title: Gile State Forest
text: # Gile State Forest
  
  Gile State Forest is a state forest of New Hampshire located mostly in Springfield. The forest covers 6,675 acres (27.01 $km^2)$ and is bisected by New Hampshire Route 4A. It includes Gardner Memorial Wayside Park at the portion of the forest's edge that extends into Wilmot, which features a memorial to Walter C. Gardner II, whose father established Gile State Forest.
  
  An easy half-mile trail leads from Gardner Memorial Wayside Park to scenic Butterfield Pond.
  
  