Chaffin Pond is located in Donnabeth Lippman Park, a 123 acre community park owned by the Town of Windham. A map and more information is located on this Town of Windham website. The park is tucked in on the north side of Route 302 off bumpy Chaffin Pond Road. No hunting is allowed in the park, but fishing is permitted.

In late August, Pig and I checked out the quiet, shaded trails in late August. The wide, flat Yellow Trail circumnavigates the 10 acre pond, departing a large parking area with a restroom and picnic tables. We used this loop for an easy 1.25 mile hike that took about half an hour.

Small side trails lead to the shoreline from the wooded path, and I heard a pileated woodpecker call loudly through the nearby forest, as well as many northern cardinals. A wooden boardwalk spans the swampy inlet at the north side of the pond, surrounded by wildflowers, dragonflies, and bees.

Pig managed to get into the mud on the side of this elevated walk and splash around. The west side of the pond has many good viewpoints, with plenty of water birds and long, bumpy logs full of turtles. We only saw one other hiker, but there were plenty of people at the south end of the pond.