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Covered bridge near the Flume A hiking trail through Franconia Notch The Basin. Franconia Notch State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve that straddles eight miles (13 km) of Interstate 93 as it passes through Franconia Notch, a mountain pass between the Kinsman Range and Franconia Range in the White Mountains of northern New Hampshire, United States.
The Flume Gorge (locally, just The Flume) is a natural gorge extending 800 ft (240 m) horizontally at the base of Mount Liberty in Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire, United States. Cut by Flume Brook, the gorge features walls of Conway granite that rise to a height of 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) and are 12 to 20 ft (3.7 to 6.1 m) apart.
From the west the peak can be climbed via the Liberty Spring Trail, followed by the Flume Slide Trail, for a total of 4.1 miles (6.6 km) with a 2,950-foot (899 m) elevation gain. From the north the summit is reached by the Franconia Ridge Trail coming from the summit of Mount Liberty. The Flume Slide Trail is a notably steep and slippery climb ...
Things to do, location guide: Kentucky State Parks In honor of the park system’s milestone anniversary this year, the Herald-Leader set out on a 10-day, 1,661 mile road trip across the state to ...
Map of New Hampshire state parks. This is a list of New Hampshire state parks. ... Crawford Notch State Park: Carroll: Hart's Location: 5,775 acres (2,337 ha) ...
Although the Kentucky Horse Park is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, it is administered separately from the Department of Parks and is not a state park. Breaks Interstate Park is also separate, administered under an interstate compact with the state of Virginia , in partnership with the parks departments of both states.
Our columnist says he owes Kentucky’s 100-year-old state parks system his life. ... the haunted trail, mini golf, cave tours, church picnics, camping out, winning a free round of golf for my cat ...
Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area, also known as Chesterfield Gorge State Wayside, is a 13-acre (5.3 ha) state park on Route 9 in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. [3] The park conserves a rocky gorge with waterfalls on Wilde Brook. There is picnicking, a seasonal visitor center, and 0.7-mile (1.1 km) trail on either side of the brook.