Gardner Memorial Wayside Park

Gardner Memorial Wayside Park
Park memorial to Walter C. Gardner II
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Location885 New Hampshire Route 4A, Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates43°29′00″N 71°58′31″W / 43.4833°N 71.9752°W / 43.4833; -71.9752
Established1980[1]
Administered byNew Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
StatusYear-round
WebsiteGardner Memorial Wayside Park

Gardner Memorial Wayside Park is a small public recreation area located on Route 4A in Wilmot, New Hampshire. It is part of 6,675-acre (2,701 ha) Gile State Forest.[2] The park offers picnicking, a half-mile hiking trail to scenic Butterfield Pond,[3] and fishing on a brook where a mill stood in the 1800s.[4] A park memorial is dedicated to Walter C. Gardner II, whose father established Gile State Forest.[2]

References

  1. ^ Lisa Mausolf, Preservation Consultant (March 2019). "New Hampshire State Parks: Mid-Century Modern (1945-1975): Historic Context Study" (PDF). New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. p. 44. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Gardner Memorial Wayside Park". New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gile State Forest-Gardner Memorial Wayside". Watchable Wildlife. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gardner Memorial Wayside Park". Outdoor Basecamp. Retrieved February 16, 2017.