Winslow State Park Explained

Winslow State Park
Photo Width:280
Map Label:Winslow State Park
Map:New Hampshire
Location:Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States
Coords:43.3901°N -71.8679°W
Established:1935
Operator:New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
Website:Winslow State Park

Winslow State Park is a public recreation area located on the northwest slope of Mount Kearsarge in Wilmot, New Hampshire.

Topography

The state park features a picnic area on an 1820feet plateau with views of the White Mountains to the north. A 1.1miles foot trail (the Winslow Trail) leads from the picnic area to the summit of Mount Kearsarge. A 1.7miles trail (the Barlow Trail) offers a loop possibility.

History

The park is named after a 19th-century hotel, Winslow House, which was in turn named for Admiral John Winslow, the Civil War commander of USS Kearsarge. A cellar hole in the park's picnic area is all that remains of the hotel. The site became a state park in 1935.

Greenway

The park is on the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway, a 75miles loop trail that also passes Rollins State Park, Mount Sunapee State Park, and Wadleigh State Park, as well as Gile, Kearsarge and Shadow Hill state forests and the Bog Mountain Wildlife Management Area.

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