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 THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
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 RAYMOND J. KENNEY, Commissioner 
 
 1941 
 
 Publication of this Document Approved by Commission on Administration and Finance 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 PAGE 
 
 To the People of Massachusetts and Their Guests .... 3 
 
 State Parks and Reservations ........ 4 
 
 Lindon Bates Memorial Park — Roland C. Nickerson State Forest 
 Park — Robinson State Park — Salisbury Beach Reservation — 
 Joseph Allen Skinner State Park — Standish Monument Reservation 
 
 State Forests with Recreational Developments .... 7 
 
 Bash Bish Falls State Forest — Beartown State Forest — Brimfield 
 State Forest — - Campbell Falls State Forest — Chester-Blandf ord State 
 Forest — Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest — Doug- 
 las State Forest — Erving State Forest — Granville State Forest — 
 Harold Parker State Forest — Leominster State Forest — Massachu- 
 setts Federation of Women's Clubs State Forest — Mohawk Trail State 
 Forest — Mount Grace State Forest — October Mountain State For- 
 est — Otis State Forest — Otter River State Forest — Peru State 
 Forest — Savoy Mountain State Forest — Spencer State Forest — 
 Myles Standish State Forest — Tolland State Forest — Willard Brook 
 State Forest — Windsor State Forest 
 
 Other State Forests ......... 20 
 
 Fishing and Hunting . . . . . . . .21 
 
 Fish Hatcheries and Game Farms ....... 25 
 
 Winter Sports ........... 25 
 
 Regulations Governing the Use of State Forests for Winter Sports 28 
 
 Regulations Governing the Use of State Forests and State Parks . 28 
 
 Rules and Regulations for Salisbury Beach ..... 30 
 
 State Forest and Park Maps ........ 32-58 
 
To the People of Massachusetts and Their Guests: 
 
 On behalf of the Division of Parks and Recreation, I extend to you a cordial 
 invitation to visit our State forests and State parks this year. It is our hope that 
 you may spend many pleasureful days in these reservations which are yours to 
 enjoy. 
 
 This guide offers you information descriptive of our State-owned woodlands, the 
 recreational facilities developed there for your use, and the conservation work car- 
 ried on in our wildlife sanctuaries, game farms, and fish hatcheries. A visit to any 
 of the areas where such activities are in progress will serve to increase your under- 
 standing of the important field of wildlife restoration. 
 
 The guide was compiled and written by the Massachusetts WPA Writers' Pro- 
 ject, whose effective co-operation I gratefully acknowledge. The writers on this 
 Project have prepared the booklet in a thorough and interesting manner, and I 
 hope that it will add to the ease and interest of your sojourn in the parks and forests 
 of Massachusetts. 
 
 Raymond J. Kenney, 
 
 Commissioner of Conservation. 
 
STATE PARKS AND RESERVATIONS 
 
 Administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation 
 Edgar L. Gillett, Director 
 
 LINDON BATES MEMORIAL PARK 
 
 Supervisor: John A. Anderson, Pittsfield 
 
 Tel. Pittsfield 5178 
 
 Lindon Bates Memorial Park is a 224-acre tract on the crest of Lebanon Mountain 
 (alt. 1,400) in Hancock, about 7 miles west of Pittsfield, where route US 20 crosses 
 the Massachusetts-New York line. This lovely forest park, which the common- 
 wealth acquired by gift in August, 1939, is named in honor of Lindon Bates, a 
 native of Pittsfield, and is to be preserved as far as possible in its natural state as 
 a wildlife sanctuary. A number of foot trails will be maintained through the woods. 
 Excellent views of the Lebanon Valley in New York may be had from a number of 
 vantage points in the park. The heavily wooded slopes of the Pittsfield State 
 Forest stretch to the north. 
 
 At the foot of Mount Lebanon, eastward near the Pittsfield-Hancock line on 
 route US 20, is the site of Shaker Village, a little community patterned on the 
 teachings of Mother Ann Lee of Manchester, England. Her tenets included prac- 
 tical peace, simplicity of language, right use of prosperity, and the celibate life. 
 Prospering in their communal enterprise, the Shakers eventually acquired more 
 than 5,000 acres in Hancock. Today there remains a quiet, well-ordered village 
 which includes a circular stone barn 276 feet in circumference, a museum housed in 
 the brick dormitory, and a handicraft shop (open May 1-October 1). 
 
 ROLAND C. NICKERSON STATE FOREST PARK 
 
 Superintendent: John P. Gaffney, East Brewster 
 
 Tel. Brewster 3§=«r <T? -It 
 
 (See map p. 32) 
 
 The Roland C. Nickerson State Forest Park has 1,707 acres of low rolling hills 
 and quiet ponds near the elbow of Cape Cod in Brewster. It is located off route 
 US 6. This property was obtained in 1934 as the gift of Mrs. Addie E. Nickerson 
 and Mrs. Helen Nickerson Sears, descendants of William Nickerson, first settler of 
 Chatham. It was the first forest area in Massachusetts to receive the title of State 
 Forest Park instead of State Forest. 
 
 This pleasant woodland is located in the heart of one of the most famous vacation 
 sections of America. The picturesque villages of the Cape and the fashionable 
 restaurants and resorts have attracted tourists from all over the world. The splendid 
 facilities of the park are augmented by near-by opportunities for ocean sailing, 
 deep-sea fishing, and salt-water bathing. 
 
 Roland C. Nickerson, for whom the tract is named, was a summer resident who 
 made a fortune in railroads and acquired the largest forest holdings on the Cape. 
 Left in its natural condition, the family preserve became a sportsman's paradise. 
 It was not used by the widow and daughter after Mr. Nickerson's death, and the 
 transfer to the state was arranged through the Trustees of Public Reservations. 
 Originally there was a deer park and hunting lodge here, but only fishing is now 
 permitted. The four largest ponds — Flax, Higgins, Cliff, and Little Cliff, — pro- 
 vide a water area of 328 acres; none has any apparent inlet or outlet. * 
 
 Extensive developments were undertaken by the Civilian Conservation Corps 
 before the park was opened to the public in 1937. Roads were laid out, forest trails 
 cleared and marked, wells dug, shelters erected, tent floors laid, and parking areas 
 cleared. A recreation center on Flax Pond has a bathhouse, 109 tables, 40 fireplaces, 
 22 tent floors, 10 trailer sites, 66 tent sites, and 20 tents with floors. Carrying out a 
 recently inaugurated policy for providing camping facilities for city children, the 
 Department of Conservation has made arrangements for the Boston Young Men's 
 Christian Association to open a camp for boys. 
 
 Flax Pond is so named because of the processing of flax in its waters in the early 
 days. Only ponds with clear water and sandy bottoms could be used for the pur- 
 
pose. Cliff Pond, the largest, covering 200 acres, derives its name from a cliff that 
 lifts its head far above the water. It has had no other name since the days of the 
 Nauset Indians, whose Sipson and Sauquatuckett branches lived here. From 1659 
 to 1694 the Nickerson Park area was within the "constablerick" or "Liberties of 
 Eastham." The park provides a resting place on the Berkshires-to-the-Capes 
 bridle trail, one of the longest in America. 
 
 JOHN C. ROBINSON STATE PARK 
 
 Superintendent: Carl H. Lydiard, Westfield 
 Tel. Westfield 294-M 
 
 (See map p. 33) 
 
 The Robinson State Park is located in Agawam, Westfield, and West Springfield. 
 Its 995 acres are off route Mass 57 on the shores of the Westfield River. The park 
 was named in honor of its donor, John C. Robinson of Longmeadow, one of the 
 original backers of the Eastern States Exposition and the Westfield River Parkway. 
 Mr. Robinson began buying up small parcels of land in 1920 with the idea of open- 
 ing them for public recreational purposes. He conveyed most of the present acreage 
 by deed to the commonwealth on December 20, 1934. 
 
 A great deal of the land in the park lies within the original limits of Springfield. 
 The first house was build in 1635, about three-quarters of a mile west of the junc- 
 tion of the Agawam and Connecticut Rivers, by two associates of William Pyncheon, 
 founder of the city. It was the trading post of a group that prospered through 
 bartering with the Indians for beaver fur. Interesting Indian place names in the 
 park include Ashkanunksuck, the land in the neck formed by the Westfield River 
 in West Springfield between Tatum and Mittineague Falls. Onkamore Meadow 
 lies in North Agawam between Mittineague and Ashkanunksuck. It was named 
 after Sandy Onkamore, former Indian owner of the property. Paucatuck is the 
 intervale on the north side of the Westfield River in West Springfield. Jug Road is 
 an old post road passing along the slope of the trap ridge on the south bank of the 
 Westfield River, from Morley's Bridge to the Little River in Westfield. 
 
 In addition to several good vantage points on the Westfield River near the bend 
 at White Brook, the park offers 86 tables and 86 fireplaces, at the Trestle and Provin 
 Mountain picnic areas. The 17-acre island west of the falls at Mittineague is one 
 of the park's most picturesque spots. The rough terrain of the park is unexpected 
 in the fertile Connecticut River Valley. 
 
 SALISBURY BEACH RESERVATION 
 
 Superintendent : J. Andrew Walsh, Salisbury Beach 
 Tel. Newburyport 1791-J, 1791-M * 
 
 (See map p. 34; Rules and Regulations, p. 30) 
 
 Salisbury Beach Reservation is a-reeently acquired tract comprising 4 miles of 
 ocean beach and 500 acres of upland in Salisbury between the New Hampshire 
 boundary on the north and the mouth of the Merrimac on the south. It may be 
 reached from Boston, 40 miles south, by route Mass 1A, which parallels the beach 
 for about 2 miles. The clear water, fine white sand, and rolling breakers entice 
 many who find it dull to swim in the gentle surf of protected Massachusetts Bay. 
 Forty-six trailer sites and 50 tent sites are within the reservation. Proposed de- 
 velopments include a casino, swimming pool, hydroplane slip, yacht basin, tennis 
 courts, and a water theater. 
 
 Shell mounds on the marshes are relics of the Pentucket Indians, whose artifacts 
 in considerable numbers have been gathered by local collectors. The long marsh 
 grass has been cut for hay by the local farmers since colonial times. It is still 
 gathered after the regular haying, stacked in "straddles," and brought off after 
 the freeze-up. 
 
 The town of Salisbury, named for a cathedral town in Wiltshire, England, was 
 mentioned by Whittier in two poems, "The Exile" and "How the Women Went 
 from Dover." The latter tells of an incident also commemorated by a monument 
 in Salisbury Square, depicting the indignation of the townsfolk over the treatment 
 of three Quaker women. They were brought to town tied on a cart, under sentence 
 
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 of a beating in each town through which the cart passed. Major Pike's vigorous 
 protest prevented the inhuman punishment in Salisbury. "The Exile" was the 
 story of the flight of Thomas Macy from the wrath of the people of Amesbury, 
 aroused by his having sheltered Quakers from the rain. Macy was granted land in 
 Salisbury in 1639. 
 
 On the beach beyond the Coast Guard Station is the shack of Professor Pickard 
 of Cambridge, inventor of the Pickard antennae for ultra high-frequency operation. 
 The shack is used as an experimental radio station. Adjacent to the beach are a 
 summer colony and an amusement park with roller-coasters and other facilities for 
 the entertainment of summer crowds. An appreciable undertow is evident in the 
 surf, but a number of life guards are on duty. Sea fishing may be enjoyed off Black 
 Rocks at the Merrimac's mouth. 
 
 JOSEPH ALLEN SKINNER STATE PARK 
 
 Supervisor : Fred R. Lyman, South Hadley 
 Tel. Northampton 653-M2 
 
 (See map p. 35) 
 
 Joseph Allen Skinner State Park is the most recently acquired unit in the state 
 park system. Established on September 15, 1940, this tract of 375 acres on Mount 
 Holyoke in Hadley and South Hadley, was the gift of Joseph A. Skinner, silk manu- 
 facturer and widely known philanthropist. From route Mass 63 an excellent road 
 leads to the Summit House atop the mountain. Among the many distinguished 
 names to be found in the visitor's registry are John Quincy Adams, Jerome Na- 
 poleon Bonaparte, Jenny Lind, Henry W. Longfellow, Alexander Graham Bell, and 
 Abraham Lincoln. From here there is a 70-mile panorama of the Connecticut River 
 and its beautiful valley, against a background of mountains. From the Half-way 
 House an electric cable car runs to the Summit House. Plans are in progress for 
 installing picnic facilities at the foot of the mountain off route Mass 63. 
 
 Mount Holyoke was named for Captain Elizur Holyoke, founder of the city bear- 
 ing his name. Often called the "Gem of Massachusetts Mountains" this mass of 
 heavily wooded trap rock with an elevation of 995 feet is part of the system of 
 Triassic trap ridges extending northward from New Haven, Connecticut. Through 
 the foot of the mountain runs the "Pass of Thermopylae," a narrow rock-bound 
 passage laboriously constructed by the early settlers. A huge magnetic boulder of 
 300 tons called the "Devil's Football" owes its name to the popular legend that 
 Satan kicked it from "Devil's Garden" in Amherst Notch several miles away. 
 Titan's Piazza of overhanging rock columns and Titan's Pier show extraordinary 
 regularity of structure. These volcanic formations have been classified among 
 major natural phenomena. 
 
 Across the road from the Joseph A. Skinner estate in South Hadley are two 
 museums. One was formerly the Congregational meetinghouse of Prescott, which 
 was purchased by Mr. Skinner and moved to its present location when the site of 
 the town of Prescott was about to be flooded by the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir. 
 It is now filled with New England antiques and objects of historic interest. The 
 other museum, a replica of an old New England country schoolhouse, has a collec- 
 tion of stuffed birds native to western Massachusetts (open daily 2-5). 
 
 Mount Holyoke College for Women, in South Hadley, was founded by Mary 
 Lyon in 1837. Each year the college students celebrate Mary Lyon Day by a trip 
 to the top of Mount Holyoke where suitable exercises are held. 
 
 STANDISH MONUMENT RESERVATION 
 
 Superintendent: Charles S. Stiles, South Duxbury 
 
 Tel. Wareham 430 
 
 The Standish Monument Reservation of 25 acres in South Duxbury is the setting 
 of a 130-foot tower which serves as a pedestal for a large statue of Myles Standish, 
 Pilgrim leader. It is reached from Boston by route Mass 3 or the longer shore 
 route Mass 3A. Myles Standish lived on the site of this memorial from 1632 until 
 his death in 1656, coming here from Plymouth to acquire additional pasturage. He 
 chose a 200-foot seaside elevation which was soon called Captain's Hill in his honor. 
 
It looks out over Plymouth Bay, and from the tower, which may be climbed for a 
 small admission fee, there is a panoramic view of the South Shore area and Cape 
 Cod Bay. 
 
