New London

A rare kettle-hole quaking bog with a boardwalk trail system. The floating bog mat visibly shakes and undulates when you walk on it — one of only a handful of publicly accessible quaking bogs in New England. Features carnivorous pitcher plants, sundews, and peat moss species found almost nowhere else in the region.

A short, easy climb to a clearing with a panoramic southerly view down the full length of Lake Sunapee, with Mount Sunapee's ski trails, Loon Island Lighthouse, the Lempster Wind Farm, and the entrances to Sunapee Harbor all visible. One of the best view-to-effort ratios in the region — just 0.7 miles round trip.

Over 1,000 acres of protected forest that began with the first conservation easement in New Hampshire history, granted in 1967. The trail system features 33 marked points of interest highlighting sustainable forestry practices, old-growth wolf trees, and the shore of Pleasant Lake.

A recreated 1830s village spread across 10 acres with 15 authentic relocated buildings, including a working blacksmith shop, a one-room schoolhouse, hearthside cooking demonstrations, and a climate-controlled carriage museum housing 30+ restored horse-drawn coaches, buggies, sleighs, and fire pumpers.

A small island in the 602-acre Pleasant Lake that serves as a nesting site for a resident loon pair tracked by the Pleasant Lake Protective Association. Accessible by kayak or canoe, it's a quiet destination for paddlers. The lake also holds two NH state fishing records, including a landlocked salmon record from 1914.