Outdoor Adventures

Great North Woods has white water, zip lines, ATV trails for your adventure

When a place is named Great North Woods and it’s in New England, you have better be ready for rough-and-tumble outdoor play. At that’s exactly what you can find here, from mountain climbing in summer to lots of snowmobiling in winter. Outdoor adventure in the region is encouraged and assisted by companies that do it and teach it and provide equipment to visitors. Do you want to ride in a float plane, shoot the white water rapids, zip on a treetop ropes course, or zoom through the woods on an ATV? The rustic and rugged north woods of New Hampshire has people who can make your hiking, biking, or floating adventure come true.

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Androscoggin Valley Chamber of Commerce

If you’re ready for an adventure, the vibrant Androscoggin Valley is ready for you

961 Main Street Berline, NH 03570 603-228-0836

Ready for an adventure? Head to the Androscoggin Valley, NH, and you’ll have your pick: from skiing down slopes or through meadows in the winter, to hiking to waterfalls or golfing in the spring, to checking out that swimming hole or learning to fly fish in the summer, to biking along rolling carriage roads against a backdrop bursting with color in the fall. The area also boasts great cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and snowshoeing trails, rivers for kayaking and paddling, scenic gondola rides and places to zip-line. Take a moose tour, go whitewater rafting, go horseback riding or dog sledding. Enjoy snow-tubing, take a sleigh ride, go ice-skating. Visitors have their choice of comfortable accommodations, from bed-and-breakfast inns to resorts with pools and spas, and restaurants from pizza parlors to fine dining.

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Santa's Village

Christmas Comes Early in the White Mountains

528 Presidential Highway Jefferson, NH 03583 603-586-4445

Nestled in the White Mountains of Jefferson, New Hampshire, Santa's Village has been delighting families for over 70 years — and the magic never gets old. Climb aboard the Skyway Sleigh monorail, brave the Yule Log Flume, or send the little ones soaring at the Little Elf Flying School. When the heat is on, the water park delivers with three-story twisty slides, the splashy Ho Ho H2O attraction, and a gentle splash pad for the youngest adventurers. Meet Santa, feed his reindeer, hunt for elves across the park, and decorate your own gingerbread man — all included with admission. Pure White Mountains joy, family style.

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