New England offers great opportunities for outdoor recreation, and a couple of theme parks too, open in summer, and at Halloween with scary fun. Several family resorts go all out with kids programs, family activities, and holiday celebrations. Also: maple sugar weekend getaways, moose tours, Boston MA, and more...
1. VT: Tyler Place Family Resort
Photo courtesy of Tyler Place Resort.
On Lake Champlain 45 minutes from Burlington, this family resort has 165 acres, cottages and a country inn, and kids' programs for many different age groups including babies and toddlers. "Family retreats" are a specialty. All-inclusive pricing, too.
Check prices at Kayak.com
2. NH: White Mountains
Photo courtesy of Appalachian Mountain Club.
The White Mountains are a four-season getaway, with a National Forest plus fun attractions such as scenic railroads, gorges, Santa's Village. Also, an outdoors center has all-inclusive seasonal packages... see Appalachian Mountain Club, below.
3. Appalachian Mountain Club: Family Activities, Lodges, Weekends
Photo © Herb Swanson, courtesy of Appalachian Mountain Club.
4. NH: Omni Mount Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods
Photo courtesy of Mount Washington Resort.
This National Historic Landmark has indoor and outdoor pools, golf, tennis, horseback riding, mountain biking, kids camp, family programs such as rock-climbing. In winter, kids can join the ski school at Bretton Woods.
Check prices
5. VT: Smugglers Notch
Photo courtesy of Smuggler's Notch.
"Smuggs" -- near Burlington-- is open winter, summer, fall, and has extensive kids programs, two teen centers, A 5400 sq. ft.child care centre for babies, indoor FunZone, and dozens of activities.
6. More Family Resorts in New England
hoto courtesy of Winnetu Oceanside Resort.
7. Northeast Summer Camps for Families
Photo courtesy of Medomak Family Camp, Maine.
Doing a week at a summer camp with your family can make great memories: outdoors fun during the day-time, campfires at night... and price can be as low as under $1000 for a week, for a family of four-- with meals!
8. Moose Tours
Photo courtesy of Town of Gorham NH
From end of May to early October is your chance to see the largest members of the deer family (and they are really big: an average moose's height at shoulders is 6.5 to 7.5 feet.) Check out several tours, in NH and Maine; spotting an animal in the wild can never be guaranteed, but some tours have a 97.3% success rate in finding moose.
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9. Summer Vacation Ideas in New England
Photo courtesy of Lake Compounce, © John Atashian
10. New England Fall Weekend Getaways
Photo courtesy of Smugglers Notch.
Fall season in New England offers great weekend getaways for families: from fall foliage outings to corn mazes, apple-picking, and of course the whole month of October is now Halloween season.
