https://www.franconianotchnh.com/ https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/home/franconia-notch-ridgeline-haze-hero.jpg Open rocky ridgeline above forested mountains under a hazy sky in Franconia Notch State Park Open rocky ridgeline above forested mountains under a hazy sky in Franconia Notch State Park https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/home/franconia-notch-white-mountains-ridges-summer.jpg Layers of forested mountain ridges seen from a high viewpoint Layers of forested mountain ridges seen from a high viewpoint https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/home/franconia-notch-family-walk-river-boulders.jpg A rocky mountain river with large boulders below forested hills A rocky mountain river with large boulders below forested hills https://www.franconianotchnh.com/cannon-mountain-aerial-tramway https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/cannon-mountain-aerial-tramway/franconia-notch-layered-mountains-view-hero.jpg Layered blue mountains and forested valleys seen from high above Franconia Notch Layered blue mountains and forested valleys seen from high above Franconia Notch https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/cannon-mountain-aerial-tramway/franconia-notch-summit-deck-view-ridges.jpg A view of distant mountain ridges from a summit deck railing A view of distant mountain ridges from a summit deck railing https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/cannon-mountain-aerial-tramway/franconia-notch-cable-car-cables-mountain.jpg Steep forested mountainsides and a rocky summit seen from the valley Steep forested mountainsides and a rocky summit seen from the valley https://www.franconianotchnh.com/flume-gorge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge/franconia-notch-flume-brook-waterfall-hero.jpg Waterfall on Flume Brook pouring between granite walls into the Flume Gorge Waterfall on Flume Brook pouring between granite walls into the Flume Gorge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge/franconia-notch-flume-covered-bridge-fall.jpg The red Flume Covered Bridge framed by fall foliage near the Flume Gorge The red Flume Covered Bridge framed by fall foliage near the Flume Gorge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge/franconia-notch-the-pool-postcard.jpg Early 1900s postcard of the Pool, a deep basin below granite cliffs near the Flume Early 1900s postcard of the Pool, a deep basin below granite cliffs near the Flume https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge/franconia-notch-mossy-gorge-walls-stream.jpg A stream flowing between mossy granite walls in a narrow gorge A stream flowing between mossy granite walls in a narrow gorge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/flume-gorge-tickets https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge-tickets/franconia-notch-granite-blocks-forest-hero.jpg Granite blocks and autumn forest near the Flume Gorge Granite blocks and autumn forest near the Flume Gorge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge-tickets/franconia-notch-covered-bridge-river-autumn.jpg A red covered bridge over a rocky river in autumn A red covered bridge over a rocky river in autumn https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/flume-gorge-tickets/franconia-notch-boardwalk-gorge-walkers.jpg A narrow mossy granite gorge with a stream A narrow mossy granite gorge with a stream https://www.franconianotchnh.com/old-man-of-the-mountain https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/old-man-of-the-mountain/franconia-notch-old-man-profile-photo-hero.jpg The Old Man of the Mountain granite profile on Cannon Cliff above green forest, photographed before its 2003 collapse The Old Man of the Mountain granite profile on Cannon Cliff above green forest, photographed before its 2003 collapse https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/old-man-of-the-mountain/franconia-notch-profile-lake-postcard.jpg Early 1900s postcard of Profile Lake with mist on the water Early 1900s postcard of Profile Lake with mist on the water https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/old-man-of-the-mountain/franconia-notch-granite-cliff-profile-mist.jpg A sheer granite cliff above a misty forested slope A sheer granite cliff above a misty forested slope https://www.franconianotchnh.com/artists-bluff https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/artists-bluff/franconia-notch-from-bald-mountain-postcard.jpg Early 1900s postcard of Franconia Notch and Echo Lake from Bald Mountain Early 1900s postcard of Franconia Notch and Echo Lake from Bald Mountain https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/artists-bluff/franconia-notch-rocky-bluff-view-lake.jpg A view from a rocky bluff down to a small lake ringed by autumn forest A view from a rocky bluff down to a small lake ringed by autumn forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/artists-bluff/franconia-notch-short-steep-trail-roots.jpg A steep woodland trail with roots and rock steps A steep woodland trail with roots and rock steps https://www.franconianotchnh.com/franconia-ridge-loop https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/franconia-ridge-loop/franconia-notch-rock-outcrop-ridge-hero.jpg Granite outcrop on a high ridge above a hazy forested mountain valley in Franconia Notch State Park Granite outcrop on a high ridge above a hazy forested mountain valley in Franconia Notch State Park https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/franconia-ridge-loop/franconia-notch-franconia-ridge-from-sugar-hill.jpg Franconia Ridge on the skyline across open fields seen from Sugar Hill Franconia Ridge on the skyline across open fields seen from Sugar Hill https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/franconia-ridge-loop/franconia-notch-alpine-ridge-trail-cairns.jpg A rocky trail with stone cairns along an open alpine ridge A rocky trail with stone cairns along an open alpine ridge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/franconia-ridge-loop/franconia-notch-hikers-ridge-cloud.jpg Hikers on a bare rocky ridgeline with clouds blowing across