The Motel at Twin Mountain

Just outside White Mountain National Forest, tucked in a crook in the Ammonoosuc River, Twin Mountain Campground is a quiet oasis settled amidst much of the best New Hampshire has to offer.

Where this motel really excels is its proximity to surrounding attractions, as there’s something for everyone. Within a five-minute drive you can experience some of New England’s finest skiing at Bretton Woods. Five minutes farther will bring you to the mammoth Omni Mount Washington Resort, where, in 1944, 730 delegates representing 44 countries negotiated the supremacy of the US dollar, in addition to creating the IMF and the World Bank.

Head a little farther into the mountains and you’ll reach Mount Washington, famous for having the worst weather on Earth. Its observatory still holds the record for fastest wind ever recorded: not even the barrage of hurricanes in recent years have topped the 231-mile-per hour gusts Salvatore Pagliuca recorded there in 1934.

After learning of such a harsh climate, you’ll be delighted to return to the notably temperate accommodations at Twin Mountain. This facility has catered to nostalgia and to good clean living for half a century, as a family campground steeped in traditional American Christian values, with a zero-tolerance policy for alcohol and profanity. Quiet hours are from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. But after spending the day touring so many nearby wonders, you’ll likely be exhausted enough to comply, especially in a motel that resembles nothing so much as a Hostess cupcake.

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