Epic Travel → North America → The Northeast → New Hampshire → Diana’s Baths

Location: Bartlett, New Hampshire

Distance: 1.2 miles round trip

Elevation Gain: Virtually none

Time Required: 1 hour

Red Tape/Notes: National Forest pass required (currently $3 a day, and can be used at other National Forest sites) – self-service pay station available at the parking area

What’s Nearby?:  Arethusa Falls, Frankenstein Trestle, Covered Bridges of Bath, Mount Washington, Echo Lake State Park, Saco River Kayaking

Diana’s Baths is a section of pretty cascades and pools along Lucy Brook, enhanced by the remnants of a water-powered sawmill and rooming house which existed on the site in the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Access is easy, along a wide, flat trail through the woods, after which you can rock hop around the cascades and head upriver as far as you like before turning back. It’s a popular place for swimming when it’s warm out, as there are numerous small pools perfect for sitting in, but it’s a nice place to visit even if it’s not swimming weather.

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