Gardner Memorial Wayside Park
| 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 / 43.4833°N 71.9752°W |
| Established | 1980 |
| Administered by | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
| Status | Year-round |
| Website | 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. The park offers picnicking, a half-mile hiking trail to scenic Butterfield Pond, and fishing on a brook where a mill stood in the 1800s. A park memorial is dedicated to Walter C. Gardner II, whose father established Gile State Forest.