Camp Birchmont

Surrounding Areas

For more adventure combine your trip to Birchmont with a visit to the NH wharf town of Portsmouth filled with great restaurants, boat cruises and historic Strawberry Banke with seaside gardens and a Children’s museum. Or hit the White Mountains, a scenic 45 minute drive north up the Kancamagus Hwy., one of the top ten scenic byways in the country. Take a short, easy hike by Rocky Gorge or Cathedral Ledge or enjoy swimming at Lower Falls, suitable for all ages. If outlet shopping is your thing, visit North Conway at the foot of the White Mountains and Kittery, just outside Portsmouth. The rugged seacoast of Maine is only 45 minutes away at Ogunquit Beach or Kennebunkport. Taste the “real thing” with fresh from the ocean “lobsta” eaten on the deck of the oceanside artist beach colony of Perkin’s Cove.

South - 40 Minutes
PORTSMOUTH/KITTERY

Enjoy the historic and happening seacoast town of Portsmouth. Home and garden tours, children’s’ museum, park concerts, wharf area, boat cruises, Isle of Shoal tours, top restaurants, 1 hour closer to home. Continuing south along the NH coast is Kittery, Maine, famous for its outlets and Kittery Trading Post, an old fort. Stop at Chauncey’s Lobster Creek, for outdoor, casual dining on an ocean inlet.

North - 40 Minutes
TO THE MOUNTAINS

Take route 112, better known as the Kancamagus Highway, rated one of the top 10 scenic highways in the US. Hike Boulder Loop and then go onto the Lower Falls, nature’s rockslide and famous swimming hole. Spend an afternoon at White Lake, stopping off at Cathedral Ledge, and Diana’s Bath. There are hikes suitable for small children who want to get their feet wet, literally. Onto the Darby Field Inn for a lovely dinner with mountain views and outdoor deck for drinks and bird watching. Binoculars provided for children. All the outlet shopping you can imagine, set in nearby Conway, a classic New England village open till 9pm.

West - 40 Minutes 'round the lake
MEREDITH/MOULTONBOROUGH

Take a day trip to “Castle in the Clouds” mountaintop estate and tour.

East - 45 Minutes
SEACOAST OF MAINE (Marginal Way)

Enjoy the beautiful resort town of Ogunquit, Maine and scenic cliff walk to Perkins Cove artist colony. Miles of unspoiled beach. Lunch on the deck of Barnacle Billy’s for the best steamers, lobster and chowder, while watching the lobstermen of Maine pull into the harbor. Kite flying and crabbing for the kids. Cocktails or lobster boat tour on the Fineskind. Wondrous dinners at Arrows or Hurricane, both have acclaimed chefs with unbeatable atmosphere.

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