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Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area is a small New Hampshire state park on Route 9 in Chesterfield, built around a rocky gorge carved by Wilde Brook. Its 13 acres are valued for waterfalls, wooded trails along both sides of the brook, and a picnic area with a seasonal visitor center, making it both a scenic preserve and a roadside stop. The site was saved through local conservation after farmer George White bought the gorge in 1936 to prevent clear-cut logging, sold 15 acres to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, and saw the land pass to the state in 1948 as the Chesterfield Gorge Wayside Picnic Area.
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Chesterfield, New Hampshire · United States
