Great Brook Farm State Park Explained

Great Brook Farm State Park
Map:USA Massachusetts#USA
Map Size:280
Relief:1
Location:Carlisle, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates:42.5558°N -71.3533°W
Area Acre:909
Area Ref:[1]
Established:1967
Governing Body:Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website:Great Brook Farm State Park

Great Brook Farm State Park is a public, day-use recreation area featuring an active dairy farm in the town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, USA. The state park, which was established in 1967, is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.[2] [3]

Activities and amenities

The park has of trails for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, dog-walking and equestrian use. Canoeing and fishing are offered on Meadow Pond. Tours of the dairy farm are available from May to October.[2] An ice cream stand is open from April to October.[4]

From December to March, the Great Brook Ski Touring Center, located in the park, grooms the park's trails for cross-country skiing and rents skis and snowshoes.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Acreage Listing . Department of Conservation and Recreation . April 2012 . January 19, 2014.
  2. Web site: Great Brook Farm State Park . Department of Conservation and Recreation . June 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: Great Brook Farm State Park . Local Food Guide . Farm Fresh Rhode Island . February 27, 2017.
  4. Web site: Great Brook Farm . Facebook . June 2, 2021.
  5. Web site: Great Brook Ski Touring Center . June 2, 2021.