 The reservation was dedicated in 1871 and money was subsequently raised for a 
 monument whose construction began in 1898. The arch of the entrance is built of 
 stones contributed by the various New England states, and the keystone was pre- 
 sented by President Grant on behalf of the United States. The tower was deeded 
 to the state by the Myles Standish Association of Duxbury in 1920. There are 
 attractive picnic grounds with 44 tables. 
 
 The statue surmounting the tower has had a strange career. On August 26, 1923, 
 lightning tore off its head and chest. For the next 7 years the locality acquired a 
 little added fame for its display of a headless statue. In 1927, when the upper por- 
 tion of the figure was cut anew, workmen found the lower section unsafe to hold its 
 weight of 14 tons. Three years later, in the summer of 1930, sculptor John Horrigan 
 completed a commission to cut a new lower half weighing 20 tons, and the new 
 statue of Standish was erected. 
 
 Captain's Hill was one of a chain of locations for signal lights to warn of approach- 
 ing British forces during the Revolution. The tar barrel was fired a number of times 
 in the dead of night to blaze real or fancied alarms. 
 
 RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON 
 
 STATE FORESTS 
 
 Administered by the Division of Parks and Recreation 
 Edgar L. Gillett, Director 
 
 BASH BISH FALLS STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John H. Lambert, Jr., Great Barrington 
 Tel. Great Barrington 156-M-3 
 
 The Bash Bish Falls State Forest, located near the extreme southwest corner of 
 the state where Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York come together, is the 
 pride of Mount Washington, the smallest town in the commonwealth. This tract 
 of 390 acres, acquired in 1926, lies adjacent to Tacona Park, a New York State 
 recreational area in which there are ample parking facilities and camping grounds. 
 In June the forest is thick with azaleas and ladyslippers. Bash Bish Brook and many 
 'of the brooks in Mount Washington are good {routing streams. Hunting is not 
 permitted in the forest reservation, but is allowed in the surrounding woods where 
 small game is plentiful. The best access to the forest is through Copake Falls, New 
 York, although it may be reached by roads off routes Mass 23 and 41 in Massa- 
 chusetts. 
 
 From Profile Rock there is an excellent view of Bash Bish Brook as it plunges 
 through a rocky, wooded gorge, 195 feet from the crest of the cliff to the stream bed. 
 The brook makes two short drops before it takes a final 60-foot plunge. Into the 
 deep pool at the foot of the falls, according to an Indian legend, the lovely White 
 Swan leaped to her death after her husband had taken another wife because she 
 was childless. Her body was never found, and it is said that she still dwells behind 
 the falls, and may sometimes be seen reflected in the clear water of the pool. 
 
 BEARTOWN STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John H. Lambert, Jr., Great Barrington 
 Tel. Great Barrington 156-M-3 
 
 (See map p. 36) 
 
 Beartown State Forest in Monterey, Great Barrington, Lee, and Tyringham, is 
 a popular year-round recreation area. The nucleus of the 7,990-acre forest was 
 acquired by the state in 1921. Since then a number of foot-trails and motor roads 
 have been constructed, and the best scenic spots, some of which afford panoramas 
 of the Monterey Valley and the Taconic Hills, are now easily accessible to the 
 visitor. At one time, much of the forest was stripped for charcoal and there are 
 definite traces of old burning pits. Nearly 1,000 acres have been set aside as a 
 
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 bird and game refuge, liberally planted with berry-bearing trees and shrubs. A 
 special attempt is being made to raise wild turkeys. The forest is noted for its fine 
 azalea and laurel display. Hunting is permitted in the forest outside the game sanc- 
 tuary, and deer and small game are plentiful. Trout fishing is popular in the region, 
 which is liberally supplied with good streams; pond fish abound in Benedict Pond, 
 in the forest, and in neighboring Lakes Buell and Garfield. 
 
 On the northern slope of Beartown Mountain (alt. 1,865) lies one of the most 
 highly developed winter sports areas on state-owned lands (see Winter Sports, p. 27) . 
 Cross-country trails lead to another extensive development in the East Mountain 
 State Forest in Great Barrington (see Winter Sports, p. 27). Special facilities for 
 parking have been provided off route Mass 102 at East Lee, which is also the 
 terminal for snow trains from New York. 
 
 About 50 acres of Beartown State Forest have been cleared for recreation develop- 
 ment. On Mt. Wilcox (alt. 2,150; fire tower with five-state view), which is skirted 
 by the Appalachian Trail, there are 4 picnic tables and 4 fireplaces. Along the west 
 shore of Benedict Pond, a 35-acre body of water, a picnic area with 21 fireplaces and 
 28 tables has been developed. 
 
 The picnic areas may be reached from route Mass 102, but are more easily ac- 
 cessible from route Mass 23, the Knox Trail, over which General Henry Knox 
 hauled cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge in the winter of 1775-76. 
 
 BRIMFIELD STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Howard Hurley, Spencer 
 Tel. Spencer 2177 
 
 (See map p. 37) 
 
 Brimfield State Forest is located about midway between Springfield and Worcester 
 on route US 20 and extends into the towns of Monson, Wales, and Brimfield. It 
 comprises 3,058 acres acquired in 1924. Steerage Rock, a big prominence high up 
 on the ridge of Mount Waddaquadduck, used to be a "compass point" which 
 Indians sighted from the distance to check their bearings, especially on trips to the 
 west. In the extensive view from this 1,150-foot height, Mount Tom and Mount 
 Wachusett stand out as sentinels on the hill-bound horizon. Summer foot trails 
 and winter ski trails (see Winter Sports, p. 26) located conveniently to route US 20 
 go to the top of Mount Waddaquadduck. Some 300 acres of former Indian hunting 
 grounds have been set aside as a wildlife sanctuary, but elsewhere hunting is still 
 permitted. 
 
 The outstanding attraction in storied Brimfield forest is of recent origin. A dam, 
 pleasantly titled Dingley Dell, impounds 12 acres of water named Dean Pond in 
 honor of Ernest J. Dean, former Commissioner of Conservation. The dam is an 
 earth-filled structure about 25 feet high and 190 feet long, with a granite spillway. 
 A bathing beach, bathhouse, and a parking area for 200 cars will be provided on 
 the north shore of the pond. On the opposite side a picnic area is under development 
 near a convenient well of clear, cold water. Dean Pond, Dearth Hill Pond, and 
 Woodman Pond are well stocked with fish. 
 
 CAMPBELL FALLS STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John H. Lambert, Jr., Great Barrington 
 Tel. Great Barrington 156-M-3 
 
 Campbell Falls State Forest, on the Connecticut State Line 5 miles from South- 
 field, a village in New Marlborough, is a 3-acre tract set aside by the state in 1924 
 to protect the waterfall. It is maintained in conjunction with a Connecticut State 
 Forest of the same name. The Whiting River, on which Campbell Falls are located, 
 has its source in East India Pond and flows through sparsely settled, backwoods 
 country. In the forest, the river cascades through a tree-lined ravine and drops 75 
 feet over a split rock ledge into a steep gorge, walled by rocky sides rising several 
 hundred feet. The department has developed a recreational area with 6 picnic 
 tables and 4 fireplaces. Several foot trails lead to vantage points for viewing the 
 waterfall. 
 
 Cat Hole Cave, near the waterfall, is one of the largest water-worn caves in the 
 
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 state. The walls and roof of its several rooms are composed of limestone on which 
 stalactites are continuously forming. 
 
 The forest may be reached by roads through New Marlborough from route 
 Mass 23 or from Norfolk, Connecticut. 
 
 CHESTER-BLANDFORD STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Raymond T. O'Connor, 3 St. Denis Street, Westfield 
 
 Tel. Westfield 600 
 
 (See map p. 38) 
 
 The Chester-Blandford State Forest lies in the towns of Chester and Blandford 
 along the famed Jacob's Ladder Highway, route US 20, the main route between 
 Springfield and Pittsfield. The development of its 2,328 acres began in 1924, and 
 its features now include 2 recreation centers, both with adequate parking areas 
 adjoining the highway. Mica Mine Road and Gold Mine Brook, which run through 
 the forest, are reminders of the days when the hills of Chester were pitted with small 
 mines producing mica, emery, and corundum. 
 
 Boulder Park, at the eastern end of the forest, is primarily a picnic area. It has 
 42 tables, 25 fireplaces, and 2 pavilion shelters, built on a hillside along route US 20 
 overlooking the Westfield River. In the center of the park is a small swimming 
 pool with a beach, bathhouse, and diving platform. A short distance to the west 
 is a picnic and camping development, with a shelter, 45 tables, and 22 fireplaces, a 
 number of which are placed at the 10 trailer and 12 tent sites. Trails lead from both 
 parks to the Overlook, which provides a panorama of the Westfield Valley. 
 
 About a mile west of Boulder Park, at the junction of US 20 and Sanderson Brook 
 Road, is a park area from which a number of ski trails, of varying degrees of diffi- 
 culty, and a practice slope are easily accessible (see Winter Sports, p. 26). Near the 
 trails is a spring-house for drinking water. 
 
 Sanderson Brook Road parallels the course of the brook upward through a 
 wooded valley to the Sanderson Brook Falls, one of the most beautiful in the state. 
 The water drops 100 feet in a roaring avalanche; in winter its spray is transformed 
 into glistening icy formations. Footbridges and handrails have been provided to 
 safeguard those who seek an intimate view, and a vista cut through the trees from 
 the road provides a striking approach. 
 
 About a half hour's automobile ride westward along route US 20, the highway 
 tops the summit of Jacob's Ladder, a ridge 2,100 feet high, which affords a fine 
 distant view of the Berkshire Valley and the surrounding hills. 
 
 DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Raymond T. O'Connor, 3 St. Denis Street, Westfield 
 
 Tel. Westfield 300 
 
 (See map p. 39) 
 
 The Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution in 1929 presented to 
 the state 1,020 acres of choice woodland at Moor's Hill (alt. 1,713) in Goshen and 
 Ashfield. This area, since enlarged to 1,237 acres, has been developed as a state 
 forest bearing the name of the donor. It lies about 14 miles west of Northampton 
 off route Mass 9, the Berkshire Trail, which in this region covers part of the route 
 of a Boston-Albany military road built in 1758. From the summit of Moor's Hill, 
 there is an extensive view across the Berkshire foothills; in full view to the north- 
 west is the William Cullen Bryant Homestead (open Mon., Wed., Fri., 2.30-5, 
 June 15-Sept. 15), a two-and-a-half -story Dutch Colonial house owned by the 
 Trustees of Public Reservations. 
 
 Forty-five acres of the forest have been developed for recreational pursuits. Two 
 picnic areas, one between Upper Reservoir and Lower Reservoir, or Highland Lake, 
 and another on Twining Brook are connected by Moor's Hill Trail and Moor's 
 Hill Road. These two sections are equipped with 35 tables, 33 fireplaces, and 10 
 tent sites, and Twining Brook has been dammed to create a pond for swimming. 
 The three branches of Rogers Brook are stocked for fishing, as are both reservoirs. 
 Although the forest was originally intended as a wildlife sanctuary and many acres 
 are set aside for this purpose, hunting is now permitted under certain regulations. 
 
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 In the vicinity of the forest are several unusual natural formations: Packard 
 Falls and a granite gorge known as Devil's Den, about 2 miles east of the forest off 
 route Mass 9, and Chesterfield Gorge, 1,000 feet long and 30 feet deep, off route 
 Mass 143, in West Chesterfield. 
 
 DOUGLAS STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Howard Hurley, Spencer 
 Tel. Spencer 2177 
 
 (See map p. 40) 
 
 Until its development was undertaken in 1934, the 3,468 acres of Douglas State 
 Forest in the town of Douglas (reached by roads leading off route Mass 12 in 
 Webster and route Mass 122 in Northbridge) were part of a stretch of timberland 
 formerly called "The Dark Woods." This valuable area was long ravished by fire 
 and ax, and traces of early commercial exploitation are still discernible, especially 
 the pits of charcoal burners. Restoration has transformed the forest into a recrea- 
 tion spot increasing in beauty as the reforested areas mature in growth. One hun- 
 dred and eighty-five acres were replanted in 1938 and 1939 with 130,000 white, red, 
 and Scotch pines. 
 
 A recreation area has been cleared at Wallum Lake, whose waters extend beyond 
 the south end of the reservation into Rhode Island. On the lake's sandy beach is a 
 large bathhouse, and the nearby picnic area is provided with 100 tables and 100 
 fireplaces and a parking space. In the northern part of the forest, Ridge Trail winds 
 over several picturesque bridges and past the shores of Wallis Pond and Wallis 
 Reservoir. 
 
 In the adjoining town of Sutton, also reached from route Mass 122, is Purgatory 
 Chasm State Park, a craggy formation of rocks with a fissure one-fourth mile long, 
 50 feet wide, and in some places 70 feet deep. On the other side of the forest, in 
 Webster, lies the lake with the longest name in the state, Lake Chargoggagogman- 
 chaugagogchaubunagungamau, more commonly called Lake Webster. The forest 
 is not far from Fort Hill, the first settlement in the town of Oxford, where there are 
 remains of a bastioned fort built in 1687 by Huguenots. 
 
 ERVING STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Arthur C. Sears, Erving 
 Tel. Orange 188-M1 
 
 (See map p. 41) 
 
 The Erving State Forest, located in the north-central part of Massachusetts in 
 the towns of Erving, Northfield, Orange, and Warwick, is a development of 5,418 
 acres, in part acquired in 1920. The following year the Department of Conserva- 
 tion started here a nursery of pines for its reforestation program. Seedlings of 
 red and white pine and spruce are raised in beds for 2 years, then transplanted; 
 4-year-old trees are suitable for use in reforestation. The fine display of coniferous 
 trees planted along the Mohawk Trail, route Mass 2, overlooking Miller's River 
 became so attractive that the Department of Conservation provided picnic grounds 
 nearby. 
 
 Laurel Lake Road and County Road, both off the Mohawk Trail, together circle 
 a large part of the forest and then cut through its center to meet at beautiful Laurel 
 Lake. The 30 acres of the birch-lined lake shore developed for recreation include a 
 sandy beach, a bathhouse, a float for diving, an ample parking area, and picnic 
 facilities. In all, there are 74 tables and 46 fireplaces at Erving forest. 
 
 Laurel Lake is stocked with a large variety of pond fish. Hunting is allowed in 
 all the forest except the 660-acre wildlife sanctuary, which is located in the extreme 
 northern area separated from the larger body of the forest. The woodlands are 
 interlaced by 8 miles of forest roads, and numerous trails lead to points of scenic 
 interest. 
 