Hikers on a bare rocky ridgeline with clouds blowing across https://www.franconianotchnh.com/lonesome-lake https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lonesome-lake/franconia-notch-lonesome-lake-tamarack-hero.jpg A golden tamarack in autumn among bog grasses at Lonesome Lake A golden tamarack in autumn among bog grasses at Lonesome Lake https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lonesome-lake/franconia-notch-mountain-pond-wooden-dock.jpg A wooden dock on a quiet mountain pond reflecting the peaks A wooden dock on a quiet mountain pond reflecting the peaks https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lonesome-lake/franconia-notch-bog-bridge-trail-spruce.jpg Wooden bog bridges carrying a trail through spruce forest Wooden bog bridges carrying a trail through spruce forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/the-basin https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/the-basin/franconia-notch-the-basin-pothole-hero.jpg Early 1900s view of the Basin, a granite pothole below a small waterfall Early 1900s view of the Basin, a granite pothole below a small waterfall https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/the-basin/franconia-notch-cascade-granite-ledges.jpg A small waterfall sliding over smooth granite ledges into a pool A small waterfall sliding over smooth granite ledges into a pool https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/the-basin/franconia-notch-river-pothole-clear-water.jpg Clear water flowing over smooth rounded granite in a riverbed Clear water flowing over smooth rounded granite in a riverbed https://www.franconianotchnh.com/hiking https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hiking/franconia-notch-ridge-skyline-sugar-hill-hero.jpg Franconia Ridge on the horizon beyond green fields and trees under a clear sky Franconia Ridge on the horizon beyond green fields and trees under a clear sky https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hiking/franconia-notch-mountain-path-postcard.jpg Early 1900s postcard of a woodland path beside a lake in Franconia Notch Early 1900s postcard of a woodland path beside a lake in Franconia Notch https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hiking/franconia-notch-steep-granite-slab-trail.jpg A hiker climbing a steep granite slab trail between spruce A hiker climbing a steep granite slab trail between spruce https://www.franconianotchnh.com/weather https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/weather/franconia-notch-clear-sky-ridge-hero.jpg Clear blue sky over the Franconia Range seen across open land Clear blue sky over the Franconia Range seen across open land https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/weather/franconia-notch-snowy-peaks-early-winter.jpg Snow-dusted mountain peaks above the forest in early winter Snow-dusted mountain peaks above the forest in early winter https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/weather/franconia-notch-clouds-over-mountain-pass.jpg Dark low clouds pouring over a steep mountain pass Dark low clouds pouring over a steep mountain pass https://www.franconianotchnh.com/parking https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/parking/franconia-notch-i93-parkway-hero.jpg The I-93 parkway winding through Franconia Notch below steep granite cliffs The I-93 parkway winding through Franconia Notch below steep granite cliffs https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/parking/franconia-notch-trailhead-lot-cars-mountains.jpg A trailhead parking lot with cars below steep mountains A trailhead parking lot with cars below steep mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/parking/franconia-notch-hikers-unloading-car.jpg Hikers lacing boots at the back of a car in a trailhead lot Hikers lacing boots at the back of a car in a trailhead lot https://www.franconianotchnh.com/echo-lake-beach https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/echo-lake-beach/franconia-notch-along-echo-lake-hero.jpg Early 1900s photo of a shoreline path under birches along Echo Lake in Franconia Notch Early 1900s photo of a shoreline path under birches along Echo Lake in Franconia Notch https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/echo-lake-beach/franconia-notch-echo-lake-boat-house.jpg Early 1900s photo of a boat house on the shore of Echo Lake in Franconia Notch Early 1900s photo of a boat house on the shore of Echo Lake in Franconia Notch https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/echo-lake-beach/franconia-notch-lake-beach-swimmers-mountain.jpg A small lake beach with swimmers below a cliff-faced mountain A small lake beach with swimmers below a cliff-faced mountain https://www.franconianotchnh.com/about https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/about/franconia-notch-rocky-stream-near-flume-hero.jpg Rocky mountain stream in autumn woods near the Flume in Franconia Notch Rocky mountain stream in autumn woods near the Flume in Franconia Notch https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/about/franconia-notch-granite-cliff-above-forest.jpg A tall granite cliff rising above spruce and birch forest A tall granite cliff rising above spruce and birch forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/about/franconia-notch-old-stone-wall-birches.jpg An old mossy stone wall through white birch trees An old mossy stone wall through white birch trees https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/about/franconia-notch-mountain-pass-valley-autumn.jpg A narrow mountain pass between steep forested mountains in autumn A narrow mountain pass between steep forested mountains in autumn https://www.franconianotchnh.com/lafayette-place-campground https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lafayette-place-campground/franconia-notch-wooded-campsite-tent-hero.jpg Tent pitched at a wooded campsite in the White Mountain National Forest Tent pitched at a wooded campsite in the White Mountain National Forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lafayette-place-campground/franconia-notch-tent-site-spruce-woods.jpg A tent and picnic table at a