Vacation Rentals

Most of the homes in our program today are Thornton NH vacation rentals — golf-course condos and four-bedroom houses inside Owl’s Nest Resort, on the hillside above the Pemigewasset River. Thornton stretches up the valley between Campton and Woodstock, with Route 49 running through it toward Waterville Valley, so you’re positioned between two ski areas rather than committed to one.

Out the back door is the White Mountain National Forest: the Welch–Dickey Loop trailhead, one of New Hampshire’s most-hiked half-day loops with open ledge views, is a short drive up Upper Mad River Road. Weighing a resort home against a hotel? See our comparison, Where To Stay Near Owl’s Nest Resort.

Campton is where you leave I-93 (Exit 28) for Route 49 and the mountains — and it’s our home base, with our office right on Route 49. Owl’s Nest Resort spans the Campton–Thornton line, with its clubhouse, golf course, and restaurant on the Campton side, so Campton NH vacation rentals put the resort’s amenities and the highway equally close.

Beyond the resort, Campton is a classic Pemi Valley town: the 19th-century Blair Covered Bridge over the Pemigewasset, swimming holes along the Mad River, and a 20-minute run up Route 49 to the lifts at Waterville Valley. Guests who want one base for skiing, golf, and the lakes tend to land here.

Waterville Valley is a self-contained resort village at the end of Route 49, ringed by four-thousand-foot peaks. Vacation rentals in Waterville Valley NH are mostly condos and townhouses clustered around Town Square and Corcoran Pond — walkable to dinner, the shuttle to the Mount Tecumseh ski slopes, and summer golf, tennis, and hiking.

Because the village is compact and condo-dominated, larger groups often pair Waterville Valley days with a bigger home down-valley: our houses and condos at Owl’s Nest Resort are roughly 20 minutes back down Route 49, close enough for first chair without staying slopeside.

Lincoln sits at the western end of the Kancamagus Highway and at the base of Loon Mountain, with Franconia Notch State Park — the Flume Gorge, Cannon’s aerial tramway — a few minutes north on I-93. Across the river, North Woodstock’s Main Street keeps the classic diners-and-general-store feel. Guests searching for Lincoln NH vacation rentals are usually here for Loon’s lifts, Kanc foliage drives, or summer attractions along Route 112.

Homes in this corridor run from slopeside condos to riverside townhouses, and demand peaks hard on ski weekends. Our current managed homes sit one valley south — about 25 minutes down I-93 — which many guests prefer: quieter nights, easier parking, and Loon and Waterville Valley both within reach. When Lincoln and Woodstock homeowners join our program, their homes appear on this page first.

Plymouth is the working hub where the White Mountains meet the Lakes Region — a college town (Plymouth State University) with a genuine Main Street of restaurants, coffee shops, and a performance theater, plus year-round services that resort villages lack. Plymouth NH vacation rentals suit travelers who want to point in a different direction every morning: skiing at Tenney Mountain on the west side of town, Squam Lake to the east, Waterville Valley and Loon to the north.

Our program includes homes here — like a mountain condo near Tenney — and the town’s I-93 exits make it one of the easiest arrival points in the region, about two hours from Boston.

Squam Lake is the quiet one — the setting of On Golden Pond, with a wooded shoreline, loon calls at dusk, and none of the commercial bustle of its bigger neighbor to the south. Holderness village holds the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center and the boat launches; the short West Rattlesnake hike delivers the classic over-the-lake view; and Ashland’s town beach on Little Squam is minutes away.

Vacation rentals on Squam Lake NH are scarce by nature — classic lake houses and cottages here stay in families for generations — so book early, or use one of our Pemi Valley homes as a base roughly 20 minutes from the water.

Spring-fed Newfound Lake is among New Hampshire’s deepest and clearest lakes, and it still feels like a place locals keep to themselves. The sandy swimming beach at Wellington State Park anchors the west shore, Sculptured Rocks Natural Area carves through the river gorge in nearby Groton, and Hebron’s picture-book village green sits near the lake’s north end. Bristol is the hub town, with shops and restaurants along the Newfound River.

Vacation rentals on Newfound Lake NH range from waterfront cottages to hillside houses in Bridgewater and Alexandria with big lake views. It’s a shorter drive from Boston than most of the White Mountains — and a favorite for slow summer weeks on the water.