Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area, also known as Chesterfield Gorge State Wayside, is a state park on Route 9 in

Chesterfield, New Hampshire Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,552 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of Spofford and West Chesterfield. Chesterfield is home to Spofford Lake, Chesterfield Gorge Natural ...

. The park conserves a rocky gorge with waterfalls on Wilde Brook. There is picnicking, a seasonal visitor center, and 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 The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) is a private, non-profit, land conservation and sustainable forestry organization based in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It purchases or is given easements on property, or obtains ou ...

, which then donated the land to the state. As Chesterfield Gorge Wayside Picnic Area, the park dates from 1948. Chesterfield Gorge - Lower Falls

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Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area
New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Hidden Gems of New Hampshire: Chesterfield Gorge
New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation {{authority control State parks of New Hampshire Parks in Cheshire County, New Hampshire Chesterfield, New Hampshire Canyons and gorges of the United States Landforms of Cheshire County, New Hampshire