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 GRANVILLE STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Harold Sattler, Granville 
 Tel. Granville 3362 
 
 (See map p. 42) 
 
 Granville State Forest, south of route Mass 57 in the towns of Granville and 
 Tolland, borders Connecticut's Tunxis State Forest. Both were the hunting and 
 fishing grounds of the Tunxis Indians. In 1749, the first white settler, Samuel 
 Hubbard, made his home along the banks of the river now bearing his name, which 
 rushes over a series of rapids, dropping 450 feet in 2^ miles. Today only the cellar 
 holes of the early settlers remain, and Hubbard River has become the center of the 
 principal recreation area in the 2,233-acre forest. Granville has more rolling terrain 
 than any other state forest, and its laurel display is unequaled. 
 
 Since 1921, when the state acquired the first tract in the forest, some 60 acres 
 along both banks of Hubbard River have been developed into a picnic area. An 
 island picnic spot is a unique feature. Along Half Way Brook, which joins Hub- 
 bard River, are 2 other picnic areas and a bathing pool with a bathhouse. In all, 
 the forest has 35 tables, 25 fireplaces, 6 tent sites, and 4 trailer sites. All the brooks 
 are stocked for fishing, and it is a good small-game hunting region. 
 
 About 4 miles north of Granville Center is the 1,500-acre Cobble Mountain 
 Reservoir, source of Springfield's water supply and a power development. The 
 water is retained by an earthen dam, one of the largest of its kind in the country. 
 
 HAROLD PARKER STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Guy E. Evans, Middleton 
 Tel. Danvers 1422-4, 1422-22 
 
 (See map p. 43) 
 
 The Harold Parker State Forest of 2,906 acres, established in 1916 and named in 
 honor of Harold Parker, who died during his term of office as Chairman of the State 
 Conservation Commission, is situated off route Mass 114 and route Mass 125 in 
 Andover, North Andover, Middleton, and North Reading. Lying within 18 miles 
 of Boston and other urban centers, it is a convenient refuge for city dwellers seeking 
 an opportunity to enjoy out-door pleasures at not too great a distance from their 
 homes. Numerous paths, bordered with a variety of wildflowers, crisscross its roll- 
 ing hills. Besides the facilities for recreation provided on the reservation itself, 
 campers may enjoy salt-water swimming at the many beaches of the North Shore 
 located within easy reach of this forest. Within an hour's ride are also the historic 
 towns of Salem, Gloucester, Marblehead, Concord, and Lexington. 
 
 Fishermen may try their skill on 10 ponds within the forest. On Frye Pond, 
 which is stocked with brook and rainbow trout, are 6 piers for fly-casting. The other 
 ponds contain bass, perch, pickerel, hornpout, crappie, and bluefish. Small game is 
 plentiful, and hunting is permitted in season. 
 
 On the north bank of the Skug River, and at Berry, Frye, Stearns, and Sudden 
 Ponds, over 100 acres have been equipped for recreation with 182 tables and 180 
 fireplaces. Bathing is popular at Berry Pond, the west side of which was converted 
 from a swamp area into a sandy beach, with bathhouse and complete bathing 
 facilities. A similar development is nearing completion at Stearns Pond. The Bur- 
 roughs Newsboys Foundation was recently assigned a camping site in the forest. 
 
 In Lorraine Park, near the new Lorraine Pond, are several groves with fireplaces, 
 tables, and tenting sites. Although ample space for picnicking has been set aside 
 throughout the forest, care has been taken to preserve its natural beauty, and vistas 
 have been opened in accordance with an intelligent landscaping plan. 
 
 Another attractive spot is Sudden Pond, which was created by draining a swamp 
 section and damming the small brook flowing through it. The pond, rising to an 
 irregular shore-line, seems so isolated that it is difficult to realize that a busy high- 
 way is less than half a mile away. 
 
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 LEOMINSTER STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor : James Hayes, South Sudbury 
 Tel. Sudbury 151 
 
 Leominster State Forest, 7 miles from the summit of Wachusett Mountain (alt. 
 2,018) and about 50 miles from Boston by routes Mass 2, 31, and 140 is in a scenic 
 and recreational region unequaled in eastern Massachusetts. The first acreage of 
 land now including 3,293 acres, in the towns of Leominster, Fitchburg, Westminster, 
 Princeton, and Sterling, was acquired in 1922. Route Mass 31 runs through the 
 western section, passing close to Crocker, Crow Hill, and Paradise Ponds. These 
 and other ponds offer sport for fishermen, and the 720-acre wildlife refuge holds 
 much of interest to the naturalist. Plans for a picnic area are under development. 
 
 Between Crow Hill and Mount Wachusett, near route Mass 140, lies a huge mass 
 of granite, known as Redemption Rock; on its face is graven an inscription telling 
 the story of the ransom of Mary Rowlandson of Lancaster from the Indians on 
 May 2, 1676. 
 
 The No Town Reservoir with its three storage basins in Leominster and Fitch- 
 burg is located in the northeastern sector of the forest, where it has a watershed of 
 5.35 square miles. No Town comprised 2,000 acres given to Sudbury to compensate 
 for its losses in the Indian wars. Here a minister named Stone built a meeting place 
 and ministered to a flock whose slightly divergent religious views made them out- 
 casts from the formalism of Salem. The wildlife sanctuary lying mostly in Leomin- 
 ster covers the southern portion of the No Town Reservoir. 
 
 MASSACHUSETTS FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS 
 
 STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Percy Dodge, Orange 
 Tel. Orange 341-W2 
 
 (See map p. 44) 
 
 The Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs State Forest, presented to the 
 commonwealth in 1933, lies in Petersham and New Salem on route Mass 122. Its 
 990 acres stretch to the south and west in the watershed of the Quabbin Reservoir. 
 Groves of pine and stands of maple, birch, and hemlock invite the visitor along 
 woods roads. Outstanding for its scenery is the road along Fever Brook through 
 the wildlife refuge. The excellent condition of the forest is due to the fact that its 
 former owner, the Diamond Match Company, removed only ripe timber, a policy 
 not common among timber operators. A wildlife sanctuary comprising 140 acres 
 has been set aside in the center of the forest, and a dam on Fever Brook holds back 
 sufficient water to attract migrating and native wild fowl. The southwest section 
 is of exceptional interest, for here is the forest's chief geological feature, the Gorge. 
 Nearby, along Bancroft Road, are 9 picnic tables and 2 fireplaces. 
 
 The Quabbin Reservoir to the west and south, the main water supply for Metro- 
 politan Boston, is a recent development. The deliberate inundation of the towns of 
 Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott, and a part of New Salem created an artificial lake 
 with 177 miles of shore line, 39 square miles of surface, and 415 billion gallons of 
 water. 
 
 Petersham is also the site of the Harvard Forest, since 1908 a silviculture lab- 
 oratory belonging to Harvard University. It is a 2,100-acre tract including a 1,000- 
 acre wildlife refuge. 
 
 MOHAWK TRAIL STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Horace B. Brown, Drury 
 Tel. North Adams 984-4 
 
 (See map p. 45) 
 
 In 1921 the state began its acquisition of land for the Mohawk Trail State Forest. 
 The forest's 5,746 acres, some of the finest timberland in the state, lie in the towns 
 of Charlemont, Hawley, Savoy, and Florida along route Mass 2, a favorite road of 
 lovers of autumn foliage. Its brooks and rivers are tributary to the Deerfield River, 
 which forms the northeastern border of the forest. 
 
 The trail derives its name from its use by marauding bands of Canadian Mohawks, 
 
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 although the present road does not follow exactly the route of the old trail. Aborig- 
 inal artifacts have been discovered near Indian Spring. The path running steeply 
 from the back of the spring to Sentinel Pine near Todd Mountain's rocky summit 
 (alt. 1,711) indicates that Indians following the mountain-top trail were accustomed 
 to descend to the spring for water. A truck trail that runs through a notch just 
 south of Todd Mountain passes near the slate-marked graves of a Revolutionary 
 soldier and his wife. Below Totem Lookout (alt. 1,500) approached by Totem Trail 
 from route Mass 2, and Hawks Mountain (alt. 1,870) stretch wide panoramas of 
 the Deerfield River Valley and, to the west, the woodlands of the Mohawk Trail 
 and the Savoy State Forests. Wood roads and gravel roads make most of the forest 
 available to the hiker and horseback rider. It is easy here to lose the sense of time 
 and imagine oneself back in the days when this was dangerous Indian country. The 
 fact that Savoy Mountain State Forest adjoins to the west, adding 10,641 acres, 
 enlarges the visitor's picture of the "forest primeval." 
 
 The main recreational development is located along Cold River, where 100 acres 
 are equipped with summer and winter sport facilities. There are 96 tables, 42 fire- 
 places, 100 tent sites, 12 tent floors, 6 trailer sites, and 4 cabins to accommodate 
 campers and picnickers. Ski trails wind through the forest and the ski Slalom is a 
 featured attraction. Deer and small game may be shot here in season. The sports- 
 man who likes his game on the wing will find well stocked covers to shoot over. 
 Roads running along Cold and Deerfield Rivers bring the fisherman conveniently 
 close to many deep pools. These rivers are regularly stocked with brook, brown, 
 and rainbow trout. 
 
 The northern border of the forest approaches the eastern entrance to the 4^- 
 mile Hoosac Tunnel, built at a cost of $15,000,000, 24 years, and 195 lives. In the 
 little town of Florida, about a 15-minute walk from the tunnel's eastern mouth and 
 not far from the southeastern end of the Munroe State Forest, is one of the most 
 beautiful waterfalls in the Berkshire Hills — Twin Cascades, whose falls drop 40 
 and 90 feet into deep, clean pools on Fife Brook. Nearby Whitcomb Summit 
 (alt. 2,110) on route Mass 2 offers a striking view of the Deerfield River Valley. 
 From the observation tower on a clear day both Mount Monadnock and Mount 
 Wachusett are visible. 
 
 MOUNT GRACE STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Oscar N. Ohlson, Warwick 
 
 Tel. Orange 748-W3 
 
 (See map p. 46) 
 
 In 1920 the commonwealth first purchased land in Mount Grace State Forest, 
 which now comprises 1,224 acres in Warwick, on route Mass 78. Below the fire 
 tower on the summit (alt. 1,625) of Mount Grace, the second highest peak in the 
 state east of the Connecticut River, unfolds a rolling panorama of New England. 
 Tradition has it that the mountain was named for a girl child, Grace Rowlandson, 
 who, with her mother, was captured by the Indians at Lancaster in 1675. While 
 being taken to Canada the child died of wounds, and it is said that she was buried 
 at the base of the mountain. 
 
 Trout rise to the fisherman's fly at Rum Brook Pond, regularly stocked by the 
 Division of Fisheries and Game. Hunters have classed the forests of Warwick as 
 the best country in this region for deer hunting. Partridge, ruffed grouse, and 
 pheasant are frequently bagged, and foxes are common. Trade and industry seem 
 far removed from the sylvan beauty of the Mount Grace State Forest. 
 
 Though the summer attracts hikers and riders to the Berkshires-to-the-Capes 
 bridle trail, the forest has become best known for its winter sports facilities (see 
 Winter Sports, p. 25). The chief recreation area is in a pine grove along Gulf Brook, 
 about 2 miles north of Warwick on route Mass 78. Little waterfalls have been built, 
 and rustic bridges afford passage by foot. Fresh spring water is piped underground 
 and made available at a fountain in the center of the grove. The forest has 50 
 tables and 22 fireplaces. The shelters at Manning Field and on the summit are 
 available the year round, and when the temperature drops below freezing the huge 
 fireplaces are most welcome. 
 
 A plaque on one of the fireplaces marks the site of the home of one of the oddest 
 
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 characters in the history of the town of Warwick. On this spot lived a silent, spinster 
 hermitess for 70 years — Zilphia Smith, who was jilted at 18 and sought escape 
 from the world. She repaired to this lonely place and here lived out her days in 
 complete silence, with never another human permitted to cross her threshold. 
 
 Territory that included Warwick was given to British soldiers for their services 
 in the 1690 campaign against Canada. Incorporated in 1761, it had at one time a 
 population of over 1,000, which has steadily declined. It was here that Daniel 
 Shays and others fled after their rebellion in an attempt to escape from the pursuing 
 soldiers of General Lincoln. The people of Warwick came to their assistance, pro- 
 viding food and other necessaries. For this act of defiance to the authority of the 
 commonwealth, the town was punished by the imprisonment of its selectmen on 
 charges of treason. Warwick is now known chiefly for its beautiful natural setting 
 and its opportunities for hunting and fishing. 
 
 OCTOBER MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: W. R. McCulloch, Lee 
 Tel. Lee 411-W 
 
 (See map p. 47) 
 
 October Mountain State Forest, in the heart of the Berkshires, is the largest 
 state forest in Massachusetts. Its 14,189 acres spread across a high plateau in 
 Washington and Becket and reach down into Lee and Lenox. No part of this 
 reservation is less than 1,200 feet above sea level. The highest peak (unnamed) 
 rises to 2,300 feet near Finerty Pond. Nearby are Bald Top (alt. 2,069), Walling 
 Mountain (alt. 2,272), and Becket Mountain (alt. 2,200), all crossed by the Appala- 
 chian Trail which entes the forest from Becket on the south and continues north 
 to Mount Greylock and the Green Mountains. Secluded among the hills are Finerty 
 Pond, Felton Lake, several smaller bodies of water, and Farnum and Ashley Reser- 
 voirs, water supply for the city of Pittsfield. Streams rising in the hills are tribu- 
 taries of the Westfield River, which runs eastward into the Connecticut River, and 
 the Housatonic River, which runs south through the fertile valley of the lower Berk- 
 shires. The forest is accessible from either the Becket-Pittsfield road, off route 
 Mass 8, or from route US 20 in Lenox. 
 
 October Mountain State Forest is close to the fashionable centers of Berkshire 
 summer life, Stockbridge and Lenox, a location that offers interesting opportunities 
 to the vacation camper. Some of the most famous players in America appear at the 
 Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge; and at Tanglewood, in Lenox, where Nathaniel 
 Hawthorne wrote his House of Seven Gables and Tanglewood Tales an an- 
 nual Symphonic Festival is given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the 
 direction of Serge Koussevitsky. Since 1938 the Festival has been held in a shed 
 constructed of some 300 tons of steel and capable of accommodating nearly 6,000 
 people. 
 
 The 1,310-acre wildlife sanctuary in the center of the forest has superseded a 
 private preserve started in 1896 by William C. Whitney, secretary of the Navy in 
 the first Cleveland Administration. This was one of the first and largest wildlife 
 preserves in the United States and was stocked with moose, elk, deer, buffalo, and 
 many smaller animals. Although most of the Whitney stock was snipped to the 
 New York Zoo when he abandoned the estate, a few moose and Virginia deer es- 
 caped to the hills. It is claimed that a moose was seen in New Marlborough in 1938. 
 
