Young Family Friendly Adventure: White Mountains of New Hampshire

Taking a young family out on vacation can often times lead to some unpleasantness. After spending a years' worth of savings to get a few days in at an amusement park you find that your young ones can't ride on a majority of the rides, or that the ones who an ride are so frightened on the rides they can go on that the experience for mom and dad. I remember a trip to Walt Disney World with my then five year old daughter that was tainted by an unpleasant experience on Peter Pan's Flight.

The key is authoring a trip that will fit in with no only your family's finances, but one that will result in a fruitful trip for all involved.

For those in the New England region a short vacation to New Hampshire's White Mountains/Lake Regions could be just what the doctor ordered. The following is a suggestion for a couple of days in the New Hampshire White Mountains.

150 miles North of Boston - a three hour drive depending on when you go through the New Hampshire tolls - is a fully age appropriate theme park, specifically designed with the younger family in mind with a full compliment of lodging options and shopping options for mom and dad.

ATTRACTIONS. "Story Land" is located in Glen, New Hampshire, not far from the Attitash Ski area. While Attitash offers its own summer offerings - from the Alpine Slide and water slides - Story Land is specifically designed for the little ones. It is a 50-odd year old park consisting of 35 acres of amusement for the little ones and is open from Memorial Day through Columbus Day. Admission is a fully palatable $23 with kids under three admitted free. If you enter the park after 3 PM - or 2 PM on dates the park closes at 5 PM - your admission is good for the next day as well. This allows you to get to your lodging, check in and investigate the park for a while without wasting your money. The park usually closes at 6 PM.