24 October 2026

The Basin

The Basin is a 30-foot-wide and 15-foot-deep natural granite pothole located in Franconia Notch State Park along the Pemigewasset River in New Hampshire. It was the last thing we visited in New Hampshire. After a side trip to Dog Mountain (in Vermont), we headed home.


Ty and I at the basin

Signage
About the Basin
No swimming allowed
30 feet wide by 15 feet deep
Filling up the basin
Video of the Basin
Pemigewasset River
Basin waterfalls
Another video of the Basin
So many waterfalls
Ty along the river
Along the banks
Through crevices

Further upstream