 The section of the forest covered by the Whitney estate was acquired by the 
 state in 1922, and only native game is now cultivated here. All that remains of the 
 Whitney buildings is an imposing wooden tower with lead-paneled windows. At its 
 base the state has established a picnic area with 18 tables, 11 fireplaces, and a park- 
 ing space. Hunting is permitted in those parts of the reservation outside the wild- 
 life preserve, and here is one of the best deer ranges in the Berkshires. 
 
 Schermerhorn Gorge, named after the wealthy Lenox family which gave about 
 1,000 acres of the forest to the state, is the finest scenic attraction of the forest. 
 Through it runs rapid Nigger Hollow Brook which, at the edge of the reservation, 
 flows into the Housatonic River. At the head of the Gorge, lies Lake Felton, sur- 
 rounded by thick woods. The state is planning an extensive cabin colony and tent- 
 ing area on its shores, and many foot trails and bridle paths have already been pro- 
 
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 vided in this end of the forest. In winter these make excellent ski and snowshoe 
 trails. The lakes and streams in the forest provide some of the best fishing in the 
 Berkshires. 
 
 Tory Glen, about 500 feet from the boundary of the forest north of Roaring Brook 
 in Lenox, is a singular outcropping of quart zite with a cave 10 feet deep and 4 feet 
 high where Gideon Smith and others of the unruly Lenox Tories hid. Just above it 
 Roaring Brook makes a 10-foot waterfall, a finishing touch to a spot of much beauty. 
 
 OTIS STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John H. Lambert, Jr., Great Barrington 
 Tel. Great Barrington 156-M-3 
 
 (See map p. 48) 
 
 Otis State Forest, with a total area of 3,835 acres, is located in Otis, Sandisfield, 
 Becket, and Tyringham on route Mass 23, which cuts through the northern end of 
 the reservation in a stretch of scenic highway. An excellent forest road, connecting 
 with the state highway at both entrances to this tract, winds through the forest to a 
 recreation area of 5 acres at Upper and Lower Spectacle Ponds, so named from their 
 likeness to a huge pince-nez, when viewed from heights nearby. 
 
 Upper Spectacle Pond, which has been enlarged to its present area of 60 acres by 
 means of a dam, has a bathing beach, and a picnic area containing 18 tables, 10 
 fireplaces, and 6 tent sites equipped with fireplaces for the convenience of campers. 
 Both bodies of water have been stocked with pond fish. Fresh-water clams can be 
 found in Clam Brook which flows into Upper Spectacle Pond. 
 
 The high elevation of this forest affords spectacular views along the many vistas 
 cut out in advantageous spots. An excellent view of Lake Garfield, on route Mass 23 
 west of the forest, can be obtained from the top of Hunger Mountain. This lake, 
 named for President James Garfield, has a beach and is an excellent fishing place. 
 The natural beauty of the forest, which has been state-owned since 1924, is enhanced 
 by the profusion of mountain laurel and azalea blossoms whose varied coloring 
 brightens the green of the forest foliage. 
 
 Although no hunting is permissible because of a wildlife sanctuary in the southern 
 part of the reservation, the surrounding countryside is considered one of the best 
 areas in the Berkshire County for deer and small game. 
 
 OTTER RIVER STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Raymond T. Wilder, Winchendon 
 Tel. Winchendon 446-W4 
 
 (See map p. 49) 
 
 Otter River State Forest, comprising 1,883 acres in Winchendon, Templeton, and 
 Royalston, is located on route US 202, a direct route to the White Mountains. This 
 was the first forest acquired by the commonwealth; the State Forest Commission 
 purchased it in 1915. 
 
 For recreation purposes, a total of 50 acres, equipped with 20 tables and 10 fire- 
 places, have been set aside at Beaman's Pond, which also has a bathing beach and 
 bathhouse, at which a lifeguard is stationed. At each end of the pond there is a 
 picnic area, and on the east shore a camping ground has 51 tent sites. Beaman 
 Pond and many of the small streams are annually stocked with brook and rainbow 
 trout. 
 
 A short distance north of the confluence of Millers River and Otter River is a large 
 boulder called King Philip's Rock. How or why it received its name no one knows, 
 although popular conjecture would make it a camping place of the Indian chieftain 
 on one of his forays. 
 
 The northwest part of the forest was a nursery until 1938, when the state dug up 
 and transplanted to other forests 97,000 white pine, 60,000 red pine, and 6,000 
 spruce from among the 300,000 seedlings previously planted there. The hurricane 
 in September of the same year wrought great havoc in the stands of spruce and 
 pines, and some 300,000 feet of fallen timber were delivered to a government storage 
 basin. 
 
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 PERU STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Raymond T. O'Connor, 3 St. Denis St., Westfield 
 
 Tel. Westfield 600 
 
 (See map p. 50) 
 
 Peru State Forest, whose development began in 1923, comprises 2,185 acres of 
 woodland in Peru, Middlefield, and Worthington, where timberlands have long been 
 a valuable source of income. In the days of wood-burning locomotives, much cord- 
 wood was cut here to supply fuel. Local spruce is used for building material, rayon 
 cloth, and yellow paper, and the ash is cut for tennis rackets. Peru is now special- 
 izing in the growth of Christmas trees. 
 
 The forest is best reached by a road east from route Mass 8 in Hinsdale, although 
 it may also be approached by the Middlefield road from route US 20 at Chester. 
 Despite the seeming isolation of Peru State Forest, it is only 14 miles from Pittsfield 
 and 27 miles from Springfield. A recreation and picnic area has been built at the 
 northwestern corner of the forest near Geer Pond, which lies at an elevation of 
 about 1,630 feet. Here there are 3 acres of picnic grounds, with 15 tables. A foot 
 trail leads through the middle of the reservation and past Garnet Peak (alt. 2,230). 
 Geer Pond and Cone, Tuttle, and Factory Brooks, the largest streams, are stocked 
 with fish. Both Middlefield and Peru are developing winter-sports facilities — ski 
 trails, toboggan slides, and sleigh rides. The forest is well adapted to snow and 
 ice sports. 
 
 The town of Peru is the highest inhabited land between the Connecticut and 
 Hudson Rivers. Its altitude varies from a low point 1,700 feet above sea level to 
 2,239 feet on French Hill. 
 
 PITTSFIELD STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John A. Anderson, Pittsfield 
 Tel. Pittsfield 5178 
 
 (See map p. 51) 
 
 Half an hour's ride from Pittsfield, the busy county seat of the Berkshires, lies 
 the Pittsfield State Forest, covering parts of Pittsfield, Hancock, and Lanesborough. 
 This 3,854-acre tract on the Taconic Range, reached from Pittsfield by way of West, 
 Churchill, and Cascade Streets, was in part acquired by the commonwealth in 1926. 
 Its summer and winter recreational facilities are constantly in process of im- 
 provement. 
 
 The hills in all seasons are the inspiration for writers and painters. Herman 
 Melville, author of Moby Dick, was fond of walking over the slopes of Honwee 
 Mountain (alt. 2,450). His prose becomes poetry when he describes the autumnal 
 foliage. Always beautiful, the hills are ablaze with red and white azaleas in June. 
 
 Across Lulu Brook from Honwee Mountain is Berry Pond, the highest body of 
 water in the state (alt. 2,150). A recreational area with fireplaces and tables is being 
 developed here. The pond obtained its name from William Berry, a veteran of the 
 Revolutionary War, who farmed rocky acres near its shore on land given him by 
 Congress as compensation for his military service. 
 
 On Honwee's eastern slope, Burgoyne Trail runs along Osgood and Churchill 
 Brooks. After the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 17, 1777, about 
 2,500 of the defeated army were marched over this trail through the forest to Pitts- 
 field and Boston. Caves rumored to have been Tory hiding places during the 
 Revolutionary War are common in this region. Just off Cascade Street, which 
 leads into the forest, is Radium Springs Cave, the third longest cave in New Eng- 
 land. This marble cavern is about 450 feet long, fretted and carved by the hand of 
 Nature in interesting sculptured effects. 
 
 Just outside the forest on route US 20 in southern Hancock is Shaker Village, 
 where since the eighteenth-century members of the Shaker religious cult have lived 
 and worked unaffected by the progress of civilization. Even today bonnets and 
 capes may be seen, and a special sectarian school inculcates the youth with the 
 doctrines of their elders. 
 
 The forest is widely known for its fishing and hunting opportunities. Several 
 swamp areas serve to attract migrating wild fowl as well as native game. Enthusi- 
 
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 asts enjoy hiking, riding, picnicking, bathing, and "just looking." Observation 
 points include Tower (alt. 2,186), Pine (alt. 2,160), and Honwee (alt. 2,450) Moun- 
 tains, among other equally lofty elevations. Recreational areas totaling 25 acres at 
 the forest entrance, along Lulu Cascades, and Berry Pond, have 45 tables and an 
 equal number of fireplaces. 
 
 Ski trails are everywhere (see Winter Sports p. 26). Best known are Ghost Trail 
 for intermediates, with a vertical descent of 682 feet in a half mile; Shadow Trail, 
 also for intermediates, of about the same length and descent; and Lulu Brook Trail 
 of one and seven-tenths miles for novices. 
 
 In the summer of 1940 a Trailside Museum was opened under the direction of 
 Kenneth A. Howland of the Massachusetts State College. Exhibits included ma- 
 terial loaned by the Berkshire Museum and the Lenox Bird and Wildflower Sanc- 
 tuary. The popularity of the Museum in its first season indicates that it will be- 
 come a permanent summer attraction of the forest. 
 
 The forest is not far from Pontoosuc Lake on route US 7 in Pittsfield. This is a center 
 of aquatic sports, including yachting. The "Little Three" colleges hold their annual 
 shell races here on Stanley Field Day. Close to the northern end of the forest is 
 Balance Rock Park, in Lanesborough, where a strange group of huge boulders was 
 left strewn about by prehistoric glaciers. Indians explained these as playthings of 
 an Iroquois champion who tossed them about in showing Mohican children how 
 to play quoits. 
 
 SANDISFIELD STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: John H. Lambert, Jr., Great Barrington 
 Tel. Great Barrington 156-M-3 
 
 (See map p. 52) 
 
 The Sandisfield State Forest, located in Sandisfield and New Marlborough, com- 
 prises 3,923 acres acquired by the state in 1924. It may be approached by route 
 Mass 57 from Springfield or route Mass 8 from the north and south. The pleasant 
 pine groves and the wilder beauty of the 364-acre wildlife sanctuary give the 
 forest varied charm. 
 
 While there are but few rare geological features in the forest itself, Tipping Rock 
 in New Marlborough is not far outside. The retreating glaciers of the Ice Age left 
 this 50-ton boulder so precariously balanced that a shove will cause it to rock back 
 and forth. The summit of Cowles Hill (alt. 1,800), on the eastern border of the forest 
 in Sandisfield, offers a view of the entire forest and the Farmington River Valley. 
 
 The chief recreational development has taken place on the southern shores of 
 York Lake, where 10 acres have been cleared near an excellent bathing beach. 
 Twenty tables, 12 fireplaces and 6 tent sites are provided. The lake is regularly 
 stocked with brook trout. Hunters will find deer, foxes, raccoons, and rabbits as 
 well as game birds in sufficient numbers outside of the wildlife sanctuary to reward 
 their gunning expeditions. 
 
 SAVOY MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: L. B. Sanderson, Cheshire 
 Tel. North Adams 997- W4 
 
 (See map p. 53) 
 
 Savoy Mountain State Forest is a 10,641-acre tract established in 1917. Located 
 in the towns of Savoy, Florida, Adams, and North Adams on the southeastern 
 slopes of the Hoosac Mountain Range, it may be approached from the north by 
 route Mass 2 and from the south by route Mass 116. Elevations of over 2,500 feet 
 are common here. Perhaps the best view may be had from the fire tower on Borden 
 Mountain (alt. 2,613). 
 
 Points of special interest include Balanced Rock, a granite gneiss boulder left in 
 a seemingly precarious position by the retreating glaciers of the Ice Age, Ross Falls, 
 and Tannery Falls. The latter, as their name implies, were connected with the 
 operation of a tannery at one time, and in clearing the falls, which descend over a 
 distance of 60 feet preceded by a number of minor falls, remains of heavy machin- 
 ery were found. A stamping iron bearing the design of a flying eagle supplied a 
 
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 symbol for a Civilian Conservation Corps camp newspaper. Near the cabins at 
 South Pond, may be seen the house formerly used by the Haskins Club, organized 
 in 1915 by a group of writers and professional people, of whom President Garfield 
 of Williams College served as president for several years. The northernmost bound- 
 ary of the forest is directly over the Hoosac Tunnel, constructed at a cost of 
 $15,000,000 in 1875. The southern boundary touches the central village of Savoy, 
 proud of its New England traditions and of the peculiar fact that it has never been 
 the residence of a lawyer. 
 
 Along the shores of Tannery Pond and Gulf Brook a recreational area of over 30 
 acres includes 23 tables and 13 fireplaces. A bathing beach will soon be completed 
 on the eastern shore of North Pond. The Berkshires-to-the-Capes bridle trail 
 enters the forest from Adams over an old woods road west of Burnett Pond, and 
 runs north past South Pond to the Florida line. Numerous back roads crossing the 
 trail are ideal for riding. At South Pond, 4 cabin areas and a shelter for 10 horses 
 are being developed. This region is close to the Vermont border and the beginning 
 of many miles of Vermont bridle paths. There is good fishing in the numerous 
 streams draining the mountain slopes. A half dozen brooks and ponds are regularly 
 stocked with brook and rainbow trout. Outside the 1,600-acre wildlife sanctuary, 
 hunting is permitted in season in an area frequented by deer, raccoons, wildcats, 
 foxes, rabbits, and game birds. Hikers will find trails to almost every part of the 
 forest. 
 
 SPENCER STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor : Howard- Hurley, Spencer 
 Tel. Spencer 2177 
 
 (See map p. 54) 
 
 In 1922 the commonwealth acquired its first land in Spencer State Forest, now a 
 tract of 1,016 acres situated in Spencer and Leicester, about 14 miles west of 
 Worcester off route Mass 9. The people of South Spencer call the section in their 
 vicinity Howe Memorial Park. Here is the site of the Howe Homestead, and Cobble- 
 stone Monument, in memory of the inventive Howe family, stands in front of the 
 cellar hole of the old house. 
 
 Elias Howe, Jr. (1819-67), inventor of the sewing machine, spent his youth on 
 the farms of Spencer and in the mills of Lowell. In 1845, when he was 25, he pro- 
 duced his first practical sewing machine. Elias was the nephew of William Howe, 
 the inventor of the truss bridge, and Tyler Howe, the inventor of the spring bed. 
 
