There’s a lot you, your family, and friends can do in the Mad River Valley’s great outdoors! Here are just a few ideas to get you outside and having fun in no time:
Go for a walk!
Explore the Mad River Path and all the trails connecting the amazing places of the Valley. Click here for the trails map!
Go swimming
The Path winds past several swimming holes in the Mad River. Go explore the Path and find your favorite! Be sure to visit Friends of the Mad River “River Watch” to make sure the water is safe from pathogens before swimming.
play bird bingo!
Print off some bird bingo cards and go find some birds! Can you call bingo? Click here to get started.
be in nature w/ kids
Get some great ideas from nature-based early educator, Lindsey Vandal! These prompts will get you started for hours of fun outside with your kiddos.
go shopping
Whether you want to go for lunch, dinner, take-out, the movies, a beer, ice cream, a taco, coffee, new hiking boots, a sweater, artwork, or a gallon of paint, the Path can get you there! More than 50 businesses are right off the Path. Click here find restaurants and shops!
Go fishing
There are countless fishing opportunities off the Path where it travels along the Mad River. You’ll mostly find rainbow and brook trout in the Mad and its tributaries. Click here for the trail map to explore river access.