I’d love to spend a month in New England now that we can remote work. I’m looking for somewhere decently pretty, close to hikes with the possibility of a summer day camp for the kids. What affordable city should I be looking at? I looked at Bar Harbor but it was too expensive. Somewhere in New Hampshire or VT? |
Look in the Berkshires or Western Massachusetts. |
Southern NH is basically suburban Boston so will have the most day camp options.
The farther north you go the closer you are to lakes and mountains. Personally I prefer the vibe in and near Burlington VT. |
Take a look at camps near Hanover NH. We spent a summer there when our kids were younger and they did day camps at the Montshire Science Museum and another camp run by the NH Audubon Society at a nature preserve near there. Hanover is a fun place to spend the summer for adults too and the options for renting a house are pretty good because it's a college town. |
Take a look at camps near Hanover NH. We spent a summer there when our kids were younger and they did day camps at the Montshire Science Museum and another camp run by the NH Audubon Society at the Fells Estate/John Hay nature preserve near there. Hanover is a fun place to spend the summer for adults too and the options for renting a house are pretty good because it's a college town. |
What is your budget? |
Burlington, VT
Cape Cod Boothbay Harbor Maine Peaks Island, Maine |
And the August weather is wonderful. |
It's gorgeous there! It's right across the bay from Portland which has a lot of great restaurants. |
I second this recommendation. |
Is it possible to rent a house for $3k? Everything I’ve seen is in the $5k range, but that’s on VRBO and AirBnB |
I assume you mean per week? On the Cape you can get some for $3k/week. Not familiar with the rental prices in other locations but $3k/week should be doable in western MA if you stay away from Lenox. |
Bump for 2025!
Would love recs for a month rental with nearby summer camp options! |
You could stay on cape cod and put your kid in a camp there - there are a lot of sailing camps of your kids want to learn to sail |
Not sure of the day camp situation but you could rent something nice in the North Conway area. |