 The banks of the Cranberry River, which runs through the forest, are alive with 
 color and activity during the vacation season. A 35-acre area for recreation pur- 
 poses has been cleared along the river and on the shores of Howe Pond. Fifty-four 
 tables and 32 fireplaces have been built for the accommodation of picnic parties. 
 Howe Pond has a bathing beach and is well stocked with brook trout. An artificial 
 waterfall created by the Howe Pond's dam enhances the beauty of the setting. 
 Pheasants, partridges, wild hares, raccoons, and quail are found in the w T oods. The 
 northern part of the park has been reforested with white and red pine. 
 
 MYLES STANDISH STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Charles L. Cherry, South Carver 
 Tel. Wareham 9323-12 
 
 (See map p. 55) 
 
 Located in the historic towns of Plymouth and Carver, the Myles Standish State 
 Forest covers 10,910 acres and is the second largest forest area owned by the common- 
 wealth. The forest extends over almost the entire southern half of the township of 
 Plymouth, the landing place of the Mayflower, and is named for the Pilgrim leader, 
 Myles Standish. It is within a few miles of Plymouth Bay on the north, Cape Cod 
 Bay on the east, the Cape Cod Canal on the southeast, and the warm beaches of 
 Buzzards Bay on the south. The best local approaches are by South Street and 
 Long Pond Road from Plymouth, or by route Mass 58 in South Carver. A pleasant 
 2-hour drive from Boston to the M}des Standish forest, on route Mass 3A, follows 
 the coast through such historic settings as Quincy, Hingham, Scituate, Cohasset, 
 Marshfield, Duxbury, and Kingston. Route Mass 3 is a shorter but less scenic route. 
 
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 The development of the Standish forest, one of the oldest recreation areas con- 
 trolled by the state, began in 1916. It has several picnic and camping areas, cover- 
 ing 100 acres, at College, Fearings, Long, Charge, and Widgeon Ponds, with 228 
 tables and 165 fireplaces. Five cabins of one to three rooms and 25 tent and 20 
 trailer sites are also available. Bathhouses are provided at College, Fearings, and 
 Charge Ponds. At an old Civilian Conservation Camp, the Knights of Pythias 
 recently established a "Riddo Ramp" which will give woodland holidays to under- 
 privileged children in the summer months. 
 
 In the southern part of the reservation are the Easthead Reservoir and its outlet, 
 the Wankinco River, running into Buzzards Bay. The Berkshires-to-the-Capes 
 bridle trail runs through the forest. The foot traveler has at his disposal 15 miles 
 of trails over the hunting grounds of Samoset, Massasoit, and other Indian friends 
 of the Fathers of New England. Agawam Trail, one of several of historical interest, 
 follows the course of an old lane to Middleborough, the first inland town not ac- 
 cessible bv water. 
 
 Eight ponds are stocked for fishing: Rocky, Curlew, Fearings, Long, Charge, 
 College, Widgeon, and Barrett, the last with brook trout for fly fishing only. Hah 
 the forest has been devoted to a wildlife sanctuary of 5,500 acres but hunting is per- 
 missible elsewhere. Gently sloping sandhills amid pitch pine and scrub oak afford 
 ideal country for the hunter. Native flora include the inkberrv, crowberrv, may- 
 flower, and sassafras, whose root was the first medicinal product exported from the 
 Colony. 
 
 Many Indian relics have been found within the forest and its environs; as recently 
 as 1930 Indian skeletons were discovered in Plymouth. Among the interesting 
 features of this town are Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims' Monument, Brewster Gardens, 
 the old burial hill, several early seventeenth-century houses, and a museum, — 
 Pilgrim Hall, — of exceptional interest to students of local history. 
 
 TOLLAND STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor: Harold Sattler, Granville 
 
 Tel. Granville 3362 
 
 (See map p. 56) 
 
 Tolland State Forest, comprising 2,940 acres, is located in Tolland, Blandford, 
 and Otis and is accessible from Sandisfield on route Mass 8 and by a side road from 
 route Mass 23 at East Otis. Although the forest was established in 1925 primarily 
 for timber production, a gradual trend toward increasing recreational opportunities 
 for the public has brought about the development of 50 acres along the Farmington 
 River and the Otis Reservoir. Picnic and camping areas in this section are equipped 
 with 50 tables, 50 fireplaces, and 10 tent sites. Southwest Bay has a beach and 
 bathhouse. Hunting and fishing are permitted in season. 
 
 Mountain laurel in abundance borders the many excellent foot trails traversing 
 the recreation tract. The most popular paths are Brook Trail, — running parallel 
 with Haley Brook through the center of the reservation, — the River Trail on the 
 east bank of the Farmington River, and the path leading to the observation tower 
 atop Tolland Mountain. From the tower there is a comprehensive and beautiful 
 view of the forest and its water areas, Southwest Bay, Otis Reservoir, Dismal Bay, 
 and the Farmington River. 
 
 WILLARD BROOR STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor : James Hayes, Ashby 
 Tel. Ashby 18-11 
 
 (See map p. 57) 
 
 Willard Brook State Forest, established in 1930, is a tract of 1,431 acres in the 
 northwestern part of Middlesex County. It lies in the towns of Ashby, Townsend, 
 and Lunenburg, on route Mass 119, and is only 50 miles from Metropolitan Boston. 
 Masses of sweet-scented laurel border the roadside and trails. Groves of spruce 
 mingle with giant red and white pine in the natural wilderness. Willard Brook, a 
 swift, rock-strewn stream, traverses the forest in a series of little waterfalls and 
 rapids. A concrete dam, 110 feet long and 22 feet high, retains the waters of Willard 
 
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 Brook to form Damon Pond. A beach on its south shore and a bathhouse provide 
 bathing facilities. Trap Falls Brook makes its way over rough terrain to pour its 
 waters over a 20-foot drop into a natural rock basin before joining Willard Brook; 
 this cascade, known as "Trap Falls/' beautifies the sylvan setting of the adjoining 
 picnic grove. 
 
 Seventy-five acres in the forest, subdivided into 11 picnic areas, have been de- 
 veloped for recreation. Accommodations are ample, with 200 tables, 130 fireplaces, 
 and 6 parking areas. On an elevation overlooking Damon Pond is the camping 
 ground. Here are 8 tent sites, 20 trailer sites, and 4 log cabins of one or three rooms, 
 with fieldstone chimneys. 
 
 There are numerous foot trails following the course of Willard Brook among the 
 pine groves and crossing its waters by means of several rustic bridges. 
 
 Watatic Mountain (alt. 1,860), nearby in the town of Ashburnham, provides a 
 vantage point from which may be seen all the surrounding territory for a distance 
 of 30 miles. Mount Watatic is the beginning of a 20-mile ridge of foot- and ski-trails 
 running south to Mount Wachusett. A wildlife sanctuary of 139 acres has been 
 established on the mountain. A great pile of stones on the summit of Watatic 
 Mountain has been accumulated because of an old Indian legend which has it that 
 eternal unhappiness will be the lot of any person who, on climbing the mountain, 
 fails to add his stone to the heap. 
 
 WINDSOR STATE FOREST 
 
 Supervisor, John A. Anderson, Pittsfield 
 Tel. Pittsfield 5178 
 
 (See map p. 58) 
 
 The cascades of Windsor Jambs have become a treasured scenic attraction of the 
 state since the acquisition in 1925 of the Windsor State Forest, where 1,616 acres 
 of Windsor and Savoy woodland have been restored. Previously the Jambs had 
 rarely been visited. 
 
 Through a deep and beautiful gorge, walled by smooth slabs of rock rising 70 
 feet, rushes Boundary Brook in a series of cascades with a maximum drop of 50 feet. 
 The Jambs are best reached off route Mass 9, — the Berkshire Trail, — from Cum- 
 mington, but the forest is also accessible from route Mass 116. 
 
 A new road has been built through the forest to the Jambs, running through a 
 spruce plantation. There is a parking space above the Jambs. On the west branch 
 of the Westfield River is Steep Bank Pool with a bathhouse and a 15-acre recreation 
 area, which borders the forest. In all 42 tables and 38 fireplaces are supplied, in 
 addition to 15 tent floors. 
 
 A second group of cascades is formed in the Dell by the rush of water into the 
 river, creating an effect similar to the Jambs but on a lesser scale. Hunting is per- 
 mitted except in a sanctuary of 150 acres in the center of the forest, and Westfield 
 River offers excellent fishing. Near by, Wahconah Falls, off route Mass 9 in Wind- 
 sor, make a sheer drop of 70 feet. 
 
 OTHER STATE FORESTS 
 
 Ashburnham State Forest. 1,796 acres. Located in Ashburnham, Gardner, and 
 Westminster. 
 
 Barre State Forest. 643 acres. Located in Barre and Rutland. 
 
 Becket State Forest. 456 acres. Located in Becket. 
 
 Billerica State Forest. 367 acres. Located in Billerica. 
 
 Boxford State Forest. 574 acres. Located in Boxford, North Andover, and 
 Middleton. 
 
 Carlisle State Forest. 22 acres. Located in Carlisle. 
 
 Clarksburg State Forest. 2,801 acres. Located in Clarksburg and North Adams. 
 
 Colrain State Forest. 1,268 acres. Located in Colrain and Heath. 
 
 Conway State Forest. 1,716 acres. Located in Conway, Ashfield, and Williams- 
 burg. 
 
 East Mountain State Forest. 1,553 acres. Located in Great Barrington, New 
 Marlborough, and Sheffield. See Winter Sports description. 
 
 Foxboro State Forest. 809 acres. Located in Foxboro and Wrentham. 
 
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 Franklin State Forest. 869 acres. Located in Franklin. 
 
 Freetown-Fall River State Forest. 6,582 acres. Located in Freetown and 
 
 Fall River. 
 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest. 1,069 acres. Located in Boxford, Rowley, 
 
 Ipswich, and Georgetown. 
 Hawley State Forest. 4,052 acres. Located in Hawley and Plainfield. 
 Hopkinton State Forest. 108 acres. Located in Hopkinton. 
 Hubbardston State Forest. 1,106 acres. Located in Hubbardston and Phillip- 
 
 ston. 
 Huntington State Forest. 441 acres. Located in Huntington. 
 Lowell-Dractjt State Forest. 913 acres. Located in Lowell, Dracut, and 
 
 Tyngsboro. 
 Marlborough State Forest. 173 acres. Located in Marlborough. 
 Martha's Vineyard State Forest. 4,472 acres. Located in Edgartown and 
 
 West Tisbury. 
 Middlefield State Forest. 403 acres. Located in Middlefield. 
 Monroe State Forest. 4,237 acres. Located in Monroe, Rowe, and Florida. 
 Nantucket State Forest. 133 acres. Located in Nantucket. 
 New Salem State Forest. 70 acres. Located in New Salem. 
 Northfield State Forest. 399 acres. Located in Northfield. 
 Oakham State Forest. 1,013 acres. Located in Oakham and Rutland. 
 Orange State Forest. 59 acres. Located in Orange. 
 Oxford State Forest. 28 acres. Located in Oxford. 
 Petersham State Forest. 627 acres. Located in Petersham and Athol. 
 Rehoboth State Forest. 152 acres. Located in Rehoboth. 
 Royalston State Forest. 842 acres. Located in Royalston. 
 Shawme-Crowell State Forest. 8,622 acres. Located in Sandwich and Bourne. 
 Shutesbury State Forest. 1,203 acres. Located in Shutesbury and New Salem. 
 Sudbury State Forest. 655 acres. Located in Sudbury, Hudson, Marlborough, 
 
 and Stow. 
 Sutton State Forest. 599 ac, s. Located in Sutton. 
 Arthur Warton Swann State . ^orest. 987 acres. Located in Monterey. 
 Templeton State Forest. 640 acres. Located in Templeton. 
 Townsend State Forest. 2,713 acres. Located in Townsend. 
 Warwick State Forest. 4,526 acres. Located in Warwick. 
 Wendell State Forest. 6,356 acres. Located in Wendell. 
 West Bridgewater State Forest. 252 acres. Located in West Bridgewater. 
 West Brookfield State Forest. 132 acres. Located in West Brookfield. 
 Westminster State Forest. 342 acres. Located in Westminster. 
 Willowdale State Forest. 1,902 acres. Located in Ipswich and Topsfield. 
 Winchendon State Forest. 177 acres. Located in Winchendon. 
 Worthington State Forest. 225 acres. Located in Worthington. 
 Wrentham State Forest. 1,075 acres. Located in Wrentham and Plainville. 
 
 fishing 
 
 Fishing is permitted in all state forests subject to such rules and regulations as 
 may be made from time to time by the Commissioner of Conservation. Following 
 are the fishing regulations now in effect : 
 
 "ORDER PERTAINING TO FISHING, UNDER RESTRICTIONS, 
 
 WITHIN THE STATE FORESTS 
 
 In accordance with the provisions of Section 34 of Chapter 132, 1 hereby prescribe 
 the following regulations relative to the taking of fish from certain ponds within 
 the State Forests. 
 
 In addition to the restrictions and provisions of Chapter 131 of the General Laws, 
 I further provide that no fish shall be taken from the ponds listed below, except 
 between the dates herein specified, which dates shall in each instance be deemed 
 to be inclusive. 
 
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 Beartown State Forest 
 
 Benedict Pond 
 Brimfield State Forest 
 
 Dean Pond 
 
 Dearth Hill Pond 
 
 Woodman Pond 
 D. A. R. State Forest 
 
 Upper and Lower Reservoirs 
 Harold Parker State Forest 
 
 Berry Pond 
 
 Brackett Pond 
 
 Bradford Pond 
 
 Collins Pond 
 
 Field Pond 
 
 Frye Pond 
 
 Salem Pond 
 
 Stearns Pond 
 
 Sudden Pond 
 Leominster State Forest 
 
 Crow Hill Pond 
 Myles Standish State Forest 
 
 Barrett Pond 
 October Mountain State Forest 
 
 Felton Lake 
 Otis State Forest 
 
 Upper Spectacle Pond 
 Otter River State Forest 
 
 Beaman Pond 
 Petersham State Forest 
 
 Riceville Pond 
 
 Pittsfield State Forest 
 
 Berry Pond 
 Sandisfield State Forest 
 
 York Lake 
 Savoy Mountain State Forest 
 
 Beg Pond 
 
 North Pond 
 
 South Pond 
 Spencer State Forest 
 
 Howe Pond 
 Upton State Forest 
 
 Dean Pond 
 Warwick State Forest 
 
 Rum Brook Pond 
 Wendell State Forest 
 
 Ruggles Pond 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 
 From July 
 From Apr. 
 From July 
 From July 
 From Apr. 
 From July 
 From July 
 From Apr. 
 
