| Rhododendron State Park | |
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  Location in New Hampshire | |
| Location | Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°47′05″N 72°11′28″W / 42.78472°N 72.19111°W[1] |
| Area | 2,723 acres (1,102 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 1,191 feet (363 m)[1] |
| Designation | New Hampshire state park |
| Established | 1947[3] |
| Administrator | New Hampshire Parks and Recreation |
| Website | Rhododendron State Park |
The Old Patch Place | |
 Old Patch Place cottage | |
| Area | 294 acres (119 ha) |
| Built | 1790–1816 |
| Architect | Captain Samuel Patch |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000277 |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 1980 |
Rhododendron State Park is a public recreation area and nature preserve occupying 2,723 acres (1,102 ha) on and around Little Monadnock Mountain in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, United States. The state park contains a 16-acre (6.5 ha) stand of native Rhododendron maximum, the largest of nineteen similar stands in central and northern New England, the northern limit of their growing range.[2] The stand was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1982.[4] The park also includes wild blueberries, cranberries, mountain laurel, heathers, mayflower, and wintergreen.
- ^ a b "Rhododendron State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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