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Douglas, MA |
| Phone: |
508-476-7872 |
| State: |
Massachusetts |
| Type: |
State Parks |
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Bordering both Connecticut and Rhode Island, this popular 4,640-acre state forest offers a variety of recreational opportunities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating and fishing at Wallum Lake and hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling onmiles of woodland trails. Facilities include two boat ramps, a pavilion, bathhouses, swimming beach, interpretive center, picnic area and restrooms. Douglas State Forest also includes a rare example of Atlantic White Ceder swampland. A 5-acre portion of this swamp is designated as a Massachusetts Wildland. It is accessible to the public via a boardwalk trail.<br><br><b>Directions:</b> Mass Pike to exit 10, Rte. 395 south, Rte. 16 east for 5 miles, follow signs. |
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