Rustic White Mountains Lodges & Inns

Pinkham Notch · Lodge

The Appalachian Mountain Club's lodge at Pinkham Notch on Route 16, at 2,032 feet at the eastern base of Mount Washington, 18 miles north of North Conway. It has private rooms and bunk rooms, and meal plans with breakfast, or breakfast and dinner, are optional. The Tuckerman Ravine Trail starts at the lodge. It is open year-round, and dogs are not allowed overnight.

Twin Mountain · Hut

An Appalachian Mountain Club hut beside Zealand Falls, reached by the Zealand Trail, a 2.8-mile hike from the end of Zealand Road. It is one of the few AMC huts open year-round. In winter the road is closed, adding about 3 miles each way, and the hut runs as self-service, so guests bring their own food. Guests sleep in bunkrooms.

Eaton · Inn

A 17-room inn on the slopes of Foss Mountain in Eaton with panoramic views of Mount Washington and the Presidential Range, originally the home of Frank Simonds, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Kevin Flynn and Jennifer Kovach have run it since the 1990s, along with Max's Restaurant and Pub: 40 seats, open to the public, with a seasonal menu using local and organic ingredients. Some rooms have fireplaces; all have mountain views.

Bretton Woods · Lodge

The Appalachian Mountain Club's lodge at the head of Crawford Notch on Route 302, opened in 2003 and designed to resemble the old Crawford House hotel. It has 37 rooms, from private rooms with their own baths to shared-bath rooms for two to six people, plus bunks in the Shapleigh Bunkhouse. Guided hikes and naturalist programs start from the lodge.

North Woodstock · Inn

An inn and brewery at 135 Main Street in North Woodstock, with rooms in eight buildings, from the Main House and Riverside House to the Cascade Lodge. The brewery on site offers tours, and the restaurant and pub serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lincoln and the Kancamagus Highway are a few minutes east.

Franconia · Inn

A 29-room country inn on 65 acres in the Easton Valley, taking guests since 1863. The white clapboard building was rebuilt in the 1930s after a fire. It faces Mount Lafayette, Franconia Notch and the Kinsman Range. Summer brings horseback riding on the property and glider rides from the on-site soaring port; winter brings 40 kilometers of groomed cross-country ski trails. There is a pub, a dining room, two porches and a library.

Shelburne · Inn

A 160-acre resort in Shelburne on Route 2 in the Androscoggin River valley, with northern White Mountain peaks on three sides. Trails for hiking, mountain biking, ATVs and snowmobiles start on the property, and Jericho Mountain State Park is close by. There is a pool, a hot tub and a restaurant. It is north of the busier North Conway and Lincoln areas.

Hart's Location · Campground / Cabins

A campground with cabins and yurts on 100 acres along the Saco River, on Route 302 in Hart's Location below Crawford Notch. There are 100 campsites, some beside the river, and a general store. Pets are welcome, and trails, biking and river wading are close by. Route 302 continues north through the notch to Bretton Woods.

Glen · B&B

A bed and breakfast at 404 Route 302 in Glen, beside the 1850s Bartlett Covered Bridge over the Saco River. It has 5 guest rooms, including a suite, and breakfast is included. Guests can swim or tube in the river from the property, and there is an outdoor hot tub. North Conway is a short drive.

North Conway · Lodge

A 20-room bed and breakfast in North Conway with a direct connection to Babe Ruth: his daughter Julia Ruth Stevens co-owned the property with her husband Richard Flanders in the 1940s, and Babe Ruth was a regular visitor, staying in Room 2. That room is still furnished with the original pieces the Babe used and filled with memorabilia from his visits. Cranmore ski area is steps away.

Franconia · Inn

A 12-bedroom lodge on Wells Road in Franconia, bordering the White Mountain National Forest, now rented mainly to groups for retreats and weddings. It began as an 1830s farmhouse and barn; financier William V.C. Ruxton bought the farm in 1945 and built the inn in the style of an English fox-hunting lodge, finishing the lobby and tavern in 1947. There is a lobby with a fireplace and grand piano, a tavern, a library and gardens. The Tucker Brook Trail connects it to Cannon Mountain.

Mount Washington · Hut

The highest of the Appalachian Mountain Club's huts, at 5,012 feet just below Mount Monroe and about 1.5 miles from the summit of Mount Washington, beside the two alpine Lakes of the Clouds. It sleeps 90 in bunk rooms for 6 to 15 people, and dinner and breakfast are included. The hut is open from early June to mid-September and is reached by a 3-mile climb on the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail.

Bethlehem · Inn

A historic resort in Bethlehem built around a 1914 Donald Ross golf course. The original Maplewood hotel complex opened in 1876, hosted Presidents Grant and Roosevelt, and burned in the 1960s. The surviving 1889 Casino building is now the 20-room Inn at Maplewood, booked mainly for groups (8 rooms minimum) and golf packages. The course is open to individual golfers and day visitors.

Beans Grant · Hut

An Appalachian Mountain Club hut at 3,288 feet in Carter Notch, between Carter Dome and Wildcat Mountain, reached by a 3.8-mile hike on the Nineteen-Mile Brook Trail. Two bunkhouses sleep up to 40 in rooms for 4 to 6. In summer, dinner and breakfast are served family-style; the rest of the year it runs as a self-service hut. The glacial Carter Ponds are beside the hut.

Bartlett · Resort

A resort on Route 302 in Bartlett, between North Conway and the Attitash ski area, with suites, rooms and condominiums with full kitchens. There are indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs, snowshoe and Nordic trails, an outdoor skating rink and a fire pit. Many units have decks, and North Conway is a short drive east.