Adventure Travel in New Hampshire

Adventures in New Hampshire

New Hampshire adventure travel will take you from the north woods to local wineries, hiking on the Appalachian Trail, to sandy beaches on the lakes and Atlantic Ocean.

You may think that because of New Hampshire's size it doesn't have much to offer to the adventure traveler you would be mistaken. Small does mean that there is adventure around every corner.

White Mountain National Park is the best place for a true adventurer to make camp and relax awhile. Enjoy a tube ride down the Saco River where you can lazily sit back on a tube and relax, or get the adrenaline rush through the rapids as your tube goes up and over.

The Lupines here when in bloom are undeniably the most beautiful I have seen. The more you hike around the more you will find the obscure water fall, the small brook, spot that bald eagle or moose and feel like you have had a true adventure.

The scenic Costal Byway is only 18 miles long you can take hours exploring the area. The oldest working port Portsmouth retains most of its buildings from the 1800's. Portmouth will take you back to a old time working port.

New Hampton Beach one of the number three cleanest beaches in the nation. This area is very popular offering visitors a sandy clean beach, fireworks and movies right on the beach during summer months.

The sand sculpting competition is by invitation only. This is an annual event and something you will want to check out with 15,000 dollars in prize money to the winner the competition can get heated and creative. You will wonder how someone could make something so beautiful out of just sand.

If you enjoy the culinary arts the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival is not to be missed. Providing you with treats for your tongue, ears and eyes. This festival gets over 150,000 visitors so you will need to plan ahead a little bit a great place to have a little dinner with music.

If large crowds are not your idea of adventure in food then you will enjoy traveling to the Southern part of New Hampshire and visiting wine country.

Visit the Candia Vineyards an area that has been tilled and cultivated since the early 1700's. The wine made here has won numerous awards and don't you just love wandering through the vines?

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