White Mountain National Forest

White Mountain National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 719 N Main St
Laconia, NH 03246
Phone: 603-528-8721;
Fax: 603-528-8783;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/white_mountain
Size: Nearly 800,000 acres.
Location: Northern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine. Accessible by US 2, 3, and 302. Nearby cities/towns include Berlin, Conway, Gorham, Lancaster, and Littleton.
Facilities: 3 cabins, 23 campgrounds, 3 group camps, 10 picnic sites, trails (1,200+ miles), 10 ski areas (concession operated), scenic drives, lighthouses, 5 wilderness areas.
Activities: Camping, hunting, fishing, boating, canoeing, swimming, jet skiing, hiking, mountain biking, mountain climbing, horseback riding, cross-country and downhill skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling.
Special Features: Cascading streams and landscape ranging from rugged treeless summits to wooded hollows; more than 20 waterfalls. Among the forest's ranges and ridges are the Northeast's highest mountains -- the Presidential Range -- which culminate in the bare granite summit of 6,288-foot Mount Washington. A segment of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail passes through the forest (see entry in national trails section).

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