Bedford, New Hampshire Travel Information

Bear Brook State Park Campground Bear Brook State Park is enormous—it’s the largest state park in New Hampshire. Its size (the entire park spans 8,008 acres) and the myriad outdoor activities available here make this as much a destin... Allenstown, NH

Borderlands around Nashua and Hudson, New Hampshire Although it is the state’s second largest city, Nashua is as rarely explored as the backroads that surround it. An early manufacturing city, it retains much of its mill yard area and the canal that pr... Nashua, NH

Hooksett, Manchester, and the New Hampshire Amoskeag Region Scouts and leaders will want to stop on the way into Manchester at one of the finest collections of Boy Scout memorabilia and books in the United States. The Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum is located... Manchester, NH

Weare and Henniker, New Hampshire, and the Contoocook Valley West of Concord lies an area of rolling farmlands and attractive villages. Hopkinton’s wide Main Street is lined with trees and a number of homes of the colonial era. In the center of town on Main Str... Weare, NH

Wilton, Milford, and Brookline, New Hampshire, and the Souhegan Valley Zahn’s Alpine Guest House, on Route 13, will bring back immediate fond memories to anyone who has traveled in Bavaria, Austria, or Switzerland. It looks and feels exactly like those warm, hospitable m... Milford, NH

Other Activities

• Concord, Manchester, and Southern New Hampshire Off the Beaten Path Travel

Rockingham Recreational Trail (Distance: 6.9 mi) New Hampshire’s largest city, Manchester, boasts relatively quick access to one of the state’s longest rail-trails: the 26-mile Rockingham Recreational Trail (a.k.a. Portsmouth Branch). The rustic tra...

Manchester, NH - Rail-Trails - length:26 mi

Rockingham Recreational Trail (Portsmouth Branch) (Distance: 7.5 mi) Edged by two lakes, a river, and a pond, this pretty trail is defined by water. It’s New Hampshire at its best.

Manchester, NH - Rail trails - length:25.5 mi

Newfields Rail Trail (Distance: 7.7 mi) A long and easy ride across southern New Hampshire on a converted railroad bed. The Newfields Rail-Trail is typical rail-trail fare: easy, level riding past towns and through forests. At 26.0 miles on...

Newfields, NH - Mountain Biking - length:26 mi

Rockingham Recreational Trail (Portsmouth Branch) (Distance: 8.0 mi) Edged by two lakes, a river, and a pond, this pretty trail is defined by water. It’s New Hampshire at its best. Surface: Gravel and original ballast. Location: Rockingham County.

Manchester, NH - Rail-Trails - length:25.5 mi

Lake Massabesic Trail (Distance: 8.1 mi) Located minutes from Manchester, northern New England’s largest city, the Massabesic Audubon Sanctuary boasts 130 acres of fields and forests owned and managed by New Hampshire Audubon. From the parce...

Auburn, NH - Hiking - length:4 mi

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Manchester Manchester Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6552 yards, par 71 2.0 miles from center of Bedford, New Hampshire

Derryfield Derryfield Country Club Municipal, 18 holes 6117 yards, par 70 5.3 miles from center of Bedford, New Hampshire

Hidden Creek Hidden Creek Country Club Public, 18 holes 3252 yards, par 36 5.3 miles from center of Bedford, New Hampshire

Passaconaway Passaconaway Country Club Public, 18 holes 6855 yards, par 71 5.8 miles from center of Bedford, New Hampshire

Intervale Intervale Country Club Public, 9 holes 2967 yards, par 36 5.9 miles from center of Bedford, New Hampshire

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