Gardner Memorial Wayside Park

Gardner Memorial Wayside Park
Park memorial to Walter C. Gardner II
Interactive map of Gardner Memorial Wayside Park
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
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. 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.