www.brettonwoods.com
;
US 302; weekends & holidays lift ticket adult/child 13-17/child 6-12 & seni-
ors $79/64/49, weekdays $54/43/33)
offers downhill and cross-country skiing as well as a
zip line.
US 302 heads south from Bretton Woods to Crawford Notch (1773ft) through stunning
mountain scenery ripe with towering cascades.
Crawford Notch State Park
(
603-374-2272;
www.nhstateparks.org
; adult/child $4/2)
maintains an extensive system of hik-
ing trails, including short hikes around a pond and to a waterfall, and a longer trek up Mt
Washington.
Sleeping
Dry River Campground
CAMPGROUND$
( 603-271-3628;
www.reserveamerica.org
; US 302; campsites $25; late May-early Oct)
Near
the southern end of Crawford Notch State Park, this quiet state-run campground has 36
tent sites with a nicely kept bathhouse, showers and laundry facilities. Thirty of the sites
can be reserved in advance.
Omni Mt Washington Hotel & Resort
HOTEL$$$
$$$
( 603-278-1000;
www.brettonwoods.com
;
310 Mt Washington Hotel Rd, Bretton Woods; r
$299-480, ste $560; )
Open since 1902, this grand hotel maintains a sense of
fun - note the moose's head overlooking the lobby and the framed local wildflowers in
many of the guest rooms. Also offers 27 holes of golf, red-clay tennis courts, an equestri-
an center and a spa. There's a $25 daily resort fee.
Mt Washington
From Pinkham Notch (2032ft), on NH 16 about 11 miles north of North Conway, a sys-
tem of hiking trails provides access to the natural beauties of the Presidential Range, in-
cluding lofty Mt Washington (6288ft), the highest mountain east of the Mississippi and
north of the Smoky Mountains.
Hikers need to be prepared: Mt Washington's weather is notoriously severe and can
turn on a dime. Dress warmly - not only does the mountain register New England's cold-
est temperatures (in summer, the average at the summit is 45°F/7°C) but unrelenting
