Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area | |
Photo Width: | 280 |
Location: | 1823 Route 9, Chesterfield, Cheshire County, New Hampshire |
Coords: | 42.9145°N -72.4045°W |
Elevation: | 712feet |
Established: | 1948 |
Designation: | New Hampshire state park |
Administrator: | New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |
Website: | Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area |
Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area, also known as Chesterfield Gorge State Wayside, is a 13acres state park on Route 9 in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. The park conserves a rocky gorge with waterfalls on Wilde Brook. There is picnicking, a seasonal visitor center, and 0.7miles trail on either side of the brook.
The park owes its existence to local farmer George White, who bought the gorge in 1936 to protect it from clear-cut loggers. White sold to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, which then donated the land to the state. As Chesterfield Gorge Wayside Picnic Area, the park dates from 1948.