 15 to Sept. 30 
 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 15 to Sept. 30 
 1 to Sept. 30 
 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 15 to July 31 
 1 to Sept. 30 
 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 15 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 
 From Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 (beginning July 1, 1941) 
 
 From Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 From Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to July 31 
 
 From July 1 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 
 
 From Apr. 15 to Sept. 30 
 
 The supervisors in charge may authorize the taking of pickerel through the ice 
 from Barrett Pond, Myles Standish State Forest; North Pond, Savoy Mountain 
 State Forest; Berry Pond, Harold Parker State Forest; and Berry Pond, Pittsfield 
 State Forest, at such times not inconsistent with law, as they may determine. 
 
 The daily bag limit and minimum length of all fish taken shall conform to the 
 laws governing the taking of such fish, with the following exceptions: 
 
 Trout 
 
 daily bag limit — 
 
 5 
 
 Horned Pout 
 
 a u u 
 
 10 
 
 Crappie (Calico Bass) 
 
 (( (l (t 
 
 6 
 
 Pickerel 
 
 (l u u 
 
 5 
 
 Small Mouth Black Bass 
 
 a (( a 
 
 3 
 
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 No boat, canoe, raft or other floating device shall be allowed on any of the ponds 
 above listed with the exception of York Lake, Sandisfield State Forest; Stearns 
 Pond, Harold Parker State Forest; Upper Spectacle Pond, Otis State Forest; and 
 North, Bog, and South Ponds in the Savoy Mountain State Forest. 
 
 No motor boat or outboard motor shall be allowed on any of said ponds. 
 
 Fly* fishing only shall be permitted on the following ponds between the opening 
 date and June 15. From June 15 to the closing date, both fly fishing and bait fishing 
 are permitted. 
 
 Brimfield State Forest 
 Harold Parker State Forest 
 Leominster State Forest 
 Spencer State Forest 
 Myles Standish State Forest 
 Sandisfield State Forest 
 
 Dean Pond 
 Frye Pond 
 Crow Hill Pond 
 Howe Pond 
 Barrett Pond 
 York Lake 
 
 Fishing is prohibited in all streams within the boundaries of the State Forests, 
 except between April 15 and July 31 of each year. This rule shall also apply to 
 water-holes constructed in said streams. 
 
 The foregoing regulations shall remain in effect until revoked by a similar order 
 and supersede all outstanding regulations governing fishing in the State Forests. 
 
 Violation of any provision of these regulations is punishable by a fine of not more 
 than twenty-five dollars. 
 
 The possession by any person of any tackle ordinarily used for fishing on the 
 waters within the State Forests or on the shores thereof during the period when 
 fishing is prohibited under these regulations shall be prima facie evidence of a 
 violation of the above. 
 
 * For the purpose of these regulations, a fly shall be an artificial lure of hair, 
 feathers or such material as may be necessary in attaching said hair, feathers or 
 similar material to a single pointed hook which may be preceded by not more than 
 one spinner." 
 
 PONDS AND STREAMS ON THE STATE FORESTS THAT 
 WERE STOCKED WITH TROUT IN 1940 
 
 Forest 
 
 Pond or Stream 
 
 Number 
 
 Species 
 
 Beartown 
 
 West Brook 
 
 500 
 
 Brook 
 
 Trout 
 
 Brimfield 
 
 Woodman Pond 
 
 1,000 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
 n 
 
 Dean Pond 
 
 2,000 
 
 Brook 
 
 a 
 
 Chester 
 
 Sanderson Brook 
 
 
 
 
 Erving 
 
 Laurel Lake 
 
 500 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
 ii 
 
 a 
 
 500 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 a 
 
 Granville 
 
 Hubbard River 
 
 1,000 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 Harold Parker 
 
 Frye Pond 
 
 1,000 
 
 Brook 
 
 a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 a a 
 
 1,000 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 u 
 
 Leominster 
 
 Crow Hill Pond 
 
 1,000 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
 ii 
 
 a ii a 
 
 1,250 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 a 
 
 Mohawk Trail 
 
 Cold River 
 
 500 
 
 Brook 
 
 a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 a a 
 
 500 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 500 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 u 
 
 Monroe 
 
 Dunbar Brook 
 
 1,200 
 
 Brook 
 
 u 
 
 Mt. Grace 
 
 Rum Brook Pond 
 
 250 
 
 Brown 
 
 ii 
 
 Myles Standish 
 
 Barrett Pond 
 
 1,000 
 
 Brock 
 
 a 
 
 Nickerson State Park 
 
 Cliff Pond 
 
 1,600 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 a 
 
 a a ci 
 
 Flax Pond 
 
 500 
 
 Brook 
 
 a 
 
 a a a 
 
 n a 
 
 500 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 a 
 
 Otter River 
 
 Beaman's Pond 
 
 250 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 ii ii 
 
 250 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 Priest Brook 
 
 100 
 
 Brook 
 
 a 
 
 a it 
 
 ii ii 
 
 250 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 a 
 
 a a 
 
 a a 
 
 800 
 
 Brown 
 
 a 
 
Forest 
 Sandisfield 
 
 (i 
 
 Savoy Mountain 
 
 it 
 n 
 it 
 ci 
 it 
 
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 Pond or Stream 
 
 Number 
 
 Species 
 
 
 York Pond 
 
 2,000 
 
 Brown 
 
 Trout 
 
 cc it 
 
 4,400 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 it 
 
 Gulf Brook 
 
 1,500 
 
 Brook 
 
 11 
 
 Center Brook 
 
 3,000 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 it 
 
 Tower Brook 
 
 1,250 
 
 Brown 
 
 cc 
 
 Cold River 
 
 590 
 
 Brook 
 
 cc 
 
 it it 
 
 4,638 
 
 Brown 
 
 cc 
 
 it u 
 
 7,210 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 it 
 
 Howe Pond 
 
 1,000 
 
 Brook 
 
 cc 
 
 it n 
 
 350 
 
 Rainbow 
 
 ci 
 
 Whetstone Brook 
 
 1,800 
 
 Brook 
 
 cc 
 
 Windsor Jambs Brook 
 
 1,250 
 
 Brown 
 
 cc 
 
 Spencer 
 a 
 
 Wendell 
 Windsor 
 
 PONDS ON THE STATE FORESTS WHICH HAVE BEEN STOCKED 
 WITH POND FISH SINCE THE LAST FISHING SEASON 
 
 Forest 
 
 Pond 
 
 Number 
 
 Species 
 
 Harold Parker 
 
 Field 
 
 5,000 
 
 C. Bass 
 
 it ti 
 
 cc 
 
 30,000 
 
 H. Pout 
 
 ct ti 
 
 cc 
 
 5,000 
 
 Y. Perch 
 
 ic cc 
 
 Collins 
 
 160 
 
 C. Bass 
 
 it it 
 
 cc 
 
 428 
 
 S. M. Bass 
 
 cc n 
 
 Brackett 
 
 4,000 . 
 
 H. Pout 
 
 a cc 
 
 cc 
 
 500 
 
 Pickerel 
 
 cc cc 
 
 Stearns 
 
 330 
 
 Pickerel 
 
 R. C. Nickerson 
 
 Cliff 
 
 1,600 
 
 Rainbows 
 
 Savoy Mt. 
 
 South 
 
 8,250 
 
 S. M. Bass 
 
 cc 
 
 a 
 
 3,400 
 
 H. Pout 
 
 cc cc 
 
 cc 
 
 3,300 
 
 Y. Perch 
 
 cc cc 
 
 it 
 
 200 
 
 C. Bass 
 
 cc cc 
 
 Burnett 
 
 1,600 
 
 Pickerel 
 
 cc cc 
 
 n 
 
 2,500 
 
 H. Pout 
 
 Myles Standish 
 
 Fearings 
 
 2,250 
 
 W. Perch 
 
 cc cc 
 
 cc 
 
 300 
 
 Y. Perch 
 
 cc cc 
 
 Charge 
 
 4,350 
 
 W. Perch 
 
 cc cc 
 
 cc 
 
 HUNTING 
 
 350 
 
 Y. Perch 
 
 The only public hunting grounds in the commonwealth are the state forests 
 maintained by the Department of Conservation. As year by year more private 
 estates are posted against hunting, the importance of state forests to those who en- 
 joy this form of recreation increases. When it is remembered that hunters spend 
 $500,000 annually in Massachusetts for licenses and other expenses incidental to 
 pursuing their favorite sport, the economic advantages of maintaining and increas- 
 ing state forest holdings are evident. This half million dollars, distributed from 
 Cape Cod to the Berkshires, benefits many citizens whose business it is to provide 
 food, gasoline, lodging, firearms and ammunition, dog food, and other necessary 
 sportsmen's supplies. 
 
 Rabbits, hares, grouse, woodcock, and deer are the chief game; for those who pre- 
 fer gunning for birds, quail, pheasant, and waterfowl are abundant in many areas. 
 Upon most of the State's forest lands, which comprise approximately 175,000 acres, 
 hunting is permitted subject to the state game laws. A number of wildlife refuges 
 have been set aside as sanctuaries where gunning is entirely forbidden, in order that 
 a strcng breeding stock may be preserved and replenished, and good hunting in the 
 surrounding forests thereby assured. 
 
 The state forests are for public use and recreation. Printed regulations and 
 warning signs should be respected at all times, for it is an imperative responsibility 
 to hand down, undamaged, the forests of Massachusetts. Tne) r constitute a grand 
 heritage for future generations. 
 
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 FISH HATCHERIES 
 
 East Sandwich Fish Hatchery. Located off route US 6 on Old Colony Road 
 about 3 miles from the Sandwich Hatchery. Brown and Rainbow Trout are 
 raised at this station. 
 
 Merrill Pond System. Located on the road between Millbury and West Sutton, 
 off route Mass 122A. Yellow Perch, Pickerel, Calico Bass, and Horned Pout 
 are raised at this station. 
 
 Montague Fish Hatchery. Located about 3 miles from Turners Falls and 2 miles 
 from Montague, off route Mass 63. Both Brook and Rainbow Trout are raised 
 at this station. 
 
 Palmer Fish Hatchery. Located about 3 miles north of Palmer on route Mass 32. 
 Small-mouth Black Bass, and Brook, Brown, and Rainbow Trout are raised 
 at this station. 
 
 Sandwich Fish Hatchery. Located just outside of Sandwich Center on route 
 US 6. Brook and Brown Trout are raised at this station. 
 
 Sunderland Fish Hatchery. Located about a mile north of Amherst-Sunderland 
 Town Line on route Mass 63. Brook and Brown Trout are raised at this 
 station. 
 
 Sutton Fish Hatchery. Located about 2 miles south of Millbury on route Mass 
 122A. Only Brook Trout are raised at this station. 
 
 GAME FARMS 
 
 Ayer Game Farm. Located just off route Mass 2 about 2 miles from Ayer Center. 
 In going west, take the first road to the right after crossing the railroad tracks. 
 Pheasants and Quail are raised at this station. Experimental work in the rear- 
 ing of Raccoons is also carried on. 
 
 East Sandwich Game Farm. Located off route US 6 about 1 mile from the en- 
 trance to Old Colony Road and before crossing Scorton Creek. Pheasants and 
 Quail are raised at this station. 
 
 Marshfield Game Farm. Located on route Mass 139 about 200 yards after cross- 
 ing the old R. R. tracks at Marshfield. Both Pheasants and Quail are raised 
 at this station. 
 
 Wilbraham Game Farm. Located on Tinkham Road in Wilbraham. Pheasants 
 and Quail are raised at this station. 
 
 winter sports 
 
 On state forests in western Massachusetts, notably Beartown, East Mountain, 
 Pittsfield, Mount Grace, Chester, and Brimfield, winter sports facilities have been 
 developed. 
 
 Additional facilities will, undoubtedly, be available before the winter of 1941, but 
 the following brief description of winter sports facilities already provided on some 
 of the forests will indicate the type of development accomplished to date. 
 
 A ski lodge has been built at the Pittsfield State Forest, and will be open and 
 heated during the time that the trails are in use. A complete description of ski 
 trails follows: 
 
 MOUNT GRACE STATE FOREST — WARWICK 
 
 On Mount Grace State Forest there are 6 trails : 
 
 50-50 Trail: Loc. E. side Mount Grace; len. 800'; V.D. 250'; M.G. 20 deg.; wid. 
 10-30'; class, novice; 4" snow. 
 
 Gulf Link Trail (or Novice Trail): Len. 0.5 mi.; V.D. 300'; M.G. 13 deg.; wid. 
 8-25'; exp. N.; 4" snow; class, novice. 
 
 Mount Grace Trail: Intermediate, starts at summit and extends N. and E.; len. 
 1.1 mi.; V.D. 1,000'; M.G. 27 deg.; wid. 10-60'; 4" snow; designed to meet U. S. 
 Eastern Amateur Ski Association requirements. Complete skiing facilities includ- 
 ing 3 large parking areas and 2 Adirondack shelters with council fireplaces. 
 
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 Snow Shoe Trail: 4.7 mi. May be used as a cross-country ski trail. It circles the 
 base of Mount Grace. 
 
 Sporty Trail: Loc. E. side Mount Grace; len. 1,000'; V.D. 275'; M.G. 22 deg.; 
 wid. 10-30'; class, novice. 
 
 Tripod Trail: Loc. E. side Mount Grace; len. 0.75 mi.; V.D. 650'; M.G. 23 deg.; 
 class, novice. 
 
 CHESTER STATE FOREST — CHESTER 
 
 Trail A: Loc. Sanderson Brook Rd., 1.3 mi. from US 20; len. 2,700'; V.D. 445'; 
 wid. 20-60'; M.G. 17 deg.; 6" snow; exp. W.; intermediate trail. 
 
 Trail B: Loc. Sanderson Brook, 1.3 mi. from US 20; len. 3,100'; V.D. 445'; wid. 
 30-60'; M.G. 14 deg.; 6" snow; exp. W.; novice; trails begin at the same point on 
 Observation Tower Rd. and end at the same point on Sanderson Brook Rd. No 
 tow available, but good gravel road leads from the bottom to the top of the trails. 
 
 Trail C: Loc. on roadside, 1,800' from Trails A and B; 10 acres of open field to be 
 used for beginners and as a practice field; len. 700'; wid. 100-500'; M.G. 10 deg.; 
 2" snow; exp. N. and E.; this area is equipped with a ski shelter. 
 
 BRIMFIELD STATE FOREST — BRIMFIELD 
 
 Trail No. 1: Len. 503 yds.; aver, grade 11 deg.; M.G. 17 deg. 30'; V.D. 300'; 
 wid. 50-75'. 
 
 Trail No. 2: Len. 260 yds.; aver, grade 12 deg. 12'; M.G. 19 deg. 30'; V.D. 180'; 
 wid. 50-75'. 
 
