This location is in downtown North Woodstock, NH, just off of Route 3. Park anywhere in town, and the park is beside the town visitor’s center, and across from the Cascade Lodge. Walk through the picnic area and in a couple steps you’ll be at the river. There are smooth sloping rocks and lots of […]
There is a parking lot on Big Eddy Lane, by Swiftwater Covered Bridge. There is a sign saying,”No Nude Bathing,” which indicates that swimming is allowed. There is a beautiful waterfall, with pools above and below. The water level was probably low while we were here, but it was still gorgeous. Downstream is now “No […]
This is the perfect roadside swimming hole. There is a gorgeous waterfall with clear emerald water, and large sloping rocks. The falls are by Route 118, with a parking area on the other side of a small wooden bridge. There are multiple easy paths to water, and even some stone steps. There is swimming under […]
The dirt road to this location is a little hard to spot. Google Maps lists it as Haystack Road, but we didn’t see any signs. If you’re coming from the South on Route 3, you can find the road by looking for a sign that says, “National Forest Ahead,” and then the road is on […]
If you are coming from the South on Route 302, you’ll see a “White Mountain Forest” official sign and the parking area for Sawyer’s Rock. Keep going just a minute further down the road, and there is a small dirt pull off near a bridge/culvert which is where the swimming hole is. Along the guardrail you’ll see […]
This one was on swimmingholes.org, and they named it “Paradise,”but we weren’t entirely sure we found the right area. Park at the sign for the “Sawyer River Road” lot, which is beside route 302. Near the park trail map kiosk there is a trail; follow that for about 7 or 8 minutes to the river. […]
The sign for the falls is very small and hard to see, but the road is beside Mount Deception Campground. Follow the gravel path from the parking lot, which is an easy path that leads straight to the falls. The falls form a large natural waterslide that cascades down a few hundred feet emptying into […]
This area may be called “Humphrey’s Ledge” but we weren’t sure, so we just named it by the road it is on. There is a dirt pull off parking area, and then a steep scramble down to the water. There were lots of kayaks and floats, and it seems to be a popular place to […]
When you’re on Carter Notch Rd. you can park in the first parking lot that you see on the water, this is where our gps is set to, but as we learned it’s a fairly hard walk up the falls. Instead, continue half a mile up the road and park on the right side of […]
Park in the official parking lot for Glen Ellis Falls, and then walk under the highway through a little stone tunnel at the edge of the lot. This will lead you to a well maintained path with guide rails (part of the Appalachian Trail), which follows the water downstream. You’ll see a small pool above […]