Gardner 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]

Gardner Memorial Wayside Park
Park memorial to Walter C. Gardner II
Location	885 New Hampshire Route 4A, Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates	43°29′00″N 71°58′31″W
Established	1980[1]
Administered by	New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
Status	Year-round
Website	Gardner Memorial Wayside Park

References

• New Hampshire portal

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. "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.

External links

• Gardner Memorial Wayside Park New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources