This weekend in the Whites: Artist’s Bluff + Flume Gorge (timed entry) · Crawford / Mt. Willard if the lots cook

Oct 3–4 is early-peak foliage in Franconia Notch. Start at Artist’s Bluff / Bald Mountain (~1.5 mi, free dirt lot across from Cannon — not Echo Lake Beach). Midday at The Basin. Flume Gorge needs a timed reservation (9am–5pm through Oct 12; adults $18 online / $21 window; pets out). Cannon Aerial Tramway is closed for replacement — don’t plan on it. Trailheads fill early; weekend shuttle $5 RT when Lafayette lots are slammed (confirm dates). Hunting season: stick to trails, wear blaze orange. Plan B ~30 min east: Crawford Notch / Mt. Willard. Verify NH State Parks day-of.

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