Places in Albany

Sabbaday Falls NH: Kancamagus Highway Waterfall Sabbaday Falls is located on the Kancamagus Highway in Albany NH. The parking area at Sabbaday Falls accommodates quite a few visitors as this is one of the most frequently visited waterfalls in NH. The easy .3 mile hike along the wide, crushed stone path, and easy elevation gain, along with the shear beauty Read more...

Lower Falls on the Kancamagus Highway, Albany NH Lower Falls is located on Rt. 112 (Kancamagus Highway) in Albany, NH. Once on the Kancamagus Highway, follow the Swift River on the North side of the road. Lower Falls is 7.4 miles East of Sabbaday Falls and 5.7 miles East of Rocky Gorge. Lower Falls is well marked and has a Read more...

Kancamagus Highway New Hampshire Kangamangus Highway NH & Kancamangus Highway NH (Common Misspellings) The Kancamagus Highway (aka: “The Kanc”) is a must see when visiting New Hampshire! The Kancamagus Highway was constructed in 1959, and is traveled by over a million people each year. The Kancamagus Highway cuts a 34 mile east-west channel through the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest Read more...

Rocky Gorge Albany NH Rocky Gorge was formed by a mile high glacier at this location about 10,000 years ago. The Gorge was created by the melting of this glacier. Today, Rocky Gorge (Aka Upper Falls of the Swift River) is as beautiful as ever from the thousands of years of erosion through these rocks. Keep in mind that Rocky Read more...

The Chocorua Legend The Legend of Chief Chocorua is based in Albany, NH Chocorua’s legend states that the Indian Chief Chocorua refused to flee from conflict with the white man. He stood his ground to fight for his land. Chief Chocorua befriended one of the colonial settlers, a man by the name of Cornelius Campbell. Chief Chocorua left his son Read more...

Hiking Mount Chocorua I’ve just woken up on a particularly miserable rainy July day at five o’clock in the morning, hastily packed a lunch and prepared for the drive to Mount Chocorua.  I pick up a friend and we watch the sun ascend the sky as we pull onto NH Route 16, the main drag up through the middle of Read more...

Albany Covered Bridge is located on Passaconaway Rd in Albany, NH and extends over the Swift River. Albany covered bridge is near the Covered Bridge Campground along the Kancamagus Highway (Rt. 112). The Albany Covered Bridge was constructed in 1858 only to be destroyed in a storm a year later. The bridge was rebuilt soon after. The Albany Covered Bridge Read more...

Blackberry Crossing Campground Blackberry Crossing Campground is located along the Kancamagus Highway in Albany NH. The campground is across from the Albany Covered Bridge and Covered Bridge Campground, also on the Kancamagus Highway. The campground does allow well behaved pets. Campsites are first come, first serve so be sure to plan ahead in case all sites are filled. Having a Read more...

Jigger Johnson Campground Jigger Johnson Campground is located along the Kancamagus Highway in NH. Campground fill quickly on weekends during the summer. This is the busiest campground along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway. Sites are available on a first come, first serve basis so be sure to plan accordingly. Getting there early and waiting for check-in can be helpful. Your best Read more...