About this city
Also known as: Gateway to the White Mountains
Campton is a scenic, historic river valley town positioned beautifully along the winding waters of the Pemigewasset and Mad rivers, serving as the official 'Gateway to the White Mountains.' Granted meticulously in 1761 by Governor Benning Wentworth, the town derived its unique name from a historic surveyors' camp established dynamically during early territorial mapping. Characterized by rolling oak-and-pine forests and dramatic granite ledge views, Campton expertly bridges its agricultural farming past with thriving modern year-round alpine resort communities.
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Suggested stay: 1–2 days
Photograph the historic, multi-span Blair Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset River, hike the scenic forest loops of Livermore Falls State Forest, and tube down the calm summer river waters.
