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Pinkham Notch has been a hub for hiking, climbing, snowshoeing, and skiing on the Presidential Range of the White Mountains since the 1920s. With access to Tuckerman Ravine and the Wildcat Range just outside your door, Joe Dodge Lodge provides the perfect opportunity to tackle more challenging terrain while offering beginner hikers, climbers, and skiers a chance to practice their skills. The Lodge is located on the Appalachian Trail in the White Mountain National Forest.
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Absolutely great but watch out for the pricing. Classic camp lodge, appropriately, spartan bunk rooms, enthusiastic and helpful staff, basic but surprisingly good food in the chow hall. Perfectly situated at the bottom of Tuckerman Ravine Trail up Mount Washington. Only missing a campfire, but they probably have restrictions on national forest land. However, when I booked a room on short notice, occupancy was nearly full, so I was surprised to get there and realize I had paid for a room for four. I was the only occupant, but I could’ve brought my three kids for no additional charge for the room. Apparently they stopped bunking up individual during Covid, but now it’s just wasteful – less opportunity for other hikers and plenty of people would not willingly pay for a 75% unused room – I wouldn’t had it been clear when I registered, I thought the price was high because it was last minute. AMC needs to rethink this n Otherwise, it was terrific…
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Date of stay: July 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Wonderful to stay in the Whites with a delicious filling hot breakfast and return to a beautiful hot dinner! The 5 of use had a wonderful time and ate like kings and hiked beautiful terrain. The communal showers and bathrooms were clean. The staff at Pinkham Notch helped with hiking advice. Overall a great experience.
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Date of stay: September 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Reservations a must. Make sure to take advantage of the breakfast and dinner!
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This is a real AT hikers heaven right at the bottom of Tuckerman's Ravine trail on Mt. Washington. Decent rooms with bunk beds for 2 or 4 people each. Nice dorm bathrooms right down the hall that are nice and clean. A great AMC library and other common areas. It's right next to the AMC visitors center and dining hall. The dinning hall was perfect for AT hikers with all you can eat meals. Lots of vegetarian options at every meal. The one thing missing is laundry facilities for guests and hikers. This would be a real benefit to many people.
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Date of stay: October 2021
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Room Tip:All rooms are about the same.
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Rustic, comfortable, welcoming and warm. These attributes come to mind whenever I think of the lodge. Our most recent stay was just like our previous stopovers: The staff is ultra friendly, the rooms and grounds are meticulously clean and the breakfasts are always simple and delicious—perfect preparation for a day of hiking. For a small extra charge you can order a bagged lunch for your hike. Several options available (including veg and vegan) and your sandwich is coupled with chips and snacks. Finally, I always appreciate having so many AMC staff and volunteers around who are happy to answer all manner of questions re: weather and trail conditions. In short: I love this place and I know you will, too.
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Date of stay: July 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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I stayed two nights at the lodge when I was visiting a friend in North Conway. The lodge was the perfect place to stay with both trails and the buzz of North Conway at your doorstep. Both require a little hike, either up or down the mountain, but the journey is very pleasant. Know that it's not a regular hotel and more of a chance to explore National Forest and engage with the Appalachian Mountain Club. Don't expect a TV or en suite bathrooms, but enjoy being closer to nature. The rooms are warm and cozy with a bright cabin feel. Plenty of hooks for gear! The breakfast buffet was super yummy and was good fuel for two days of hiking. Wi fi was great, shower hot, plenty of heat in the rooms and I even caught a short film on skiing the bowl in Tuckerman's ravine at the visitor's center. I highly recommend people coming on up ro get a taste of the mountains! As to be expected, there were basic COVID precautions, limiting access to shared spaces, but that didn't outweigh the ability to launch into some great winter fun right from the lodge. …
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Date of stay: December 2020Trip type: Travelled solo
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We stayed at the lodge one night before skiing. I was initially concerned because the lodge was hosting a high school group the same weekend; however, it wasn't loud in the lodge at all. Our double room was small, but comfortable. We both slept much better than we expected. I was particularly impressed by the kitchen staff. We called ahead to let the kitchen know that we were behind schedule, and would miss the buffet dinner hour. The chef kindly prepared two plates for us for our arrival. He did not make us feel guilty at all for taking his time, but instead was so hospitable in serving our meals directly to us. Thank you Chef Tim! Nice touches included complimentary hot chocolate & coffee, a cozy fireplace, and super friendly/helpful staff. My only negative is the booking/pricing - it is per person, not per room. It's confusing on the booking end, and we ended up paying more than we had expected simply because we had two people staying in the double room.…
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Date of stay: February 2020
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I was kind of forced into this hotel, based on where my company needed to be that day and not knowing the surrounding areas. There were hotels fairly close to Mount Washington, that I would recommend. This was more expensive than those options. The advantage of it is that it next door to Mt. Washington, so it was easy to access the trails. I knew going in that the bathroom was dorm style, there was no television, wifi or air conditioning, which was fine. What I didn't like is that there were hikers that did not have reservations that somehow were able to use the showers. That should be checked closer. It is one thing to wait on access to the shower for paying customers. It is another for people that were camping and hiking. The food selections for breakfast and lunch were not good and seemed to have more vegetarian and vegan selections than I wanted.…
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Date of stay: July 2019
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Joe Dodge Lodge is part of the Appalachian Mountain Club's lodgings. Located in Pinkham Notch, it is surrounded by great hiking and downhill or x country ski trails for all abilities. Because it is part of the AMC the staff is very helpful in providing information and suggestions depending on what type of outdoor experience you are seeking. The nightly cost covers a hearty breakfast and 4 course dinner either served buffet style (on the weekends) or family style during the week. The lodge has 2 floors and bunk rooms for 2 or 4 people, and several rooms with either a double or queen bed. The rooms are simply yet tastefully furnished with LL Bean style furnishings and comfortable beds. There is a shared mens and women's bathroom on each floor. There is a large room for groups to gather in the evening and a smaller library. In each of these rooms you can relax around a gas fireplace.…
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Date of stay: October 2019
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Room Tip:Reserve early if you want a queen room.
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Part of our stay for hiking in the Whites (also stayed at high mountain huts). Hikers everywhere. So cool to see people so in love with and promoting outdoor activities. The food was awesome (BBQ beef brisket for dinner!) very clean and comfy and quiet at night
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Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We stayed here after our hike. I’ve visited numerous times enroute to high peaks. The Lodge is near Tuckerman Ravine Trail and is very busy. The bunks were comfy and the room was warm. We loved the fireplace just down the hall. Food was very good particularly breakfast. We highly recommend the before breakfast jaunt to Crystal Cascade just 10 minutes up TRT
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Date of stay: October 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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