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Friendly Beaver Campground
New Boston, New Hampshire—"The fun begins here!" is the motto of Friendly Beaver Campground in New Boston, New Hampshire . . . and a lot of fun there is, too. Activities are held every day.

For the small fry, the schedule can include coloring contests, games and pony rides. Wait until the children see the playground! It features beautifully crafted wood replicas of a pirate ship, airplane, space ship, 40-foot train and a fire truck. The children can scramble over and around and inside where they will find ladders and poles to climb. It's just the type of equipment that brings out a child's imagination.

Whatever their age, children have fun with relay races, Frisbee toss, bicycle obstacle course, wagon rides and children's bingo. Teens especially like having their own recreation hall with pool table and video games and teen dances.

Grown-ups enjoy a nicely appointed adult lounge where whist, backgammon and cribbage tournaments take place, as well as bingo, potlucks, ceramics classes, parties, flea markets and auctions.

All ages delight in country and western dances, arts and crafts, live entertainment, sing-a-longs, movies and theme weekends. The activities director at Friendly Beaver changes the schedule every week, so guests can come back again and again and always find new surprises.

Want to get wet? There are four swimming pools at Friendly Beaver Campground. Indoors, you'll find a heated pool (and Jacuzzi, too!). Outdoor pools include a 20' X 40' swimming pool, 18' X 39' sports pool with water basketball and water volleyball, and a 16' X 32' children's wading pool with a fountain.

Outside land sports for you? How about a game of basketball, softball, horseshoes, badminton or volleyball? In the winter, try the snowmobile trails.

Want to wander? Nearby are country auctions and antique stores, museums, historical sites, fish hatcheries, hiking on Mt. Monadnock, golf courses, Everett Dam, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, and Crotched Mountain ski area. A little farther away are Nashua, Manchester, and the state capital, Concord.

Who doesn't enjoy relaxing at the campsite after a full day of activities? Families can relax in their spacious, wooded campsite gathering around a crackling campfire, roasting marshmallows, gazing at the stars and joining in fellowship with other campers. The Beaver Hut Cafe is open on weekends so your cook can take a break, too.

Lovely landscaping throughout the campground adds to the enjoyment, as do the modern restrooms, a camp store and laundry. If you want to invite all the relatives to camp with you, a safari field for groups includes a pavilion.

The park is located in the southern section of New Hampshire, just 55 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Your hosts, Tom and Chris Quirk, will be pleased to send you a free brochure and activity schedule. Phone them at (603) 487-5570 or write Friendly Beaver Campground, Old Coach Road, New Boston, New Hampshire 03070.

Ammonoosuc and Zealand Rivers
Whitewater canoeing river has gradients of class II through class IV as well as a segment in a steep channel with falls and impassable rapids; corridor and surrounding watershed which include Zealand Notch and Zealand Falls are virtually undeveloped. Counties: Coos and Grafton. Lengths: 14 and 5 miles. Location: From Maplewood Dam near Route 302 to Bretton Woods and from confluence with Ammonoosuc River to headwaters.

Androscoggin River
Year-round whitewater runs. County: Coos. Length: 13 miles. Location: From Pontook Reservoir to Errol.

Contoocook, Blackwater and Warner Rivers
Waterway with a diversity of flow gradients from slackwater to class IV rapids; in the second segment of the Contoocook, the difficulty ranges to class V; large rocks and obstructions add to the turbulence; and an S turn and Freight Train Rapids require extra piloting skills. County: Merrimack. Lengths: 9, 26, 7 and 19 miles. Location: From Contook to Pennacook; from West Hopkinton Dam to Bennington, from confluence with Contoocook River to dam at Blackwater Reservoir and from confluence with Contoocook to Bradford.

Gale River
Scenic, whitewater river with rapids to class IV has a narrow, rock-lined gorge with nearly vertical sides and three major drops. Rock outcroppings on the left bank and right then left turn precede the area. It can be portaged with difficulty. Class I and II waters through Franconia and near confluence with Ammonoosuc. Abrupt, two-foot drop in one spot on the river can propel a boat onto a flat rock. County: Grafton. Length: 7.5 miles. Location: From Church St. in Franconia to bridge near confluence with Ammonoosuc River.