shady campsite under spruce A tent and picnic table at a shady campsite under spruce https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/lafayette-place-campground/franconia-notch-campfire-ring-evening-woods.jpg A small campfire in a fire ring at a wooded campsite A small campfire in a fire ring at a wooded campsite https://www.franconianotchnh.com/bike-path https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/bike-path/franconia-notch-forest-path-fall-color-hero.jpg Maples turning orange and red among green forest in the White Mountain National Forest Maples turning orange and red among green forest in the White Mountain National Forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/bike-path/franconia-notch-paved-bike-path-forest.jpg A narrow paved bike path winding through forest beside a river A narrow paved bike path winding through forest beside a river https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/bike-path/franconia-notch-cyclists-mountain-path.jpg Two cyclists riding a paved path with mountains beyond Two cyclists riding a paved path with mountains beyond https://www.franconianotchnh.com/hours https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hours/franconia-notch-rocky-river-autumn-hero.jpg Wide rocky riverbed below a forested bank under a blue sky in the White Mountains Wide rocky riverbed below a forested bank under a blue sky in the White Mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hours/franconia-notch-highway-pass-early-morning.jpg A highway winding through a misty forested mountain pass A highway winding through a misty forested mountain pass https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/hours/franconia-notch-empty-trailhead-lot-dusk.jpg An empty trailhead parking lot below forested mountains at dusk An empty trailhead parking lot below forested mountains at dusk https://www.franconianotchnh.com/rules-regulations https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/rules-regulations/franconia-notch-trail-red-maple-hero.jpg Young red maple in fall color beside a forest trail in the White Mountains Young red maple in fall color beside a forest trail in the White Mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/rules-regulations/franconia-notch-stay-on-trail-alpine-plants.jpg Low alpine plants beside a rock-lined trail above treeline Low alpine plants beside a rock-lined trail above treeline https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/rules-regulations/franconia-notch-leashed-dog-forest-path.jpg A hiker walking a leashed dog on a rocky forest path A hiker walking a leashed dog on a rocky forest path https://www.franconianotchnh.com/plan-your-visit https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/plan-your-visit/franconia-notch-white-mountains-overlook-hero.jpg Forested valley and distant White Mountains seen from a roadside overlook in early fall Forested valley and distant White Mountains seen from a roadside overlook in early fall https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/plan-your-visit/franconia-notch-layered-gear-on-rock.jpg A daypack, rain jacket and map on a granite boulder by a trail A daypack, rain jacket and map on a granite boulder by a trail https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/plan-your-visit/franconia-notch-foliage-road-traffic.jpg A mountain road through bright autumn trees with a line of cars A mountain road through bright autumn trees with a line of cars https://www.franconianotchnh.com/faq https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/faq/franconia-notch-mountain-pond-fall-hero.jpg Small mountain pond below a forested ridge in October in the White Mountains Small mountain pond below a forested ridge in October in the White Mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/faq/franconia-notch-hikers-at-trailhead.jpg Two hikers adjusting their packs at a forest trailhead Two hikers adjusting their packs at a forest trailhead https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/faq/franconia-notch-mountain-lake-reflection.jpg A calm mountain lake reflecting autumn forest and a rocky peak A calm mountain lake reflecting autumn forest and a rocky peak https://www.franconianotchnh.com/trail-map https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/trail-map/franconia-notch-river-boulders-footbridge-hero.jpg Boulder-filled river with a footbridge and mountain beyond in the White Mountains Boulder-filled river with a footbridge and mountain beyond in the White Mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/trail-map/franconia-notch-trail-junction-yellow-blazes.jpg A forest trail junction with paint blazes on the trees A forest trail junction with paint blazes on the trees https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/trail-map/franconia-notch-hiker-checking-map-ridge.jpg A hiker checking a paper map on a rocky ridge A hiker checking a paper map on a rocky ridge https://www.franconianotchnh.com/contact https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/contact/franconia-notch-calm-mountain-pond-hero.jpg Calm pond reflecting forested hills at dusk in the White Mountain National Forest Calm pond reflecting forested hills at dusk in the White Mountain National Forest https://www.franconianotchnh.com/disclaimer https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/disclaimer/franconia-notch-clear-sky-ridge-hero.jpg Clear blue sky over the Franconia Range seen across open land Clear blue sky over the Franconia Range seen across open land https://www.franconianotchnh.com/privacy-policy https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/privacy-policy/franconia-notch-mountain-pond-fall-hero.jpg Small mountain pond below a forested ridge in October in the White Mountains Small mountain pond below a forested ridge in October in the White Mountains https://www.franconianotchnh.com/terms-and-conditions https://www.franconianotchnh.com/images/terms-and-conditions/franconia-notch-calm-mountain-pond-hero.jpg Calm pond reflecting forested hills at dusk in the White Mountain National Forest Calm pond reflecting forested hills at dusk in the White Mountain National Forest