There
are 6 public campgrounds along the route. The Jigger
Johnson has the most campsites (75) but the others are
all fair size as well. They all include restrooms and
drinking water but no electricity.
There
is a New Hampshire Visitor’s Center at the start of the
route on 112.
Make
sure you pull over at the Sabbaday
Falls Picnic Area and take the short little hike (about
˝ mile) to see a cool waterfall.
The
Passaconaway Historic Site is named after a great Indian
leader who gathered a bunch of Indian tribes together
and created a confederacy to fight with the intruding
“pale-faces” (white-men). There is a really neat house
at this historical site called the Russell-Colbath Historic
Homestead (they say it’s the only one ever built here)
where there is a legend of a husband that left home one
day to go for a walk. Apparently he never returned and
for 39 years his wife lit a lantern and left it on the
porch to help him find his way back. He showed up 3 years
later after she died. You can tour the house and here
more about the legend. There is also a nice little short
trail that starts out at the house and goes along a little
river.
Another
cool place to see is the Rocky
Gorge Scenic Area. Here you’ll see some waterfalls
and a pretty cool looking gorge.
Keep
driving up (east) on 112 and stop at the Boulder Loop
Trail that starts by the covered bridge. At the end of
this trail you’ll see some pretty awesome looking scenery
that was created by huge glaciers plowing back to the
north.
You
can also find arts,
crafts and antique shops near this route in New Hampshire.
