Nestled in the foothills of the White Mountains, Jackson is reached through a covered bridge off Route 16 north of Glen. Its steep hills, dotted with houses, cluster around a storybook village, giving it a European flavor. Many of the residential properties have spectacular views of Mt. Washington and the Presidential Range. Its charisma and the scarcity of private land - over three-quarters of Jackson land is National Forest - have pushed house prices to a higher level than elsewhere in the Valley.

While summer is an active season with golf, tennis and hiking, the focus of the village is its cross country skiing facility, which is one of the very best in the United States. Wildcat and Black Mountains are its Alpine areas, and the winter atmosphere is complete with skating, sleigh rides and other snow country activities.