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PO Box 638
Laconia, NH 03247
(603) 528-8722
719 Main Street (red brick federal building one block north of downtown Laconia).

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/white/

District Ranger Stations

Ammonoosuc Ranger Station
Box 239
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603)869-2626

Approximately 1 mile off US Rte. 3 and US Rte. 302 on Trudeau Road.

Androscoggin Ranger District
80 Glen Road
Gorham, NH 03581
(603)466-2713

Approximately = mile south of US Rte. 2 on NH Rte. 16 (Glen Road).

Evans Notch Ranger Station
18 Maryville Road
Bethel, ME 04217-4400
(207)824-2134

US Rte. 2, Bridge St.

Pemigewasset Ranger Station
RFD #3, Box 15, Route 175
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603)536-1310

Rte. 93 North to Plymouth State College (Exit 25). Bear left, uphill, left at fork in road at top of hill onto Rte. 175; building is 1 mile on left.

Saco Ranger Station
RFD #1, Box 94
Conway, NH 03818
(603)447-5448

Approximately 100 yards off US Rte.
16 on the Kancamagus Highway.

Books & Maps

The most thorough guide to the White Mountain National Forest and surrounding areas is the Appalachian Mountain Club's AMC White Mountain Guide. Its pages describe every trail in the Forest, and it comes with detailed topographical maps. Anyone undertaking more than a day's journey in the Forest should have this book.

Adventurous Traveler Bookstore - ATB has a wide selection of books on activities and destinations in and around the White Mountain National Forest.

Other Internet Resources

Appalachian Mountain Club - Private organization that maintains trails and shelters, including the Appalachian Trail and the AMC Huts. Go to their web site to for more info on reserving a spot in a prime AMC Hut.

White Mountain National Forest - Official USFS site.

White Mountain Server - Comprehensive collection of information on White Mountain peaks, maintained by the Dartmouth College Outing Club.


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