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The Great North Woods - Moose Country
The crown of the state, known as the "north country" or the Great North Woods is probably best known for its snowmobiling trails and moose sightings. It is a place where you can look into the darkest night sky to see millions of stars without the distortion of nearby city lights, where often the loudest noise is the sound of your feet crunching over snow-covered paths.
It is home to towns like Dixville, where the first votes in the Presidential Primary are cast and Pittsburg, where hunting and fishing rules the day and snowmobile trails wind their way through acres of forest. Pittsburg is also known for Moose Alley, a place where moose are commonly seen along a stretch of Rte. 3.
The Connecticut River begins in Pittsburg and breaks off into a group of lakes known as the Connecticut Lakes. Fishing in these waters is first rate with species of fish ranging from rainbow trout to landlocked salmon. Along the Maine border, Lake Umbagog offers the angler an opportunity to catch smallmouth bass.
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State Parks
Nansen Wayside State Park
Located near the banks of the Androscoggin River, Nansen Wayside Park is a popular place for picnicking, fishing, and boating.
Umbagog Lake State Park
Umbagog Lake State Park is one of the newly acquired parks in the state system. The Division began managing the park in 1998. The...
Coleman State Park
Coleman State Park lies on the shore of Little Diamond Pond in Stewartstown, twelve miles east of Colebrook in New Hampshire's...
Beaver Brook Falls Wayside
Beaver Brook Falls Wayside is 7.3 acres in size and is a popular place for hiking. The Park has a scenic picnic area with picnic...
On a bluff overlooking scenic Androscoggin River. The park lies within the Thirteen Mile Woods.
Mollidgewock State Park & Campground
Mollidgewock State Park lies along the shore of the Androscoggin River within Thirteen Mile Woods Scenic Area, approximately 28...
Milan Hill State Park
Milan Hill State Park Campground is located near popular areas for fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. From this...
Lake Francis State Park
Lake Francis is a 2,000 acre lake in the Connecticut Lakes region of the Great North Woods. Hunters and anglers enjoy this park...
John Wingate Weeks Historic Site
The Mt. Prospect estate was built at the direction of John Wingate Weeks, leading conservationist, U.S. congressman, U.S.
Jericho Lake State Park
Just a few miles northwest of downtown Berlin you will find one of the newest additions to the state park system. Jericho...
Dixville Notch State Park
Dixville Notch State Park spans 127 acres. Within the park is a scenic gorge and waterfalls on two mountain brooks. Hiking trails...
North Woods Attractions
Moose Alley
It's known as Moose Alley because it's the best place in New Hampshire to see some of the 10,000 or so moose that find their home...
Northern Forest Heritage Park
Located in the heart of the White Mountain National Forest, the Northern Forest Heritage Park features a full-scale re-creation...
Twin Mountain Fish & Wildlife Hatchery
The Twin Mountain Hatchery dates back to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal of the 1930s.
Historic Markers
Covered Bridges
Columbia Bridge #33
The Columbia Bridge was built in 1912 to replace an earlier bridge which had been destroyed by fire the previous year. The...
Groveton Bridge #32
The bridge was built by Captain Charles Richardson and his son. When U.S. Route 3 was reconstructed in 1939, the Groveton...
Happy Corner Bridge #35
Happy Corner was a bustling neighborhood in the late 1800s. At the Perry Stream crossing, there was a sawmill, a starch mill, a...
Mechanic Street Bridge #31
This bridge is also known as the Israels River Bridge. At a meeting on July 19, 1862, shortly after the construction of the...
Mt. Orne Bridge #30
The first bridge at this site was constructed in the 1860's or 70's to connect the towns of Lancaster, NH and Lunenburg, VT. The...
Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge #34
Of the remaining covered bridges in New Hampshire, the Pittsburg-Clarksville Bridge is located the furthest north over the...
River Road Bridge #36
Little is known about this bridge and nothing has been recorded in the town records. It has now been bypassed. The bridge is...
Stark Bridge #37
The bridge was originally a simple Paddleford truss with a center pier. During the 1890's, high water removed the center pier...
Waterfalls
`Forests
Great North Woods
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