The town of Bartlett and the surrounding area of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, provide incredibly scenic opportunities to explore the beautiful natural scenery of the mountains. Visitors will find miles of nature trails, a chance to view a variety of wildlife, stunning waterfalls, and many other outdoor recreation activities in abundance. Winter offers skiing, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing, while summer brings tubing, biking, and hiking. Bartlett, New Hampshire is also home to Story Land, one of the state’s most unique theme parks designed for children.
Rocky Gorge
The Rocky Gorge is considered to be one of the must-see attractions for travelers along New Hampshire’s Kancamagus Highway. A well admired waterfall, this 15-foot cascading wonder is a popular spot among swimmers, photographs, and other types of visitors. Even though there are sometimes crowds around the Rocky Gorge, the waterfall is highly photogenic, set on a sunny and open river, and is a place in Bartlett that’s worth the visit. A short distance from the waterfall is a bridge that gives a good perspective for photographs. Swimming at the gorge itself isn’t allowed, however, it is permitted downstream from the waterfall.
Kancamagus Hwy, Albany, NH 03818, Phone: 603-447-5448
Story Land
Boasted as the “best children’s theme park” in the state of New Hampshire, Story Land has been providing entertainment and rides to families with young kids for more than sixty-five years. Grandparents, parents, and children visit the amusement park every year to share memories at the “Land Where Fantasy Lives.” The kid-friendly Story Land consists of more than thirty different attractions, shows, and rides, ranging from Cinderella’s Castle to the Polar Coaster. Dining options and special events, such as tea time and character dinners, the theme park aims to provide a “fairy tale fun” destination specifically for children.
850 NH-16, Glen, NH 03838, Phone: 603-383-4186
Ripley Falls
Ripley Falls near the town of Bartlett, New Hampshire in the scenic Crawford Notch State Park is a gorgeous waterfall measuring approximately one hundred feet, cascading over a wall of smooth rock. This rock wall is set at around a sixty-degree angle, which causes the rushing water to keep in contact with the rock throughout much of its flowing descent. The temporary, short periods of water jumping away from the rock make Ripley Falls as a whole one of New England’s steepest-angled slides. The somewhat twisting slide of the falls creates an interesting curtain pattern with the waterflow.
Crawford Notch State Park
Attitash Mountain Resort
Situated in the heart of New Hampshire’s White Mountains, the Attitash Mountain Resort offers abundant mountaintop fun for guests of all ages, including over 60 trails. Visitors can soar above the tree canopy and trails on the ZipTour, which includes one of the eastern United States’ longest single zip spans. The property also includes the longest Alpine Slide in North America, the year-round Nor’Easter Mountain Coaster, the Mount Washington Valley’s only outdoor water park, a free-fall Airbag Jump, Slackline, and both downhill mountain biking serviced by a lift and cross-country. Summer activities include horseback riding, scenic chair rides, and waterslides.
775 US-302, Bartlett, NH 03812, Phone: 800-223-7669
