Winslow State Park

{{Short description|State park in Merrimack County, New Hampshire}}

{{Distinguish|Winslow Memorial Park}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox park

| name = Winslow State Park

| photo = KearsargeSummit.jpg

| photo_width = 280

| photo_alt =

| photo_caption = Summit of Mount Kearsage

| type =

| map_label = Winslow State Park

| map = New Hampshire

| map_caption = Location in New Hampshire

| location = Wilmot, New Hampshire, United States

| coords = {{coord|43.3901|-71.8679|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| area =

| established = 1935

| operator = New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation

| status =

| website = [https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/winslow-state-park Winslow State Park]

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Winslow State Park is a public recreation area located on the northwest slope of Mount Kearsarge in Wilmot, New Hampshire. The state park features a picnic area on an {{convert|1820|ft|adj=on}} plateau with views of the White Mountains to the north. A {{convert|1.1|mi|adj=on}} foot trail (the Winslow Trail) leads from the picnic area to the summit of Mount Kearsarge.{{efn|Kearsarge Mountain State Forest surrounds the mountain's summit.}} A {{convert|1.7|mi|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|75|mi|adj=on}} 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.

Notes

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References

{{portal|New Hampshire}}

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{{cite web |url=https://www.nhstateparks.org/visit/state-parks/winslow-state-park |title=Winslow State Park |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |access-date=October 7, 2020}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.nhstateparks.org/getmedia/8d2e31e5-6145-48cb-951c-0b42d2fee27a/History-of-Rollins-and-Winslow-State-Parks.pdf |title=History of Rollins and Winslow State Parks |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |access-date=October 7, 2020}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.nhstateparks.org/getmedia/1fb58d3d-a22c-4066-8aa1-db931ec63f2d/Mount-Kearsarge-Hiking-Map.pdf |title=Rollins and Winslow State Parks Hiking Information |publisher=New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation |access-date=October 7, 2020}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.srkg.com/trails-guide-summary/ |title=Trail Maps |publisher=Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway Coalition |access-date=October 7, 2020}}

{{cite web |title=Hike Mt. Kearsarge via the Winslow & Barlow Trail Loop |url=https://www.northeasthikes.com/mt-kearsarge-hike-winslow-trail-barlow-trail-loop-winslow-state-park-nh/ |publisher=Northeast Hikes |access-date=February 16, 2017 |date=September 26, 2012}}

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