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Weeks State Park Association provides programs and resources for natural resource and cultural heritage education. John Wingate Weeks Historic Site's Mt.

Prospect estate was built at the direction of John Wingate Weeks, leading conservationist, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. The 420-acre Mt. Prospect estate was given to the state of New Hampshire in 1941 by John Weeks' children, Katherine Weeks Davidge and Sinclair Weeks. Set at the very top of Mt. Prospect in Lancaster, New Hampshire, th

e house and grounds provide a 360-degree panorama of mountain splendor, including the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Kilkenny Range, the Percy Peaks, and the upper Connecticut River Valley. Enjoy a historic Tower and the Lodge.

05/22/2025

We recently held our first WSPA event of the 2025 season at the park - our Migratory Bird Day Walk. For a report of that event and other important, breaking news please go to our blog on our website via this link:

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

08/08/2024

Tonight's program: A Week's Stay at the Mt. Washington Observatory - 7pm Weeks State Park

It should be a beautiful evening on Mt. Prospect - Thursday, August 8. Come join us to hear our presenters, Brenda and Preston Conklin, talk about the history of the Mt. Washington Observatory.

More about our program can be found on our website:

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

07/31/2024

Great news! NH DOT has repaired our scenic byway and as a result we're able to resume the presentation of our summer season of programs at the summit house on Mt. Prospect beginning tomorrow evening, August 1, 2024, at 7 PM.

This week's program is: "The Resurgence of the Bald Eagle in New Hampshire." Our presenter is veteran raptor biologist Chris Martin.

more info is on our website blog:

www.weeksstateparkassociation.com/blog

07/23/2024

Weeks State Park Manager, Rachel Bruce, happily reports that the NH DOT has completed repairs of the autoroad which was damaged during the recent heavy rainstorms. Normal park operations have resumed.

However, this Thursday evening's (July 25) program, will not take place at the park but will be held at the Lancaster Town Hall.

Our remaining programs, starting with a program on the Resurgence of Bald Eagles, with Chris Martin, will take place at the summit house on Mt. Prospect.

Our program this Thursday (July 25) is: Brewing in NH - an Informal History which will be presented by author Glenn Knoblock.

07/17/2024

Due to damages to the autoroad up Mt. Prospect, we've had to change the venue for tomorrow evening's program (July 18 7PM), from Weeks State Park to the Lancaster Town Hall, 25 Main St. Lancaster, NH.

The program features colummist and author Gary Moore: "Exploring Vermont & NH - the wonderful region we call home."

We're sorry for any inconvenience this might cause. We hope to be back at the park soon.

07/11/2024

Flash! July 11, 2024

We're very sorry to announce that last evening's severe storm has damaged the auto road on Mt. Prospect to the extent that it has forced its closure.

We're unable, therefore, to do this evening's program featuring John Harris.

Thank you for your understanding. We'll have further updates as we receive them from the State.

05/25/2024

The park is open! Happy Memorial Day weekend 2024.

For up-to-date information, photos and more, please visit our website via the link below. There's lots of activity planned for the park this year. See you there!

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

05/18/2024

We held our annual Migratory Bird Day Walk at the park on Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Our walk was led by Dave Govatski. To read more and see a few pictures please follow the link below to our blog on the website:

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

04/09/2024

Solar Eclipse dazzles at Weeks State Park.

Rachel Bruce, Weeks State Park Manager, has kindly provided a full report with photos of the solar eclipse that swept over Weeks State Park yesterday. To read, please click the link to our website blog.

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

04/06/2024

Per the latest forecasts, Weeks State Park will be just outside the upcoming total solar eclipse. NASA has updated their maps, and the park is about 1.5 miles just outside totality now. The edge is just south of the junction of Rt. 3 and Rt. 2. A very close miss, unfortunately!

There are no special activities being held at the park. The auto road gate will remain closed due to off-season road conditions, and there are no restrooms available. Visitors are welcome to park and hike up like any other day; however, there could be parking issues due to limited parking.

If you do choose to view the eclipse from Weeks State Park or from other areas outside of totality, make sure that you have protective glasses.

More information can be found at:

www.visitnh.gov/SolarEclipse

01/04/2024

Our First Day Hike was a big success!

To read about it and see some photos, please go to the blog on our website.

www.weeksstateparkassociation.org/blog

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Lancaster, NH
03584

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