Recreational snowshoeing near Mason, NH?

Heading to Mason for breakfast at Parkers Maple Barn and to check out their maple sugar making and would like to do some snowshoeing aftewards.

Any good trails for recreational snowshoeing near Mason NH either in NH or MA?

Recreational snowshoeing near Mason, NH?

Not so sure about that area but I know a little further west there is great snowshoeing at Granite Gorge or Otter Brook Recreational Area just outside of Keene or Sheiling Forest in Peterborough.

Recreational snowshoeing near Mason, NH?

A couple of suggestions. You might want to call Parker%26#39;s and ask them what they would suggest. They may be sufficiently in the woods that you could just trek off from there.

Temple Mountain and Miller State park, at the top of the road on Rte 101 between Milford/Temple and Peterborough. Temple Mtn is a defunct ski area and you could probably park int he parking lot and go treking off from there. Across the road is Miller State Park, where you could park and follw either the road, if it is not plowed, or the trails, up to the top of Pack Monadnock Mtn. The view from the top is awesome. It is a good trek up.

Over on Rte 136 , heading west out of Greenfield, is Greenfield State Park, which has plenty of woods, a large campground and separate day use area. Of course all this is closed for the winter. You can park at the entrance, put on your shoes and walk on in. There is a lake there, as well.

Also, on Rte 123, north from New Ipswich, is Windblown Cross COuntry Skiing. I don%26#39;t know if they allow snowshoes, so you would want to call them and check. But they groom miles of trails for XC Skiing. Unfortunately, I thought I heard something recently about them closing, but I don%26#39;t know if that was for this year or next.

Those are just a few ideas.

Thanks for your suggestion. I emailed Parker%26#39;s and they suggested Windblown in New Ipswich, NH as you did. I checked their website and they do allow snow shoeing. Parker%26#39;s also offered the 200+ acres behind the restaurant.

Thanks everyone for all your help! I%26#39;ll need to keep these suggestions handy for next year. Looks like we%26#39;re moving into spring!