On-Site
Once you unpack the car, you can relax knowing that a week’s worth of recreation activties await you. Select from the options over on the left (Families, Fisherman, Boating) to think about how you want to spend your valuable vacation time – like renting a kayak.
Additionally, Gunstock, Weirs Beach, Mount Major and several golf locations are short trips from Ames Farm Inn.
Sandy Beach
With a quarter mile of lakefront, and sandy beaches our guest enjoy
Boating
Reserved docking and on site boat launch make Ames Farm Inn the perfect vacation spot for boaters.
Outdoor Activities
Enjoy our many lawn games in our spacious fields. Shuffleboard, Horseshoes, Ping Pong, Volleyball, basketball and more.
Motorboat, Paddleboard, and Kayak Rentals
Fishing
Additionally, our store offers bait, maps, ice and other goods to make your fishing trip enjoyable. When planning your next weekend fishing adventure, check our availability by emailing info@amesfarminn.com.
- Best bets for bait
- Shiners and smelt for Spring Trolling
- Flies that imitate perch always work well
- Any bait that is yellow or orange works well on Lake Winnipesaukee
- Open Salmon season is as soon as the ice is out in April through September
- Rainbow Salmon are stocked at Ames Farm Inn each Spring
- Rainbow Trout and Salmon need to be 15 inches to keep. Lake Trout need to be 20 inches.
Local Attractions
Hiking
Hiking Located in the Belknap Mountains, there are hiking trails for guests of all abilities within a short drive. Hiking in the White Mountains is an hour away.
Meadowbrook
Meadowbrook Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (formerly Meadowbrook) is a 9,000-seat amphitheater on the shores of beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire. What started as a vision on a grass field on a tree farm, has since evolved into northern New England’s premier summer concert venue.
Gunstock
Segway & E-Bike Tours are running daily.
Mt Washington Cruises
For 148 years, the M/S Mount Washington has offered scenic tours and dinner cruises.
The U.S. Mailboat navigates smaller waterways to provide postal service to the island residents.