16-05-2025
NH's White Mountains kicking off summer season
NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. (ABC22/FOX44) – Popular attractions such as the Mt. Washington Cog Railway and Clark's Bears will be getting into full gear as we approach Memorial Day Weekend and the warm summer weather.
The historic Mt. Washington railway is open year-round, but only to Waumbek Station at 4000′ elevation owing to the famously difficult weather conditions at the summit. The summit station reopened May 3 with temperatures in the lower 40s and foggy conditions, but the observatory, museum, and gift shop will begin to operate on May 24. The Mt. Washington Auto Road also opened to cars and motorcycles May 16, and will be open daily through the summer, weather permitting.
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Reopening May 23 will be the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway near Franconia, which carries visitors to the 4,080′ summit of Cannon Mountain in under ten minutes.
Clark's Bears in Lincoln, home of the Bear Shows featuring trained black bears and many other attractions including rock climbing, water rafting, and the Wolfman, will be open weekends starting May 24.
Story Land, a kid-focused theme park in Glen featuring the new Moo Lagoon attraction, will also open weekends starting May 24, starting off its longest operating season yet.
Polar Caves Park in Rumney, featuring self-guided tours of caves formed during the Ice Age as well as an animal park, will be open weekends starting May 17.
Other summer attractions in the White Mountains include Santa's Village, Cranmore Mountain Resort, the Living Shores Aquarium, and the Conway Scenic Railroad.
More than three percent of the Granite State is employed in outdoor recreation, which ranks in the top ten nationwide and only behind Maine and Vermont in the northeastern U.S., according to 2023 statistics.
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