Local Attraction
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Attractions:
- Mt. Washington: Since 1932, the non-profit Mount Washington Observatory has been keeping watch on one of the planet's most extreme places, the 6,288 foot summit of Mount Washington.
- White Mountains: Choices abound as The Buttonwood Inn is conveniently located near the Villages of North Conway and Jackson and the 750,000 acre White Mountain National Forest.
- Franconia and Crawford Notches: The Franconia Notch region, in the heart of New Hampshire's majestic White Mountains! Long renowned as an unspoiled outdoor paradise, the area offers abundant four-season activities to challenge all levels of interest and expertise.
- Flume Gorge: The Flume is a natural granite gorge extending 800 feet at
the base of Mount Liberty
- Mt. Washington Hotel
- Kancamagus Highway: Kancamagus Scenic Byway
The Kancamagus Scenic Byway (Rt. 112) is a 28 mile road through the heart of the White Mountains that climbs to nearly 3000 ft.
- Amusement Parks: Water Parks
- Music Festivals/Concerts: outdoor
- Mount Washington Cog Railway: A ride up Mount Washington on the world's first mountain-climbing cog railway remains, as it has for well over a century, an exciting and unforgettable experience.
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Activities:
- Hiking
- Snowshoeing
- Skiing - Cross Country: connection to a 65km trail network
- Biking: If you would like to bike taking in the beautiful scenery of the White Mountains, you can follow pathways both gentle and rugged in the Merriman State Forest and White Mountain National Forest.
Visit Diana's Bath, the Saco River, or Cathedral Ledge all within a few miles of The Buttonwood!
Official Cycling Packet for each package guest:
Ride Guide 2nd edition
Conway Area Mountain Biking Map MWV Bike Path info brochure
- Rafting
- Golf: 6 Courses and mini-golf
- Horseback Riding
- Fishing
- Rock Climbing
- Tennis
- Innertubing
- Swimming
- Airplane Rides
- Train Ride
- Farms: Berry picking
- Hay Rides
- Hot Air Balloon Rides
- Rollerblading
- Shopping: Tax-free, Craft shops
- Antique Shopping
- Sight-seeing: historic (waterfalls, covered bridges)
- Antique Shopping: more than 200 national brand name outlets, boutiques, galleries and craft shops await, but now through Christmas, lodging properties throughout Mt. Washington Valley will celebrate the Harvest to Holidays promotion, offering added savings for shopping sprees.
- Bicycles: If you would like to bike taking in the beautiful scenery of the White Mountains, you can follow pathways both gentle and rugged in the Merriman State Forest and White Mountain National Forest.
Visit Diana's Bath, the Saco River, or Cathedral Ledge all within a few miles of The Buttonwood!
Official Cycling Packet for each package guest:
Ride Guide 2nd edition
Conway Area Mountain Biking Map
MWV Bike Path info brochure
Cycling Info
- Bird Watching: The White Mountains diversity of habitat provides a home for wildlife ranging from spotted salamanders to black bear and moose, with no fewer than 184 species of birds to boot. While approximately 38 species of birds can be found in the Forest year-round (including chickadees, ravens, nuthatches, and downy woodpeckers), their ranks swell to 110 or more during the summer months when neotropical migratory birds arrive to breed (ovenbird, wood thrush, red-eyed vireo, and black-throated blue warbler, to name a few). Another 35 species pass through the forest as migrants or winter visitors. In some years there are "invasions" of Northern Hawk Owl and Great Gray Owl from the far north, as well as Bohemian Waxwings, Red and White Crossbills, Pine Grosbeaks, and Common Redpolls.
- Canoeing/Kayaking: If you are looking for excitement or just plain fun in the outdoors exploring the beautiful scenery of The White Mountains from either the Saco River or Androscoggin River, we can arrange for a canoe, kayak, or rafting trip including rental and shuttle. You can paddle on your own or go out with a guide for a half day or full day and also order up a river lunch. For those using the rental services of our outdoor outfitter, the following is provided from their facilities:
Expert trip briefings and maps
All canoeing, kayaking, and rafting equipment needed
Transportation to and from access points
- Fine Dining: From Culinary Institute of America trained chef/owners at the White Mountain Cider Company to Award winning dining at the Thompson House Eatery znd 1785 House and the Oxford House Inn let us help you with your reservations and recommendations.
