The Great North Woods Region is best known for it's many moose sightings. The moose my be seen throughout this region but particularly along Route 3 north of Pittsburg, NH. The thirteen-mile scenic roadway is known as "Moose Alley".
Home to Mount Washington, the highest mountain in the northeast, and 48 mountains that are over 4000 feet high, the White Mountains region is a hiker's heaven. The spectacular Mt. Washington Valley, The Flume Gorge, the Basin (a whirlpool-like waterfall believed to be formed nearly 15,000 years ago), the Indian Head Profile, Crawford Notch, the
White Mountain National Forest, and
Franconia Notch State Park are located here. Explore the town pages of the White Mountain region by following the links below.
With over 273 lakes, the New Hampshire Lakes Region is popular four-season vacation location. Lake Winnipesaukee is New Hampshire's largest lake, stretching 72 miles across, and has over 274 habitable islands. The larger lakes in the lakes region include; Winnipesaukee, Waukewan, Big Squam, Little Squam, Lake Winnisquam, Lake Wentworth, Newfound Lake and more than 250 other lakes, ponds and various bodies of water.
Although New Hampshire's seacoast only borders 18.57 miles of the Atlantic Ocean, you won't be disappointed if you love the ocean. New Hampshire's seacoast is actually much longer than the 18 plus miles that are directly on the Atlantic Ocean. When you include New Hampshire's tidal rivers, the Great Bay estuary and the Isles of Shoals, the state's salt-water shoreline adds up to more than 238 miles!
Named for the river that runs through it, the Merrimack Valley region is full of interesting places to go. This is the most populated and fastest growing region of the state. New Hampshire's largest cites area located here; Salem, Nashua, Manchester, and Concord.
The Monadnock region of south western New Hampshire is best known for Mount Monadnock, the most climbed mountain in the United States, which has over 40 miles of trails.
The famous Dartmouth / Sunapee Region is known for beauty, scenic vistas, clear lakes, and Dartmouth College. The busy and growing Upper Valley is located here.
