Dixville Notch State Park

Dixville Notch State Park covers 127 acres of wilderness in far northern New Hampshire, where State Route 26 threads through a narrow mountain notch in the White Mountains. The dramatic gap features steep rock walls, mixed hardwood and conifer forest, and a remote New England landscape that rewards hikers with quiet trails and elevated views over the surrounding ridgelines. The area carries an outsized place in American political culture: Dixville Notch is the first precinct in the United States to report its presidential election results, with a handful of residents gathering just after midnight on Election Day to cast and count their ballots live on national television. The park itself offers low-key hiking and nature observation rather than developed facilities.