Visitor Guide


Welcome to our Visitor Guide. You can browse our properties using the map, or scroll down to filter by region or recreational activity. Featured forests (blue pins) are the best for recreation and they typically have parking areas, mapped trails, and more detailed information. All of our protected forests are open to the public. You can also search by property name or town.


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Leslie C. Bockes Memorial Forest

The original owner of the property, Reverend Leslie C. Bockes, opened a children’s summer camp on the property for inner city youth from Lowell, Massachusetts. The land has been a Tree Farm, and the previous owners won the NH Timberland Owners Association John Hoar Award in 1978 for exemplary forestry and conservation practices

Recreations:
Birdwatching,
Cross-country Skiing,
Dog-walking,
Family-oriented,
Hiking Trails,
Snowshoeing
Water falls through granite rocks.

Lost River Reservation

With its rough boardwalks and lantern-lit caves, Lost River Gorge attracts thousands of people each year who admire the beauty of the area and take on the challenge of the tight ins and outs of the majestic boulder caves.

Recreations:
Birdwatching,
Family-oriented,
Great Views,
Hiking Trails
Madame Sherri staircase ruins with barrier chains

Madame Sherri Forest

The Madame Sherri Forest is named after a former owner, Madame Antoinette Sherri, a Paris-born theatrical costume designer who worked in New York City during the early 1900s.

Recreations:
Birdwatching,
Cross-country Skiing,
Dog-walking,
Fishing,
Hiking Trails,
Hunting,
Snowshoeing
A view of McCabe Forest frosted over in the winter.

McCabe Forest

Two miles of hiking trails wind through upland pine-oak-hemlock forests, fields, old orchards, and silver maple floodplain forest along the Contoocook River. The terrain is relatively flat. Because of the wide variety of habitats, wildlife observation opportunities are excellent at McCabe Forest.

Recreations:
Birdwatching,
Cross-country Skiing,
Dog-walking,
Family-oriented,
Fishing,
Great Views,
Hiking Trails,
Hunting,
Snowshoeing
Silver pines leaning over a dry riverbed.

Merrimack River Outdoor Education & Conservation Area

The floodplain offers a natural sanctuary for not only people, but for wildlife, including turtles, beaver, migratory waterfowl and other birds, such as the cardinal, oriole, bald eagle, osprey, pileated woodpecker, and rose-breasted grosbeak.

Recreations:
Birdwatching,
Cross-country Skiing,
Dog-walking,
Family-oriented,
Fishing,
Great Views,
Hiking Trails,
Paddling (canoeing / kayaking),
Snowshoeing