State guide

New Hampshire Nature Guide

New Hampshire packs a remarkable range of nature into a small state, rising from the short Seacoast at Hampton and Rye through the Great Bay estuary and lake country to the granite peaks of the White Mountains. The Presidential Range carries true alpine tundra above treeline — home to wind-pruned dwarf wildflowers and the rare Bicknell's Thrush — while the northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests of the North Country hold loons, moose, and boreal birds. The humid continental climate spans USDA zones 3b in the high mountains and far north to 6a along the coast, producing a hard winter, an explosive spring migration, a fern-deep green summer, and one of the most famous fall-color seasons in the country.