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For over a hundred years visitors have been making North Conway, NH their playground. In the summer it's the lakes, rivers, mountains and national forests that bring families from all over New England and the world to enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, golf and world class fishing. Fall brings beautiful colors, fun festivals and fairs. Winter offers a spectacular array of outdoor fun for active families. Skiing is just the start, there’s also snow shoeing, cross country skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing. And the food! Skip the chain restaurants and check out the Valley Originals. From five star gourmet restaurants to Mom & Pop sandwich shops, the best eating in the Valley is offered by these family owned restaurants and pubs. There are plenty of places to lay your head, everything from quaint bed and breakfasts to the big resorts with indoor water parks, there's a restful spot in the Valley. Click here for a list of our preferred lodging properties.
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Location
Settlers’ Crossing is located at 1500 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, NH Click Click
here for directions.
Climate & Seasons
During the spring and fall months, daytime temperatures
generally range from 50° to 70°F. Nights fluctuate
between 30° and 50°. Summer temperatures vary
from the 70s to the mid-80s during the day. Nights
are apt to be cooler; sweaters or light jackets are
recommended.
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During the winter months of December through March, temperatures and conditions are often affected by the wind. Daytime temperatures range from 12° to 34°, with nights quite a bit colder. The valley averages 100-112 inches of snowfall a year.
Lodging Accommodations
Lodging varies from 12 resort hotels, inns and condo/townhouses
to 40 inns and B&Bs, 35 motels, hotels and cottages,
10 condominium rentals, 10 campgrounds, and even 8
huts located along the Appalachian Trail.
Restaurants
More than 80 restaurants serve everything from world-class
cuisine to "down-home" cooking. 30 lounges
and watering holes provide first-class entertainment
in a typically warm and inviting New England atmosphere.
Shopping
Tax-free goods of every description at rock-bottom
prices! At Settlers' Crossing you save 30-60% every day. Additionally,
there are art galleries, native New Hampshire crafts
shops, and antique stores, all known for their creative,
and often times unusual, one-of-a-kind items.
Recreation
In the winter, 35 chair lifts whisk skiers to the
peaks, a winter playground of 216 ski trails on over
1,000 acres of land. More than 350 kilometers of cross-country
skiing is available here, along with ice skating and
snowshoeing, all in and around the massive 780,000-acre
White Mountain National Forest.
For fans of summer, there are 1,300 miles of hiking trails and 800 miles of bike trails, 90 holes of golf laid out on innovative courses that take advantage of the valley's unique terrain, and more than 100 miles of rivers and streams; all are ready for hiking, biking, tubing, rafting, forging, and world-class fishing.
There are 14 all-day family attractions, including
water and alpine slides, theme parks, miniature golf,
and scenic gondola rides. 1,300 campsites are scattered
throughout the area.
And if you love antique railroads, you'll need to
visit the model railroad museum and take a ride on
at least one of the valley's two old-fashioned railroad
lines. One steams up Mt. Washington (New England's
highest peak, at 6,882 feet.) The other locomotive
not only makes daily round-town excursions, but takes
visitors on trips through the scenic Crawford Notch
and points north.
That's just the beginning for adventure seekers. Rock climbing, horseback riding, rafting, canoeing, and tennis abound, as well as fishing, kite flying, workshops, and tours conducted by the oldest conservation and recreation group in the United States.
If you're feeling tired at the end of your long day of touring and thrill seeking, relax in one of the valley's charming bed & breakfast inn, grand hotels, neighborhood lodges, or motels, just steps away from all the action. When you're feeling hungry, consider the valley's restaurants, ranging in selection from world-class cuisine to good old-fashioned country cooking. Some restaurants even grace their tables with vegetables and herbs supplied from their own gardens; "green thumb gourmet," as the locals call it. Now, add the health clubs, summer theaters, 30 lounges and watering holes, a covered bridge or two, and you've got the ultimate vacation destination - New Hampshire's Mt. Washington Valley.