Caves are so enchanting. It’s like they exist in two worlds, above ground and under ground, at once. They’re a little spooky, a little enchanted and a lot fascinating. Usually exploring caves, or spelunking, requires special equipment and training, and descending into the earth’s crust. However, that doesn’t have to be the case, and here in New Hampshire we’ve got a few easy accessible, aboveground caves that are great for exploring. One of the best is Lost River Gorge and Boulder Caves in North Woodstock.
DaveEB310/tripadvisor Lost River is a boulder cave with 11 different caverns to explore. The great thing about Lost River is that a series of boardwalks takes visitors through a 3/4 mile loop past cave entrances. That means that anyone who can walk stairs can enjoy Lost River.
DaveEB310/tripadvisor Lost River gets its name from the river that plays peek-a-boo, popping up and disappearing beneath the boulders. Along the walk there are gorgeous waterfalls.
Adam J./Yelp There are also river pools where you can sometimes find fish swimming.
addie P/Yelp Of course, the real delight along the walk is the caves. Along the boardwalk there are places for you to go beneath the boulders and explore. People who aren’t feeling adventurous can simply bypass these stops.
Dave EB310/flickr The caves at Lost River are small, and can require some creative crawling to get through. Of course, you could probably tell that just from reading the names of the caverns.
Dave EB310/tripadvisor Some of the caverns are bigger, and there you can watch the water of the Lost River flow beneath the ground.
Sarah H/Yelp In some of the caves, you may have to do the belly crawl.
Sarah H/yelp Luckily, outside the caves there is plenty of wide open spaces to counteract the tight squeeze of the caves.
Vanessa E./Yelp Even if you’re not up for squeezing through the cave, you should visit Lost River for the natural beauty.
mpm0024/tripadvisor And gorgeous flowers.
Kon T/yelp No matter why you visit, Lost River is definitely worth a trip!
Luckyno39/tripadvisor
It’s time to set out and explore this unique aboveground cave in New Hampshire!
DaveEB310/tripadvisor
Lost River is a boulder cave with 11 different caverns to explore. The great thing about Lost River is that a series of boardwalks takes visitors through a 3/4 mile loop past cave entrances. That means that anyone who can walk stairs can enjoy Lost River.
Lost River gets its name from the river that plays peek-a-boo, popping up and disappearing beneath the boulders. Along the walk there are gorgeous waterfalls.
Adam J./Yelp
There are also river pools where you can sometimes find fish swimming.
addie P/Yelp
Of course, the real delight along the walk is the caves. Along the boardwalk there are places for you to go beneath the boulders and explore. People who aren’t feeling adventurous can simply bypass these stops.
Dave EB310/flickr
The caves at Lost River are small, and can require some creative crawling to get through. Of course, you could probably tell that just from reading the names of the caverns.
Dave EB310/tripadvisor
Some of the caverns are bigger, and there you can watch the water of the Lost River flow beneath the ground.
Sarah H/Yelp
In some of the caves, you may have to do the belly crawl.
Sarah H/yelp
Luckily, outside the caves there is plenty of wide open spaces to counteract the tight squeeze of the caves.
Vanessa E./Yelp
Even if you’re not up for squeezing through the cave, you should visit Lost River for the natural beauty.
mpm0024/tripadvisor
And gorgeous flowers.
Kon T/yelp
No matter why you visit, Lost River is definitely worth a trip!
Luckyno39/tripadvisor
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