- Fishing: If you thrill at the thought of fly fishing and catching a trout in one of the pristine rivers of the White Mountains, we can arrange for a half-day or full-day guided trip for you on either the Ellis or Saco Rivers with a local outfitter, North Country Angler.
You will be taken to an enlarged map with hotspots for you to click on a fishing location and see a photo of that location. You'll really appreciate the beauty of this area and only then can you truly imagine what 'gone fishin' means in Mt. Washington Valley.
- Health Spa / Massage: Whether Swedish, Neuromuscular, Deep tissue, Hot Stone, Relexology, Full body treatments and more we can arrange for in-house treatments or off-site as you prefer.
- Ice-skating: Inn-door or outdoor the Valley has it all.
- Kayaking: If you are looking for excitement or just plain fun in the outdoors exploring the beautiful scenery of The White Mountains from either the Saco River or Androscoggin River, we can arrange for a canoe, kayak, or rafting trip including rental and shuttle. You can paddle on your own or go out with a guide for a half day or full day and also order up a river lunch.
- Lake / River / Ocean: If you are looking for excitement or just plain fun in the outdoors exploring the beautiful scenery of The White Mountains from either the Saco River Androscoggin River, or Echo Lake State Park, we can arrange for a canoe, kayak, or rafting trip including rental and shuttle. You can paddle on your own or go out with a guide for a half day or full day and also order up a river lunch.
- Massage: Full massage treatments can be arranged in-house or off-site.
- Mountain climbing: Stay at our Inn and use our trails right out the back door, which offer outstanding views of the streams, forests, and mountains in both Merriman State Forest and the White Mountain National Forest. If you want to view the Presidentials, you can drive a quarter of a mile to the trail heads of Mt. Kearsarge North for a more strenuous 3-hour (round trip) hike to the summit, or take a more leisurely 1.5 hour (round trip) hike up Black Cap Mountain to also view Lake Kezar and the Moat Mountains.
- National/State Parks: Heritage Resource Management Program on The White Mountain National Forest, like that of all National Forests, is dedicated to the protection and appropriate management of significant heritage resources. We strive to share the values of these resources with the public and Forest visitors, and to provide professional management approaches to Forest Service line officers.
- Nature Preserves / Trails: Heritage Resource Management Program on The White Mountain National Forest, like that of all National Forests, is dedicated to the protection and appropriate management of significant heritage resources. We strive to share the values of these resources with the public and Forest visitors, and to provide professional management approaches to Forest Service line officers.
- Outlet Stores: Shopping in New Hampshire is 100% Tax-Free! Save 30-60% every day at over 60 nationally known factory stores.
Shop our national brand outlet stores and specialty shops for
fashions, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings, intimate
apparel, shoes, children's fashions and more.
More than just an outlet center, Settlers' Green Outlet Village
offers a beautiful courtyard setting, children's playground,
seasonal events, entertainment and fun family dining choices.
- Photography: If you enjoy the outdoors, scenery, and like to take great photos, then this 1/2 day workshop may be interesting and fun for you! You will go on an early morning excursion to a local waterfall area with one of North Conway's best outdoor photographers, Joe Klementovich.
- Restaurants: With over fifty restaurants in the valley, dining options range from ethnic cuisine to the finest in Four Star dining. We'll help find the restaurant that's perfect for you and make reservations where possible. Most are located just minutes away in North Conway Village.
- Rock Climbing: Thin Air at Cathedral Ledge is a classic climb whose first ascent was done mistakenly by John Turner who was looking for the now nearly forgotten D'Arcy Route. All the bolts on this route were placed long after the first ascent and a number have been removed. The pitons however have been in place for quite some time although probably not placed by the first ascent party and for the most part seem to be in good shape. Still, backing them up where possible is a good idea.
