Our Area

The Bethel area is Maine's premier four season recreational destination, located in the western Maine, in the Androscoggin River valley and the Mahoosuc Mountains. This is a place where you can come to relax and enjoy an amazing palette of holistic healing therapies, or you can spend your days experiencing a wide variety of outdoor pursuits...something for every age and ability!  Apple picking, bicycling, canoeing or kayaking, dog sledding, eating, fishing, golfing, hiking, ice skating, jogging, lobster, moose watching and scenic drives, nature walks, outdoor fun, photography, quarries, rockhounding, skiing and riding, snowmobiling, shopping, triathlon, visiting, White Mountain National Forest, waterfalls, x-c skiing and snow shoeing, yoga, zipping up your bags and coming to visit!

Any time of the year, your Maine vacation should include a visit to Bethel, Maine's most beautiful mountain village.

November is a lovely transition month in the mountains of Western Maine and the Bethel Area.  How about enjoying a hike in Grafton Notch State Park or the White Mountain National Forest or biking the country roads.

This is the perfect time for a scenic drive...you can see "forever" on many of our mountain vistas and roadside overlooks. This is a wonderful time of year to come to Bethel - as the Inns offer shoulder-season rates, you can relax and enjoy the crisp autumn air, treat yourself to a spa treatment...enjoy a delicious harvest meal.  The nights are cold - bring a warm jacket!  All signs are pointing to the approaching winter season and SUNDAY RIVER SKI RESORT is open to those hearty early season skiers!  

We are all preparing for the holidays and the many special events to accompany this special time of year.  Check our events schedule for our four weekends celebrating Country Christmas in Bethel!  The Taste of Bethel and our 3rd Annual Business & Home Expo, in addition to craft fairs, FREE horse drawn wagon rides through Bethel Village, Santa Sunday, demo days at our alpine areas and more!

Click here to request a free guidebook and you'll be entered into our contest - a chance to win a 2-night stay in the Bethel area!