This was the hurricane of 1938. It took down most of the trees and left only a few white pines. The city replanted it with red pines. Fortunately, that part of the plan went nowhere. Today the park size is 15.4 acres and has a wide variety of uses.
Neighbors often walk their dogs or go for an early morning runs along the paths through the pines.
Track and cross-country teams from Keene High School and Keene Middle School use the park as a training area. Sports fans walk down the recently lighted path between the high school and Scripture Field to watch the soccer and field hockey games. In the early morning light Keene High School students park their cars at Wheelock Park and rush through Ladies' Wildwood Park to get to school on time. Caroline Ingersoll was concerned that after her death the park she had worked so hard to preserve would slowly die away. Well it hasn't and in fact many daily events take place and give many people pleasure in this small forest we call Ladies' Wildwood Park.