Flume Gorge
(Approx. 4.0 miles) Top Attraction!
The Flume is a natural gorge extending 800 feet at the base of Mount Liberty. The walls of Conway granite rise to a height of 70 to 90 feet and are 12 to 20 feet apart. A trip into the Flume begins and ends at the Flume Visitor's Center.
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New England Ski Museum
(Approx. 8.4 miles)
Exhibits on history of skiing; research library and collections; Museum Shop; vintage ski films.
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Franconia Notch State Park
(Approx. 9.4 miles)
Franconia Notch State Park has picnicking, restrooms, a visitor center, swimming, biking, hiking, fishing, canoeing, a boat ramp, a campground, RV camping, showers, a trailer sanitary atation, downhill skiing and parking.
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Franconia Heritage Museum
(Approx. 12.2 miles)
A 1878 New England Farm House that reflects life in Franconia since the town's founding in 1772. Franconia Iron Furnace Interpretive Center. Self-guided, always open, One mile north of Franconia Heritage Museum.
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Lake Tarleton State Park
(Approx. 13.2 miles)
Lake Tarleton State Park is a 48-acre undeveloped park and is easy to find. Lake Tarleton, at 315 acres, offers an unguarded swimming beach and opportunities for fishing and hunting in season. A N.H.
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Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park
(Approx. 14.7 miles)
Eisenhower Memorial Wayside Park is a seven-acre memorial park, established in 1979 as a gift from the Bretton Woods Corporation and honors the late President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Crawford Notch State Park
(Approx. 15.3 miles)
Crawford Notch State Park has picnicking, restrooms, hiking, fishing, a campground, laundry facilities, showers and parking. Leashed pets are allowed.
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Smith Covered Bridge
(Approx. 15.5 miles)
Smith River Bridge According to W. Edward White in his book Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, a Captain Charles Richardson built the first covered bridge at this site in the early 1800s. The current bridge was built in 1850 when James McQueston hired Herman Marcy of Littleton, N.H.
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Bath Covered Bridge
(Approx. 16.2 miles)
The current structure is the fifth bridge to stand on this site. The first was constructed in 1794 at a cost of $366.66. That bridge was demolished by a flood and replaced in 1806 at a cost of $1,000.
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Bedell Bridge State Historic Site
(Approx. 16.7 miles)
Bedell Bridge State Park is a 38-acre park located along the Connecticut River. The park was the site of a historic two-span covered bridge, the second longest in the country.
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