 Trail No. 3: Len. 480 yds.; aver, grade 12 deg. 45'; M.G. 19 deg.; V.D. 275'; wid. 
 50-75'. This trail is without sharp turns and provides a delightful slide. There is 
 also a beautiful view from the top of the trail. There are parking and toilet facilities ; 
 exp. NW. to W.; 6" snow necessary to make good skiing conditions. 
 
 PITTSFIELD STATE FOREST — PITTSFIELD 
 
 (Directions for reaching: Take West Street out of Pittsfield or 
 follow North Street [US 7J north to Wahconah Street, to Pecks Road, 
 across Onota Lake Causeway to Churchill Road; turn left and then 
 take the next right. Distance: 5 mi.) 
 
 Ghost Trail: On east slope of Pine Mountain; intermediate; len. 0.5 mi.; V.D. 
 682'; wid. 25-40'; M.G. 22 deg.; exp. E.-SE.; 4" snow. 
 
 Shadow Trail: Loc. same; intermediate; len. 0.5 mi.; V.D. 680'; wid. 12-35'; 
 M.G. 17 deg.; exp. E.-SE.; 6" snow. A new twisting interesting trail with a steady 
 descent. Connects with Ghost Trail at top and bottom. 
 
 Lulu Slope (Turf Slope): Loc. in back of old C. C. C. camp about 34 mi. north of 
 the parking area at the foot of the 2 trails; novice; len. 0.3 mi.; V.D. 200'; wid. 
 25-200'; M.G. 18 deg.; exp. NE.; 4" snow. A new slope with a great variety of 
 grades suitable for novice skiers. 
 
 Connecting Cross-Country Ski Trail: Len. 8 mi.; begins near the cabin at the 
 Ghost and Shadow Trails and ends at the foot of the Practice Slope behind the 
 abandoned SP8 camp. It has a very easy grade and gets its name from the fact that 
 it connects the 2 ski areas in the forest. There are many interesting features along 
 this trail, such as a beautiful stand of hemlocks and hobble bushes and azaleas. 
 
 Remarks on Ghost and Shadow Ski Trails: Suitable for use with first snowfall; 
 open for one-way travel only; very fast and usable throughout winter season; beau- 
 tiful vistas of Onota Lake and Pittsfield may be seen from all trails. 
 
 Foot trails suitable for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing: 
 
 Sky Line Trail: Steep and hilly; len. 3.5 mi.; all exp.; 10" snow. 
 
 Honwee Circuit Trail: Fairly steep; len. 1.9 mi.; exp. N.-NE., S.-SE.; 12" snow. 
 
 Tower Ml. Trail: Rugged and steep; len. 2.4 mi.; exp. N.-NE.; 10" snow. 
 
 Hawthorne Trail: Steep and hilly; len. 1.2 mi.; exp. N.-N.E.; 10" snow. 
 
 Sackett Trail: Steep in places; len. 1.3 mi.; exp. N.-NE.; 8" snow. 
 
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 BEARTOWN STATE FOREST — MONTEREY 
 
 Down Hill Trails 
 
 Polar Open Slope: Novice; len. 500 : V.D. 75'; M.G. 20 cleg.; max. wid. 800', 
 exp. N.; 4" snow. 
 
 Sedgewick Semi-Open Slope: Len. 2,000'; max. wid. 300'; min. wid. 50'; M.G. 
 10 deg. ; exp. and snow same. 
 
 Kodiak Semi-Open Slope, or natural Slalom area: Len. 400'; wid. 1,000'; M.G. 
 8 deg. ; exp. and snow same. 
 
 Crow's Nest: Novice; len. 2,395'; V.D. 350'; M.G. 20 deg.; max. wid. 50', min. 
 wid. 25'; exp. E.; 4" snow. 
 
 Polar Alternate Trail: A 1,000' alternate of present Polar Trail to allow skiers to 
 avoid present 24 deg. schuss by a 15 deg. grade. 
 
 Standard Racing Trails 
 
 Polar: Intermediate; len. 2,640'; V.D. 700'; M.G. 24 deg.; max. wid. 100', min. 
 wid. 30'; exp. N.; 4" snow. 
 
 Kodiak: Expert; len. 2,640'; V.D. 680'; M.G. 30 deg.; max. wid. 50', min. wid. 
 25'; exp. NE.; 4" snow. 
 
 Grizzly: Expert; len. 2,640'; V.D. 680'; M.G. 30 deg.; exp. NE.; max. wid. 50', 
 min. wid. 25'; 4" snow. 
 
 Cross-Country Trails 
 
 Burgoyne Pass: 1% mi. long from the bottom of Crow's Nest Trail to Stockbridge; 
 cliff, elev. 500'; M.G. 10 cleg.; max. wid. 40', min. wid. 10'; 8" snow. 
 
 Wildcat: 11 mi. long from Beartown Trails to Great Barrington Ski Trails; cliff. 
 elev. 1,200'; M.G. 25 deg.; max. wid. 50', min. wici. 10'; 8" snow (marked with Red 
 Ball blazes). 
 
 Mount Wilcox (unplowed) : 4 mi. long; a circuit trail from Beartown Rd. to summit 
 of Mount Wilcox and return; diff. elev. 552'; M.G. 6 deg.; wid. 20'; 4" snow; good 
 snowshoeing. 
 
 Adirondack shelters are at a halfway point on the Wildcat Cross-Country Trail, 
 at the top of the trails at Beartown and East Mountain Forests, and on the Appa- 
 lachian Trail in the Beartown Forest. 
 
 There are also approximately 10 miles of trails which are good for skiing and snow- 
 shoeing to various parts of the surrounding country. 
 
 Facilities at the downhill trails include toilets at the top and bottom, a 1,500' 
 ski tow serving Polar and Sedgewick slopes, and a canteen on Polar slope next to 
 tow. These trails are within 100' of the N. Y., N. H. & H. R.R. tracks, where a 
 siding is available for snow trains; parking space is at the R.R. station which is 
 500' from Mass 102 at South Lee, 2 mi. from US 7 at Stockbridge and 4 mi. from 
 US 20 at East Lee. 
 
 EAST MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST — GREAT BARRINGTON 
 
 Down Hill Trails 
 
 Taconic: Intermediate; len. 3,800'; V.D. 630'; M.G. 18 deg.; max. wid. 60', min. 
 w r id. 20'; exp. N.; 4" snow. 
 
 Forgotten Bridge: Intermediate; len. 4,000'; V.D. 630'; M.G. 22 deg.; max. wid. 
 80', min. wid. 30'; exp. N.; 4" snow. 
 
 Warner: Open slope; novice; len. 1,500'; V.D. 300'; M.G. 15 deg.; max. wid. 250', 
 min. wid. 30'; exp. N.; 6" snow. 
 
 Bottleneck: Open slope; intermediate; len. 1,500'; V.D. 300'; M.G. 15 deg.; max. 
 wid. 200', min. wid. 50'; exp. N.; 8" snow. 
 
 Open Field: Novice; area 20 acres; V.D. 50'; M.G. 10 deg.; exp. NE.; 4" snow. 
 
 Cross-Country Trails 
 
 Appalachian: 4 mi. skiable from intersecting roads at top of Three-Mile Hill to 
 summit of East Mountain; diff. elev. 800'; M.G. 10 deg.; max. wid. 20', min. wid. 
 8'; 8" snow (marked with White Diamond blazes). 
 
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 Wildcat: 11 mi. long from Great Barrington ski trails to Beartown ski trails; diff. 
 elev. 1,200'; M.G. 25 deg.; max. wid. 50', min. wid. 10'; 8'' snow (marked with Red 
 Ball blazes). 
 
 The Great Barrington sports center has built additional slopes adjacent to the 
 old slopes. 
 
 Facilities at the trails include 2 ski tows which together allow one to go to the top 
 of downhill trails. A canteen, with ski shop, checkroom, and first-aid room, and 
 several short tows are available at the foot of the trails on private land. 
 
 There is also an inn for overnight guests. Toilets are located at the foot of the 
 trails, and a parking space is provided on private land near the foot of the trails. 
 These trails are just off Mass 23 — 2% mi. from Great Barrington. 
 
 "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF STATE FORESTS 
 
 FOR WINTER SPORTS 
 
 (Promulgated by Authority of Chapter 132, Section 34, General Laws) 
 
 Persons using State forests for winter sports do so at their own risk. 
 
 Areas set apart for skiing shall not be used for the purpose of snow- 
 shoeing, tobogganing or any other purpose. 
 
 To prevent unnecessary damage to the surface of the snow and to 
 promote safety, persons ascending a ski trail should keep to the side of 
 of the trail giving downhill runners the right of way. 
 
 After a spill a skier should get out of the way of down-coming run- 
 ners and at the cry 'Track' all skiers should move to the side of the 
 trail to give the faster runners sufficient room to pass. 
 
 The leaving of clothing or anything else on ski trail is prohibited for 
 the protection of downhill runners. 
 
 No individual, group or organization shall advertise, hold or at- 
 tempt to hold any contest or carnival on any ski trail under the super- 
 vision of this Department without first securing permission from the 
 Commissioner or his agent, and in making application therefor shall 
 set forth the information required by the Commissioner. All applica- 
 tions shall in the first instance be filed with the Forest Supervisor in 
 charge of the forest where the event is to be held. Any individual, 
 group or organization receiving permission to use ski trails for the 
 purpose of a contest or carnival shall cooperate with the Forest 
 Supervisor in maintaining good order and decorum during the carnival 
 or contest. 
 
 The use of ski trails which have been set aside by the Commissioner 
 for the holding of a contest or carnival is prohibited except to those 
 taking part in the event. 
 
 Violations of these regulations punishable by a fine of twenty 
 dollars." 
 
 "REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE USE OF STATE FORESTS 
 
 AND STATE PARKS 
 
 (Promulgated by Authority of Section 34, Chapter 132, and Section 7, 
 
 Chapter 132A, General Laws) 
 
 1. No Person Shall Build a Fire for Any Purpose Except in Fireplaces 
 Provided for That Use. 
 
 2. Cutting, mutilating, removal or taking away of trees, shrubs, flowers or wood 
 is prohibited. 
 
 3. Disorderly conduct, intoxication and obscene or indecent language or behavior 
 are prohibited. 
 
 4. No person shall remove or deface any sign, poster, building, or other property, 
 or remove any barrier on roads, within the State Forests or State Parks. 
 
 5. Persons using the State Forests or State Parks must observe any reasonable 
 request made by the officer in charge of the area. 
 
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 f 6. No person shall leave a car on any highway or roadway where parking spaces 
 are provided. 
 
 7. No person shall bathe in any of the waters of the State Forests or State Parks 
 where signs warning of danger are displayed. No person shall be improperly 
 clothed or remove any part of his bathing suit while bathing in any of the 
 waters of the State Forests or State Parks or while he remains in the State 
 Forests or State Parks. 
 
 8. The changing of clothing in parked cars or toilet buildings is prohibited where 
 a bathhouse is provided for that purpose. 
 
 9. No person shall leave clothing in bathhouse dressing rooms except in lockers 
 provided for that purpose. 
 
 10. No person shall in any State Forest or State Park carry on any business or 
 commercial calling, or trade, sell or otherwise deal in commodities or mer- 
 chandise of any description, or solicit patronage of any sort, or advertise any 
 such business or calling for the sale of such commodities or merchandise, or 
 hold any public meeting unless he shall have received a written permit so to do 
 from the Commissioner of Conservation. No person shall solicit contributions 
 for any purpose or cause except by such written permission. 
 
 11. No person shall permit a dog in a recreation area in a State Forest or State 
 Park unless it is restrained on a leash. No person shall bring any cat into a 
 State Forest or State Park. 
 
 12. Picnicking and camping areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary con- 
 dition, and garbage and other refuse shall be deposited only in receptacles pro- 
 vided for that purpose. At no time shall any person otherwise deposit or leave 
 any refuse in any State Forest or State Park. 
 
 13. A maintenance charge of 25c for two hours' use is made for a fireplace and a 
 table. The charge for a community fireplace is $1 for two hours. Does not 
 apply where parking charge is made. 
 
 14. Parking charge is made of 25c for pleasure vehicles and $1 for buses to include 
 two hours' use of table and fireplace and/or bathing beach and bathhouse. 
 
 15. A maintenance charge of 50c per day is made for the use of tenting or trailer 
 space. The charge for a tent floor is 75c per day. The charge for a tent and 
 floor is $1 per day. Minimum use of above is for 48 hours and maximum use 
 is for two weeks. 
 
 16. The rent for a one-room log cabin is $5 for a forty-eight-hour period or $15 per 
 week. The rent for a three-room log cabin is $6 for a forty-eight-hour period 
 or $20 per week. These cabins are not to be rented for a single night nor for a 
 period of more than two weeks. 
 
 17. A charge of 10c per bushel or 20c per day is made for wood in addition to rental 
 of tent or trailer space or cabins. 
 
 18. All of the above fees will be collected by the officer in charge and a receipt will 
 be given. Group picnics must be arranged for in advance with forest supervisor. 
 
 19. Recreation areas in State Forests and State Parks are closed daily from sunset 
 to 8 a.m., except from Memorial Day to Labor Day when they are closed from 
 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. Bathhouses and bathing beaches close at sunset except 
 from Memorial Day to Labor Day when they are closed at 9 p.m. 
 
 20. Hunting and the possession of firearms are prohibited in State Forests and 
 State Parks, except for hunting in accordance with law and regulations be- 
 tween October 1 and February 28 of the year following. Discharge of firearms 
 on or within fifty yards of a recreation area is prohibited. The public is ex- 
 cluded from wildlife refuges at all times. 
 
 Any Person Who Violates Any Provision of These Regulations Shall 
 Be Punished by a Fine of Not More than Twenty Dollars. 
 
 The foregoing regulations shall remain in effect until revoked by a similar order 
 and shall supersede all outstanding regulations governing the use of State 
 Forests and State Parks except those which pertain to fishing, hunting, and 
 the use of winter sports areas." 
 
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 The fees mentioned in the forest and park regulations are collected by duly 
 appointed officers of the Department who are equipped with identification badges, 
 and who are required to give a receipt for all moneys collected. 
 
 The names and addresses of the supervisors in charge of the forests and parks are 
 included for convenience. Applications for the rental of cabins, tent or trailer sites 
 should be made directly to the supervisors of the forests where the facilities are 
 located. 
 