- Scenic Views: If you like nature and the mountains, the Kancamagus Highway (aka: "The Kanc," or misspelled as Kangamangus Highway and Kangamgus Highway) is a must see! The Kancamagus Highway, constructed in 1959 is traveled by over a million people each year. The Kancamagus Highway cuts a 34 mile east-west channel through the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest from Lincoln NH to Conway NH. When the dense trees change their leaves from their summer greens to breathtaking shades of yellow and red in the Fall, they are illuminated against the colorful mountains, making this a dramatic and enjoyable leaf-peeping route. Motorcyclists relish the twists and turns as the highway climbs to almost 3,000 feet at the peak of Mount Kancamagus. The easily accessible trailheads and parking areas are often sought by hikers. The and rocky swimming holes, carved by erosion, lure families craving relief from the summer heat.
- Shopping: Shopping in New Hampshire is 100% Tax-Free!
Save 30-60% every day at over 60 nationally known factory stores. Shop our national brand outlet stores and specialty shops for fashions, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings, intimate
apparel, shoes, children's fashions and more.
More than just an outlet center, Settlers' Green Outlet Village
offers a beautiful courtyard setting, children's playground,
seasonal events, entertainment and fun family dining choices.
- Skiing - Cross Country: The White Mountain location of these cross country Nordic ski centers at the base and around Mt. Washington, experiences an average snowfall of nearly 100 inches! Tour New Hampshire cross country ski trails that wind through the 750,000 acre White Mountain National Forest and classic New England cross country Villages.
- Skiing - Downhill: Mt. Washington Valley offers 13 ski resorts and XC centers all within a half hour of North Conway, NH. It's here that skiers will find more glades, slopes and trails than anywhere else in New England.
- Sleigh Rides: Trek out in nature on a horseback, sleigh, or carriage ride- Travel through acres of forests and meadows, and along rivers while enjoying panoramic White Mountain views
- Snowboarding: From Wild Cat to Cranmore to Bretton Woods to Attitash we have the trails for you
- Snowmobiling: Offering the North Country sojourner, a white mountain back-country adventure, that's fun filled, exhilarating and above all, safe. Offering self guided rentals on user friendly trails. Whether you have your own or rent locally, you'll have a great time.
We have the best rental fleet in the North Conway NH area, from North Conway to Bartlett New Hampshire.
- Snowshoeing: Stay at our Inn and use our trails right out the back door, which offer outstanding views of the streams, forests, and mountains in both Merriman State Forest and the White Mountain National Forest. If you want to view the Presidentials, trek along Mt. Kearsarge North for a more strenuous 3-hour (round trip) hike to the summit, or take a more leisurely 1.5 hour (round trip) hike up Black Cap Mountain to also view Lake Kezar and the Moat Mountains.
- Train Ride: ON THE NOTCH TRAIN, you'll enjoy some of the finest natural scenery in the East as you travel through spectacular Crawford Notch - past sheer bluffs, steep ravines, cascading brooks and streams, panoramic mountain vistas, and across the famed Frankenstein Trestle and Willey Brook Bridge - enroute to Crawford Depot or Fabyan Station. One of the premier scenic train rides in the East, the Crawford Notch excursion allows you the opportunity to relive a legend written in the annals of railroad history, when the first train traveled through Crawford Notch over 135 years ago. Live commentary includes history and folklore of the railroad and area, as well as points of interest.
- Walking:
Stay at our Inn and use our trails right out the back door, which offer outstanding views of the streams, forests, and mountains in both Merriman State Forest and the White Mountain National Forest. If you want to view the Presidentials, you can drive a quarter of a mile to the trail heads of Mt. Kearsarge North for a more strenuous 3-hour (round trip) hike to the summit, or take a more leisurely 1.5 hour (round trip) hike up Black Cap Mountain to also view Lake Kezar and the Moat Mountains.
- Wildlife Watching: One of the most exciting aspects of spending time in the White Mountains is the opportunity to see wildlife such as white-tailed deer (the New Hampshire state mammal), moose, fox, bear and other native animals. Several areas of the White Mountain National Forest are known as excellent places to observe wildlife.
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