Mad Stream
Clear, whitewater stream with beautiful scenery and challenging rapids to class IV is runnable in mid-Spring. Short, intense rapids with stair-step drops require quick maneuvering in tight channels. County: Grafton. Length: 8.5 miles. Location: From Waterville Valley to Goose Hollow.

Merrimack River
Noted in the 19th for supplying power to industry, waterway is near Concord and Manchester. County: Merrimack. Lengths: 5 and 22 miles. Location: From confluence with Suncook River to confluence with Soucook River and from Route 393 in Corcord to a quarter mile downstream of the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnepesaukee Rivers.

Saco River/White Mountain System
Popular whitewater runs with class IV and V rapids in some segments.

Saco and Swift Rivers
Counties: Carroll and Coos. Lengths: 42 and 42 miles. Location: From New Hampshire-Maine state line to headwaters and from confluence with Saco River to headwaters.

Souhegan River
River segment with class III+ to class II waters has some spots that require technical paddling skills. County: Hillsborough. Length: 3.5 miles. Location: From old powerhouse a mile north of Greenville on Rt. 31 to Wilton.

South Branch Pascataquog
Whitewater segment is usually runnable in mid-Spring, and the hardest rapids occur in the beginning. The river follows Rt. 13 for most of the run. County: Hillsborough. Length: 8 miles. Location: From near New Boston to just downstream from bridge in Goffstown and before the high dam there.

For information on fishing licenses and regulations, contact the New Hampshire Fish & Game Dept., 2 Hazen Dr., Concord, NH 03301. (603-271-3421).

Androscoggin River
A 157-mile river which starts in northeastern New Hampshire and flows southeast into southwestern Maine. Towns along New Hampshire's 53 miles include Errol and Gorham along Hwy. 16. Favorite catches: trout and salmon.
Places to camp nearby: Bartlett, Colebrook, Errol, Glen, Gorham, Lancaster, Twin Mountain

Baker River
The river flows south along the western part of the White Moutains National Forest. It starts halfway between North Woodstock and Warren and runs south past Wentworth to Plymouth. Favorite catches: brook, rainbow & brown trout and Atlantic salmon.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Canaan, Lincoln, North Woodstock, Thorton, Warren, Wentworth, Woodstock

Connecticut River
The 400-mile Connecticut River starts in the far northern part of New Hampshire, and flows south, forming most of the New Hampshire/Vermont border and continues through Massachusetts and Connecticut to the Long Island Sound. Favorite catches: largemouth & smallmouth bass, pickerel, perch, northern pike, walleye, and brook, rainbow & brown trout.
Places to camp nearby: Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Errol, Fitzwilliam, Franconia, Hancock, Jaffery, Keene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, Newport, North Stratford, North Woodstock, Pittsburg, Richmond, Rindge, Twin Mountain, Warren, Washington, Wentworth, Winchester, Woodstock

Merrimack River
A 110-mile river which flows south along U.S. 3 from Franklin in central New Hampshire, and through Massachusetts to the Atlantic. Favorite catches: Atlantic salmon, smallmouth & largemouth bass, pickerel, horned pout, perch, walleye and crappie.
Places to camp nearby: Allenstown, Ashland, Barrington, Concord, Epson, Exeter, Franklin, Greenfield, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Henniker, Laconia, Lee, Meredith, Newfields, Newport, Raymond, Seabrook, South Hampton, Webster

Newfound Lake
A 4,106-acre lake in the middle of the state, just north of Bristol on Hwy. 3A. Favorite catches: salmon, lake trout, whitefish and bass.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Canaan, Center Harbor, Franklin, Laconia, Lebanon, Meredith, Thornton, Warren, Wentworth

Ossipee Lake
A large lake in the central-eastern part of the state. Located on the south side of West Ossipee. Favorite catches: salmon, lake trout, smallmouth bass, pickerel and horned pout.
Places to camp nearby: Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Glen, North Conway, Tamworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro

