08/10/2026
In Lincoln, New Hampshire, there’s a White Mountains roadside classic where the steam train still runs, passengers are still chased by the dreaded Wolfman, and generations of families still come back every year.
Clark’s Bears is one of those places that feels like it could only exist in the White Mountains: part family attraction, part roadside Americana, part summer tradition, and part childhood memory machine.
You come for the performing bears, the classic train ride, covered bridge, museums, gift shops, old signs, and the kind of wonderfully odd mountain-town personality that somehow all works together.
Kids love the action. Adults love the nostalgia. Grandparents love watching a new generation discover something they remember from years ago.
And then there’s the train ride, where the whistle cuts through the trees, the tracks roll through the woods, and the Wolfman still suddenly appears like he wandered out of someone’s exaggerated family vacation story.
Some places update until they lose their character. Clark’s has managed to keep the very thing people came for in the first place: a little bit of chaos, a lot of tradition, and that rare feeling that the good old days are still happening right now.
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📸Courtesy of Clark's Bears & NH Division of Travel & Tourism Development