• Activities Prohibited
• ATV's/ORV's
• Available Information
• Online
• Paper map
• Facilities
• Beach
• Boat Ramp
• Group pavillion
• Picnic Area
• Restroom
• Fees
• Parking fee
  Fees for cross-country skiing and snoeshowing
• Land Owner
• Department of Conservation and Recreation
• Parking
• Yes
• Pets
• Pets OK
• Recreation Activities
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Horseback-riding
• Hunting
• Kayaking/canoeing
• Mountain biking
• Snowmobiling
• Swimming
• x-country Skiing
• Season
• All Seasons
• Signage
• Off-site sign
• Trailhead sign
• Trails marked
• Wheel Chair Accessibility
• Yes

Wendell State Forest & Ruggles Pond

Montague Rd., Wendell, MA
(413) 659-3797

Access to Metacomet-Monadnock Trail and other hiking and mountain bike trails. Groomed cross-country ski trails, overlook, waterfalls.

Description:

Miles of dirt roads and hiking trails, several streams, a cranberry bog, and two ponds - one for swimming, one for fishing - make the 7,900-acre Wendell State Forest a fantastic place to explore. Outdoor enthusiasts pursue many activities - there's even a ballfield and a pavilion for group events. Groomed trails and a warming room make winter sports fun, an interesting quarter-mile loop trail encircles the 10-acre Ruggles Pond and its swampy eastern side, and the Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through the forest. On the north the forest abuts the 66-acre Millers River Wildlife Management Area and thus the Miller's River itself. Cultural historians can investigate Depression-era CCC work in the park. Also of note is the Hidden Valley Memorial Forest, accessible only through the forest.

Directions:

From Wendell Center, go about 3 miles west on Montague Rd. to parking and headquarters on right.

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Contact:

Wendell State Forest
RFD #1
Millers Falls, MA 01349

Phone: (413) 659-3797
Email: wendell.forest@state.ma.us
Web: www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/wndl.htm

 

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