Wadleigh State Park

Wadleigh State Park is a public recreation area located on the south shore of 170-acre (69 ha) Kezar Lake in Sutton, New Hampshire.^[4][5] The state park has a bathhouse and playing fields and offers opportunities for swimming, picnicking, fishing, and boating.^[a][6]

Wadleigh State Park
Wadleigh State Park Location in New Hampshire
Location	78 Wadleigh State Park, Sutton, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates	43°21′26″N 71°56′43″W[1]
Area	43 acres (17 ha)[2]
Elevation	909 feet (277 m)[1]
Established	1934[3]
Administered by	New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
Designation	New Hampshire state park
Website	Wadleigh State Park

History

The park was developed by workers with the State Emergency Work Agency and the Civilian Conservation Corps after the land was given to the state by the Village Improvement Society, which had raised money to make its initial purchase through public subscription. The 1938 Hurricane destroyed much the park including recently constructed buildings and vast amounts of its forest.^[7]

Greenway

The park is on the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway, a 75-mile (121 km) loop trail that also passes Mount Sunapee State Park, Winslow State Park, Rollins State Park, Gile, Kearsarge and Shadow Hill state forests, and the Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area.^[8]

Notes

1. Power boats are allowed, but the lake is not very large, and power boats could harass the loons that nest on an island.^{[citation needed]}