Continuing a century-long tradition, the Pinkham Notch Visitor Center welcomes you with hearty, home-cooked meals plus up-to-date trail information, educational offerings, and the Trading Post retail store. Begin or end your White Mountain adventure at this roadside facility at the base of Mount Washington.
Season Dates Open year-round.
Basics
- Friendly staff and volunteers to assist with trail conditions, weather, and trip planning.
- Dining room serving buffet breakfast (6:30 - 8:30 a.m.), a la carte lunch at the Black Moose Deli (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.), family-style dinners (6 p.m.). Friday evening dinners are buffet-style, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
- Living room, library, and conference rooms.
- Information center with educational displays.
- Trading Post retail store (open 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. May - October, 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nov. - April) for backcountry necessities, clothing, books, and maps.
- Free weekend day activities with an AMC naturalist.
- Evening programs Saturday nights year-round and every evening in summer.
- Lodging at adjacent Joe Dodge Lodge.
- Handicap accessible.
Tour Groups
Reservations are requested for tour groups, such as senior tours and cross-country travel tours, that wish to participate in short (about two hours) programs at PNVC. The fee of $12 per person in the group covers a hearty lunch and featured activity (such as nature walks, presentations on the lives and legacies of local creatures, and local historical, environmental, and seasonal multi-media presentations). Contact the Group Coordinator at 603-278-3811 or amcgroups@outdoors.org.
The Appalachian Mountain Club is an equal opportunity service provider. The AMC operates Pinkham Notch Visitor Center and its system of backcountry huts in the White Mountain National Forest under special-use permits from the US Forest Service.
