- The list below includes 81 free or cheap things to do in or near Whitefield, New Hampshire, including 67 different types of inexpensive activities like National & State Parks, Art Gallery, Mountains and Waterfalls.
- From Weeks State Park to Mount Willard, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Whitefield and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Franconia, Lincoln, St. Johnsbury and Gorham.
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Franconia Notch State Park is located within the White Mountains. Popular activities at this state park, which is often listed as one of the best state parks in America, are hiking Flume Gorge, skiing Canon Mountain, and visiting the Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site.
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With a view of the Franconia and Kinsman mountain ranges, Echo Lake Beach sits on the edge of a 39-acre lake and overlooks Cannon Mountain ski slopes. Beach-goers can enjoy the lake by renting available pedal boats, kayaks, or canoes.
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-93, Exit 34B,, White Mountain National Forest, Franconia, NH
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Taking visitors up to a 4,080 foot summit, Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway offers views of New York, Vermont, and Canada. At the top, visitors can get a bite to eat at the restaurant or go hiking in the surrounding trails.
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New Park Headquarter, Franconia, NH 3580
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New Hampshire State of Franconia Notch State Park has views of the Kinsman and Franconia mountains. Visitors can stop at the Flume Gorge Visitor Center, go swimming or fly fishing at the various lakes, hike, rock climb, bike, and more.
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The Franconia Heritage Museum is a museum that reflects life in Franconia since the town's advent in 1772. The museum features a fully furnished farmhouse, an iron furnace display, and a local lodging display.
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Franconia North is an area of New Hampshire including Franconia, Sugar Hill, Easton, Bethlehem, Bretton Woods, Littleton, Lincoln, and North Woodstock. The area offers visitors the chance to hike part of the Appalachian Trail, boat and fish on Lonesome Lake, snowmobile, raft, and ride on sleds pulled by ski dog…
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Frost Place was the home of poet Robert Frost. Those visiting this site can see many first-edition Frost books, a half-mile nature trail where Frost wrote many of his books, and the property is often used for poetry conferences.
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Franconia Notch State Park, Franconia, NH 03580
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The Old Man of the Mountain Historic Site was the site where five separate granite ledges formed a man's profile by their horizontal arrangement. On May 3, 2003, the ledges collapsed, but along Interstate 95 are two pullovers where tourists pull off the highway and look at the scenery.
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Franconia Notch State Park, Lincoln, NH
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The Basin at Franconia Notch State Park is a 20-foot natural granite abyss that fills with water from the nearby waterfalls. The abyss is surrounded by hiking paths, so viewing it is easy.
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Boise Rock is a large rock with a nearby historical marker depicting its significance. The marker explains how Thomas Boise was sledding through the area when caught in a snowstorm, and used the rock for shelter, saving his life.