Cloaked with lush forests and laced with glistening streams, The White Mountain National Forest is arguably the greatest wilderness area in New Hampshire. This 800,000-acre expanse of wilderness is an ideal getaway for outdoors adventure lovers, with more than 1,900 kilometers of hiking trails to explore — including part of the famous Appalachian Trail — and numerous campgrounds. Other popular outdoor activities in the area include bird-watching, skiing, fishing, kayaking, rock climbing, and many more. Visitors can expect to see a huge variety of animals while hiking, including Black Bear, Bob Cat, deer, moose, coyote, fox gray and red, fisher, mink, pine marten,raccoon, porcupine, beaver and more. More rarely-sighted animals include moose and Peregrine Falcons. Don’t miss the opportunity to take sneaky peaks of the animals from the viewing blind near Deer Hill.