By Brittany, SCA Interpretive Ranger Pawtuckaway State Park is a beautiful 5,000-acre park located in Nottingham, New Hampshire. This beautiful park offers a public beach, campgrounds, boating, fishing, and hiking. In fact, one of the many trails found in the park is the Tower Trail, which leads up to the fire tower. Now, there are […]
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Pawtuckaway’s Mountain Trail: A trail worker’s perspective
By Kyle Krupa, Interpretive Ranger at Pawtuckaway State Park Buckle in, folks. Today’s post is a long one. For outdoor enthusiasts living on the southern side of the state, the caldera mountains of Pawtuckaway are some of the most accessible and rewarding summit’s for a casual weekend day hike. From the top of South Mountain […]
3 Ways to Summit South Mountain
By: Lee Dudek, Interpreter at Pawtuckaway State Park After a year of renovation and rebuilding, the fire tower on Pawtuckaway’s South Mountain is once again open. The tower was closed all of last summer and fall in order to remake the top, or cab, of the tower. Now completed, the cab is able to accommodate […]
Pet-friendly Picnic Peak
Miller State Park in Peterborough, NH is the oldest State Park in New Hampshire, protecting a portion of Pack Monadnock deeded to the state in 1891. The park is pet friendly and has some great easy and rewarding hikes, as well as an auto road to the summit. There are two hiking trails leaving from […]
History with a View: Weeks State Park
Weeks State Park in Lancaster, NH is a little park with a lot of great attractions, and a lot of history. The park sits atop Mount Prospect and includes several hiking trails as well as a 1.5 mile scenic auto road up the mountain with some great views on the way. On the top of […]
Slice of New Hampshire Wilderness
Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham, NH is an awesome sample of New Hampshire’s great outdoors. With an area of around 5,000 acres, the park contains a great variety of the things that make New Hampshire’s wilderness unique- from impressive geological formations to beautiful beaver ponds. There are actually a couple different ways to get into […]
Pawtuckaway Camping, Kayaking, and Hiking
Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham NH was a wonderful spot for our first family camping trip of the season. As we are a family of seven, with four teenagers, my oldest son decided to set up a campsite on his own, close enough for visits, but far enough for independence. He hadn’t counted on multiple […]
Rollins State Park
Rollins State Park – July 1, 2011 At Rollins State Park, a 3- ½ mile auto road sets you up for a quick, but steep half-mile hike to the top of Mount Kearsarge. The tree-less summit features huge granite ledges, picnic tables, and a lookout tower that make for great views and an exciting alpine […]
Miller State Park
Miller State Park – June 28, 2011 Miller State Park offers both a series of hiking trails, as well as a paved auto-road to the summit of Pack Monadnock Mountain. Two trails and the windy mountain road guarantee that everyone will enjoy great views from the top, which can stretch to Boston’s skyscrapers on a […]
The Cardigan Climb
Cardigan State Park – June 7, 2011 If you’re looking for a quick hike with a big reward then Cardigan State Park is for you. The 3,155-foot Mount Cardigan summit is a tree-less granite mountain scape with views that stretch across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. A healthy network of trails, maintained by the Cardigan Highlanders, offers […]