Dunn State Park Explained

Dunn State Park
Map:	USA Massachusetts#USA
Map Size:	280
Relief:	1
Location:	Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates:	42.58°N -71.97°W
Area Acre:	132
Elevation:	1119feet
Established:	1915
Governing Body:	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website:	Dunn State Park

Dunn State Park is a public recreation area surrounding a 20acres pond in Gardner, Massachusetts. The state park covers and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

History

The park's land was bequeathed to the city by furniture manufacturer John Ainsworth Dunn upon his death in 1915. The land was later transferred to the state.

Activities

• Publicly guarded swimming area
• Picnic area
• Wheel Chair Accessible
• Boating (non-motorized)
• Boat Ramp
• Canoeing
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Skiing (Cross-Country)
• Visitor's Center
• Walking Trails
• Ice Skating (sometimes)

Parking

Parking fees are in effect at Dunn State Park from Memorial weekend through Labor Day.

• Car - $8 MA Vehicle, $30 non-MA Vehicle
• Annual Pass - $60 Massachusetts Resident / $120 Out of State
• Lifetime Senior MassParks Pass - $10
• Vehicles bearing a HP plate or placard or Disabled Veterans plate, as well as Massachusetts seniors who are 62 years of age or more and have a Mass. Senior Citizen Pass from the DCR are allowed in free of charge as long as space is available

External links

• Dunn State Park Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Dunn State Park Trail Map Department of Conservation and Recreation