Saco River
A river in eastern-central New Hampshire. The river follows U.S. 302 for 41 miles east from Bartlett to Glen, then southeast by Conway. Favorite catches: brook, brown & rainbow trout.
Places to camp nearby: Bartlett, Bethlehem, Center Ossipee, Conway, Franconia, Glen, Gorham, North Conway, Tamsworth, Twin Mountain, West Ossipee

Umbagog Lake
A large, winding lake in northeastern New Hampshire on the Maine border. Located on the eastern side of Errol off Hwy. 16 or 26. Favorite catches: pickerel and horned pout.
Places to camp nearby: Colebrook, Errol

Lake Winnipesaukee
The largest lake in the state (44,586 acres) is in central New Hampshire. Located 1 mi. N. of Gilford. Favorite catches: salmon, lake & rainbow trout, pickerel, bass, perch and horned pout.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Milton, Tamworth, Thornton, Wentworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro

Winnisquam Lake
A 4,264-acre lake in the central part of the state between Gilford and Franklin, off U.S. 3. Favorite catches: salmon, lake trout, pickerel, horned pout, perch and bass.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Campton, Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Franklin, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Milton, Tamworth, Thornton, Wentworth, West Ossipee, Wolfeboro

Appalachian National Scenic Trail
157 miles of this 2,144-mile trail extend through western and northern New Hampshire—from Hanover on the Vermont border to just east of Berlin on the Maine border. Most of the trail is in the White Mountain National Forest. Attractions along the way include Franconia Notch State Park, the Franconia Mountain Range, the Flume (an 800-ft. gorge at the base of Mt. Liberty), and the Presidential Range (a series of mountain peaks named after presidents-including Mt. Washington, the highest point in the state at 6,288 feet). For more information, phone (304) 535-6331.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Bartlett, Bethlehem, Campton, Canaan, Franconia, Glen, Gorham, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, North Woodstock, Thornton, Twin Mountain, Warren, Wentworth, Woodstock.

Monadnock State Park
The park offers 40 miles of hiking trails leading to the summit of 3,165-foot Mt. Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. The summit is bare rock, affording great unobstructed views. This national natural landmark has been claimed to be the most-climbed mountain in North America. For more information, phone (603) 532-8862.
Places to camp nearby: Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Hancock, Jaffrey, Keene, Richmond, Rindge, Winchester.

Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway
A 47-mile marked linear trail in southwestern New Hampshire. From the south, the trail starts at the summit of Mt. Monadnock in the Monadnock State Park, N.W. of Jaffrey. The trail goes north through old farm fields and woodlots, by ponds and marshes, over Pitcher Mountain, and through Pillsbury State Park to the summit of Mt. Sunapee in Mt. Sunapee State Park, near Newbury, S. of Hwy 103. Wildlife includes moose, bear, beaver, deer, loons and more. For more information, phone (603) 224-9945.
Places to camp nearby: Greenfield, Hancock, Henniker, Jaffrey, Keene, Richmond, Rindge, Washington, Winchester.

White Mountain National Forest
The national forest provides over 1,167 miles of hiking trails in the White Mountains, including part of the Appalachian Trail. The scenery is characterized by rugged mountains of the Presidential Range, dense forests and many lakes and streams. The trails range from short, easy pleasant walks to long, strenuous serious hiking. For more information, phone (603) 528-8721 or (603) 538-9528.
Places to camp nearby: Ashland, Bartlett, Bethlehem, Campton, Canaan, Center Ossipee, Conway, East Wakefield, Errol, Franconia, Glen, Gorham, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lincoln, Lisbon, Meredith, North Conway, North Stratford, North Woodstock, Tamworth, Thornton, Twin Mountain, Warren, Wentworth, West Ossipee, Woodstock.

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Polar Caves
In S. R. 25 about five miles west of I-93's exit 26 [R.F.D. 4, Box 1835, Plymouth, NH 03264, (603)536-1888], is not a solution or river formed system of passageways and, therefore, is without speleothems, that is, without water-deposited formations. It is a series of cracks, crevices and passageways and rooms created by the gradual deposition of granite boulders. As the glacier that had swept up this collection of stone gradually subsided, a series of granite chambers and passageways was created.