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New Hampshire travel guide
New Hampshire shows up in 3 curated routes on TripsCircle, with 3 destinations and 28 hand-picked places along the way. The most common route styles are cities, nature and quiet towns. Trips run 5–7 days.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 28
- Curated routes
- 3
- Trip lengths
- 5–7 days
- Routes favor
- Sep – Oct
Where our routes go in New Hampshire
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3 destinations in New Hampshire
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of New Hampshire
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 28 places in New Hampshire, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
EatMoxy
Chef Matt Louis's American tapas using New England ingredients.
DoArtist's Bluff
Short, steep hike to a ledge over Echo Lake and the notch, a classic foliage photo spot.
- Do
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire's largest ski area, with long cruising runs facing Mount Washington and a big Nordic center.
SeeStrawbery Banke Museum
Ten acres of restored houses spanning 300 years of a waterfront neighborhood.
DoFlume Gorge
Two-mile loop on boardwalks through a granite gorge with waterfalls and covered bridges.
OutdoorsCrawford Notch State Park
Steep mountain pass carrying US-302 between granite walls, with frozen waterfalls and snowshoe trails in winter.
Curated routes through New Hampshire
3 routes with at least one stop here. Some continue beyond New Hampshire.
Best time to visit New Hampshire
Of the 3 routes here with a recommended season, at least half point to Sep – Oct. September and October are the most-recommended months (2 of 3 routes).
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 71°F (22°C), and January the coolest at about 23°F (-5°C). October is the wettest, around 5.1 in (130 mm) of rain, and January the driest at about 3.2 in (80 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Planning a trip to New Hampshire
How many days do you need for a trip to New Hampshire?
Our 3 curated routes with stops in New Hampshire run 5–7 days. Some of those routes also cover places outside New Hampshire, so a trip focused only here can be shorter.
What are the best places to visit in New Hampshire?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in New Hampshire are Portsmouth, New Hampshire and White Mountains. Portsmouth alone has 10 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit New Hampshire?
At least half of our routes here recommend Sep – Oct. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in October.
Where can I find the best restaurants in New Hampshire?
See our curated picks: best restaurants in New Hampshire, chosen from 6 places in our curated routes. We also have lists for things to do.
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Take your crew to New Hampshire
Start from one of our New Hampshire routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.