Reviews of Cardigan Mountain State Park : Parking lot (Park)

Rev Myers

Several trail options to the top and back down as well as trails to extend your hike. Panoramic views from rocky peak, and along the higher portions of the trails.

Keith Peckman

Great hike. 2 hrs total maybe up and down. A bit of a climb but well worth the 360 view from the top!

J Jonathan Mickelboro

My personal favorite.

Deeptak Verma

A moderate 1.5 mile hike will take you at 3000 feet Mount Cardigan, which serves beautiful panoramic views from the top. One of the best hiking trails in upper valley.

Thay A

Tough climb, but great view.

noomber 5

Huge view payoff per hiking effort invested.

Ryan Eisele

Great short hike to a summit with gorgeous views. The West Ridge - Clark's - South Ridge Trail loop across the summit, South peak and Rimrock is a moderate 3.5 mile hike.

Doreen Hryzan

THE LITTLE MT W/ A BIG MY FEEL!!!

Heidi Westerberg

The 1.5 mile hike is easy to moderate and the views are spectacular!

Eleusa Livermore

Need more trail maps...

Robert Alatalo

Great hike

Krista Sterling

Crowded and cramped they should consider somehow enlarging the area school buses can't get in and out easily.

Emma Rudié

Underrated awesome mountain to hike! Doable for beginners, but rewardingly challenging!

Dan Brandis

Very easy/shorter hike. Can be very icy in the winter, make sure to bring winter gear. The climb is not very intense, very gradual all the way to the top. My favorite view in all of nh, when i reached the top, I was taken back by a breathtaking 360° view of the area. Follow my facebook hiking page at 'Hikenewengland'.

Sara Baksa

I am not the hiker, my husband is but it wasn't a bad hike. Tough in some spots as it had rained the night before. The summit is well worth the hike. Beautiful views of the New Hampshire mountains and surrounding areas. Take a lot of water with you.

Michael Crema

Nice hike... took the trail to the south summit and then over to Cardigan.

John Walthour

Easily the best work-to-reward ratio around

Lucas Leo

Crowded

Rachel Barrett

Empty at 5am

Himi Raina

Great hike, not difficult. Bring a map or have a route planned, there are several ways to the top.

Sandro Kolyada

Great hike. Amazing view. Nice workout!

Walter Ferreira

Incredible visit

François Desaulniers

Bald summit. Easy to reach.

Cindy Duemling

Well worth the climb

Mike DeNinno

Nice short hike to the top. Bald summit makes for great 360 degree views.

Premalal Tharindu

Average hike. Average scenery. Ideal for all ages. No mobile signal at the west side entrance point.

Robert Imrie

Cardigan State Park, Orange, New Hampshire. The West Ridge Trail is a gorgeous leg and lung burner. Water and mud in Spring made it more challenging (wear boots or you’ll ruin your sneakers). The trail can seem to fade or split at times but just when you begin to worry there’s an orange dab of paint on the tree ahead showing you where to go. You’ll be very proud of yourself when you reach the top and the views are breathtaking. Trail is officially 1.5 miles one way but offseason they close the upper road so add on another .7 miles x 2.

Oleg Volfson

Really nice little hike with nice views close to the top of the mountain. Parking lot was full at 11-30 when we arrived, but it is possible to park along the access road.

Lucas Rifkin

This is a functional, good-sized dirt parking lot which accommodated many cars but still had some space. There is an out house if you need to use one. I would recommend doing this before heading up the mountain if possible because I had to run back down in order to get there to use the facility and then run back up to catch up with my family and finish the ascent.

Jason Johnston

Great views and plenty of parking

John Bien

5.3 miles, 3 hr 27 min, 1,570 elevation

Yuri Starodubtsev

Great trail for whole family

Jessica Chevalier

Awesome hike, 360 view with a lot of open space at the summit.

Jonathan Shinn

Great hike, with a beautiful view at the top

Anthony Therriault

Great hiking, 360 view from the summit and a good place for a picnic

don schwartz

You want a bald summit with ever changing and spectacular views? This is it. Relatively easy climb from the parking, for those in shape.

Ed Dennison

Spectacular views in exchange for a 1.5 mile hike. Trail in good shape, plenty of parking.