 "RULES AND REGULATIONS 
 
 for the Government and Use of 
 THE SALISBURY BEACH RESERVATION 
 
 Under the Care and Control of the Department of Conservation 
 
 Rule 1. No person shall throw any stone or missile; or post, paint, affix, distribute 
 or display any sign, notice, circular, program, placard, or other advertising device; 
 or drop or place and suffer to remain any piece of paper, glass, garbage or other 
 refuse except in receptacles designated therefor, nor throw a lighted match, cigar, 
 cigarette or other burning substance in said receptacles, or upon the ground, nor 
 bring or cause to be brought within said Reservation any garbage, refuse, or ma- 
 terial for the purpose of depositing same within said receptacles. No person shall 
 solicit the acquaintance of, or annoy another person; or utter any profane, threat- 
 ening, abusive or indecent language, or loud outcry; or solicit alms, subscriptions, 
 contributions for any purpose; or have possession of or drink intoxicating liquor; 
 or play any game of chance, or have possession of any instrument of gambling; or 
 do any obscene or indecent act; or preach or pray aloud, or make an oration or 
 harangue; or any political or other canvass. 
 
 Rule 2. No person, except with the written permission of the Commissioner of 
 Conservation, or his Agent who must be acting within the scope of his authority, 
 shall hunt; or have possession of, or discharge any destructive weapon, firearm, 
 fireworks, torpedo or explosive; or make a fire, except in fireplaces provided by the 
 Department. No person, except with like authority, shall engage in the business of 
 selling, or expose for sale, or give away, any goods or wares; or play ball, or any 
 other game or sport, or athletic demonstration, except in places designated therefor; 
 or move in a military or civic parade or procession; or play any musical instrument. 
 
 Rule 3. No persons unless properly clothed shall be upon the beach, nor lower 
 from their shoulders or remove any part of their bathing costume on said beach, 
 nor disrobe for bathing within public view. 
 
 Rule 4. No person shall cause or permit any animal owned by him or in his 
 custody or under his control, except a dog when restrained by a leash not exceed- 
 ing seven feet in length, to roam or to be at large on the beach. 
 
 Rule 5. No person shall drive any vehicle upon the beach or walks, and no per- 
 son shall bring, land, or cause to descend, or alight within the Reservation, or upon 
 the waters therein, any aeroplane, flying machine, balloon, parachute or other ap- 
 paratus for aviation, except by written authority from said Commissioner of 
 Conservation. 
 
 Rule 6. No person shall refuse or neglect to obey any reasonable direction of a 
 police officer, lifeguard, or other official in charge. 
 
 Rule 7. No person shall enter the water from the Reservation when in the opinion 
 of any official in charge, police officer, lifeguard or beach patrol it is dangerous to 
 bathe; nor shall any persons bathing or swimming from the Reservation and using 
 this Reservation fail to obey the direction of an official, police officer, lifeguard or 
 member of the beach patrol to leave the water; nor shall any bather swimming from 
 this Reservation venture beyond that distance from the shore which shall be desig- 
 nated by any lifeguard as a reasonable distance. 
 
 Rule 8. No person shall land a boat on that part of the Reservation bordering on 
 the Atlantic Ocean without the written permission of the Commissioner of Con- 
 servation or his Agent unless forced to do so under stress of weather or because 
 of accident. 
 
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 Rule 9. No person shall park a motor vehicle in any parking area except upon 
 the payment of fifteen cents which shall be collected by a duly authorized Agent of 
 the Department and a receipt given. 
 
 Any person violating any of the above rules shall for each offense be punished by 
 a fine of not more than twenty dollars. (General Laws, Chapter 132A, Section 7.) 
 
 The Salisbury Beach Reservation is public property and it is the duty of every 
 person to see that the above rules are observed and to call attention of the police or 
 person in charge to any violation thereof. 
 
 These rules and regulations supersede all previous rules and regulations pro- 
 mulgated for this Reservation." 
 
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 AUTO MILEAGE 
 
 2i Or/eons 
 
 30 Provincetonn 
 
 32 Sagamore 
 
 50 Plymouth 
 
 60 Midd/eboro 
 
 15 Fall River 
 
 103 Boston 
 
 123 Worcester 
 
 East Brewster 
 ■ R R. Station 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 ■ Numbered Route 
 == County Road 
 -=r— Park Road 
 
 — — Improved Hoods food. Autos excluded 
 ======= Unimproved ■ 
 
 - r —r... foot pgth 
 
 1 Cntronceond Contact Sto 
 
 2 Concessions 
 
 3 Bath House 
 
 4 Lodge 
 
 5 Hater StoroaeTonks 
 
 6 Comfort Station 
 
 7 Parking Area 
 
 8 Tenting Area 
 
 9 Picnic Area 
 
 10 Overtook 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 ROLAND C. NICKERSON 
 STATE FOREST PARK 
 
 IN THE TOWN OF BREWSTER 
 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 
 I0OO 
 
 2000 
 
 sat= 
 
 3000 
 
 —fag 
 
 4000 
 
 mi 
 
 fStxerj 
 
33 
 
 t^w&im 
 
24 
 
35 
 
36 
 
 KEY MAP 
 
 -Moi umtnt 
 
 GUIDE MAP SHOWING THE 
 
 BEARTOWN STATE FOREST 
 
 in GREAT BARRINGTON, MONTEREY, TYRINGHAM AND LEE , MASS. 
 
 A ANO THE 
 
 ARTHUR. WHARTON SWANN STATE FOREST 
 
 in MONTEREY 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 outh Lee 
 
 «K 
 
 to Si^ffrails 
 
 LEGEND 
 n Picnic Area — r^— - Ski Trail 
 
 it Shelter — —Foot Trail 
 
 ■ — ■ Hard Surfaced Road -T" 4 Appalachian Trail 
 = Road(<Srave!) * Lookout Point 
 
 Railroad """""^r Forest Boundary 
 
 ES2 Wildlife Area " 
 
 LAUR 
 HI 
 ASSOCIATION 
 
 
 /ran , => MOUNTAIN* 
 
 ■<- I Ekw 1865 Ft-J 
 
 ■'To Great 
 Bamngton 
 
 NCAMP1 
 
 .Ingofd Dim 
 
 lb Great Harrington 
 
 The Appalachian Trail is a 2,100 milt 
 tramping route from lit Katahdin in 
 Malm fo frft Oglethorpe in Georgia 
 
 "W 
 
 <r 
 
 
 &< 
 
 
 Scale of Miles 
 
 ■»■■■■ ■' 
 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 
 1000 tWO 3000 4000 3000 6000 70O0 SOOG 
 
 „ *_. | I 1_ \ , , I I , J 
 
 Beartcv 
 ' Forest Supervisor's 
 . Headauarters 
 
 rp^ 
 
 The Kwr Moron Tdail follows whe+e possible tbt 
 rood over wtiith poised Gen 'Henry Knot in the rvmkr 
 of lffS-76 to driver to Ceoye Washington at Cam- 
 bridge the twit of Artillery from fort Tifonderoga 
 tank iferrp the British Army to eracuatt Boston. 
 ' To "Moirterev The cannon were lashed on sleds drawn by oten Theory- 
 ^ J ^^ ^ inal road used by Sen Kqo' let' 'he present hftmey near 
 thf items Oem and passed 'through whet <t now me Jhtr 
 , Fortstby the hrrst ivpemsors Heodooatters 
 
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 Bridge *" 
 
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 5K1 TRAILS 
 
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 ^ 
 
 jr 
 
 ^bottom 
 
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 SKI LODGE 
 
 Is c^ 
 
 
 Polar Trail 
 Kodiak Trail 
 Grizzly Trail 
 
 Polar Bear 
 Open 5 lope 
 
 BEARTOWN 
 5KI TRAILS 
 
 I) 
 
 _ ^,r> ' &■ -SheHer 
 
 QuffCO'l 
 
 r f t\i L 
 
 ~-— ^-- 
 
 . CROW J NEST 
 (2 TRAIL 
 
37 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 Hard Surfaced Highway 
 
 Main Forest Road, gravel 
 
 Truck Trail, gravel 
 
 Other wood roads 
 
 Fire Line 
 
 Water Hole (for Fire Protection) 
 
 TO PALMER V 
 5*Mile» 
 
 . VTO BRIM FIELD 
 
 2'4Mil«» 
 
 HEMLOCK 
 GORGE 
 
 SKI 
 TRAILS 
 
 %. 
 
 NOTC: PORTIONS Of THIS FOREST ON 
 HAYHFS HILL ANDJ.W. OF Mr. HITCHCOCK 
 ARC WTJIDE THE UMITJOFTWS MAP. 
 
 EC.HIILv PEL 
 
 KE^MAP 
 
 6<*Lt OrHH.ll 
 
 WALES 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 BRIMFIELD STATE FOREST 
 
 in BRIMFIELD. WALES ano MONSON. mass 
 
 SCALE OF MILES 
 
 o Ht | 
 
 >- i i ' ■■ 1,1 .1 ■ i i j 
 
 sc»lc or rccr 
 
 9M woo im MM 4000 
 
 1 1 1 1 1 ~ it I I rf — I 
 
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38 
 
39 
 
 n 
 n 
 i 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 Picnic Area. Fireplaces cVTaUes 
 
 Shelter 
 
 Toilet 
 
 Tenting- 
 
 /ashfilld 
 
 CONWAY 
 
 TO A5HFIELD 
 
 MAIN 
 ENTRANCE 
 
 a. 
 
 o 
 *5 
 
 o 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 DAUGHTERS OF THE 
 
 AMERICAN REVOLUTION 
 
 STATE FOREST 
 
 in GOSHEN, MASS. 
 
 SCALE OF MILES 
 ,0 __ . . h I 
 
 500 
 
 1 I I I I I ■ 
 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 1000 2000 5000 
 
 -J ' I 
 
 IEG.Hffls.Pel 
 
 MASS. PtPT. OF CONSERVATION 1937 
 
40 
 
 Hard Surfaced Roods 
 Town foods 
 Improved forest Roods 
 *=== Unimproved Woods Roods 
 n PicnicArea 
 ± Toilets 
 ^m Forest Boundory 
 MM>. Parking Area 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 DOUGLAS STATE FOREST 
 
 DOUGLAS, MASS. 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 
 2000 4000 6000 6000 
 
 I I ' I I I I 
 
 f red Sowers 
 
41 
 
42 
 
43 
 
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 l_ o <_> 
 
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 o a. ex uz a. 
 
44 
 
 Hard Surftoed foods 
 Ton n Roods 
 «=== Woods floods 
 — — Foot Trails 
 II Picnic Area 
 * T&fcft 
 w?l?!!,! ' Forest Boundary 
 U^ILl mid Life Area 
 *=-=- byroved forest food 
 
 IbPettrshom 
 
 /ToDona 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS 
 STATE FOREST 
 
 PETERSHAM AND NEW SALEM 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 
 1000 
 
 rooo 
 
 3000 4000 
 
 ftwfSDmen 
 
45 
 
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 ELEVATIONS: 
 
 M T.GRACE 
 LITTLE MT. GRACE 
 GULF PICNIC AREA 
 MANNING FIELD 
 WARWICK CENTER 
 
 VTO JUNNY VALLET, WINCHESTER 
 cV KEENE," 
 
 Mt.Grace Ski Trail: length 1 Mile , drop IO0O' 
 Novice 5k\ Trail: ■• ^foMile, ■ 740' 
 Round the Mountain Trail: Gulf Area 
 thru Fore j t to Manning Field, 4-% Miles 
 Return to Qui f Area, I Mile 
 
 +7Z, 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 
 n Picnic Area.wi 
 fireplaces and tables 
 — •* Ski Trails 
 •■■•■ 5now5hoe, ski, and hikin 
 Trail 
 
 Other Foot Trails 
 
 === Wood Road 
 Telephone Line 
 Roads outside Forest 
 Main Road, grave 
 Surfaced Highway 
 
 boyycrrj Slide 
 
 Kl SLOPES 
 MANNING FIELD 
 
 "parking areas 
 
 -SHELTER 
 
 C*TrULLY& 
 
 WARWICK 
 
 >>>" 
 
 'On* 
 
 TO MOHAWK TRAIL 
 AT WEST ORANGE 
 
 \ 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 MOUNT GRACE STATE FOREST 
 
 WARWICK, MASS. 
 
 scale: of miles 
 
 i i a i ■ 
 
 100 , o 
 
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i T 
 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 1000 2000 3000 4000 
 
 I I I it=* 
 
 5000 
 
 F.G.Hilla. Oil. 
 
 MAS5. DEPARTMENT or CONSERVATION • 1937 
 
47 
 
48 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 Main Highway, hard surface 
 Gravel Road 
 Dirt Road 
 
 Picnic Area, with Fireplaces and Tables 
 
 DISTANTCE5 FROM FOREST 
 
 To Otis 
 
 2 miles 
 
 Great Barrington 
 
 15 
 
 Woronoco 
 
 17 
 
 Springfield 
 
 32 
 
 Pittsfield 
 
 26 
 
 Worcester 
 
 66 
 
 Boston 
 
 125 
 
 TO OTIS &. 
 *■ ROUTE 20 
 AT WORONOCO 
 
 Monterey 
 
 KEY MAP 
 
 SCALC0F MILES 
 I i 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 OTIS STATE FOREST 
 
 IN OTIS andSANDISFIELD, mass. 
 SCALE OF MILES 
 
 * 
 
 ''ii 
 
 SCALE OF FEET 
 O 500 1000 2000 3000 
 
 4000 
 
 =1 
 
 f.i.Hllli.Otl. 
 
 MASS. OEPT. OF CONSERVATION ■ 1837 
 
49 
 
50 
 
 t 
 
51 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 n Picnic Area, with fireplaces & tables 
 
 2L Camping Area, 
 
 ii Shelter 
 
 f«~-fFoot Trails 
 
 sS-l 6- Ski Trails 
 
 -*"= Mam Forest Road 
 
 ■"*■ Gravel Road 
 
 === Dirt Road 
 
 SKI TRAILS 
 
 \m MIIIHUM SNOW 
 
 CLASS LENOTH DISCW MOTH 6RACE HPOSUW NCEOCO 
 
 GHOST TRAIL MM Mtrmed/itt 0.bmile 682' 25-40' III E*5E 4" 
 5HAD0W TRAIL - - • 0.6m* 680' 12-35' I7« E*5E 
 
 LULU 5L0PE iurfpridiujlept.iime.lmk 200' 25-200' 182 NE 
 
 The above trails are rerj fast and are usable throughout winter season. 
 Open tor downhill use only. The Lulu slope offer} a rarietj of ' 
 grades suitable for novice skiers. 
 
52 
 
53 
 
 SCALE OF MILES 
 ,l 
 
 ^ TO NORTH 
 ADAMS 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 Picnic Area. Fireplaces 
 
 and Tables 
 Foot Trail 
 Woods Road 
 Gravel Road 
 Main Gravel Road 
 Hard Surface Highway 
 "Berkshire \t the (apes' Bridle Trail 
 
 TO CHARLEMONT 
 
 ^GREENFIELD 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 SAVOY MOUNTAIN STATE FOREST 
 
 SAVOY. MASS. 
 
 \fA-m, ?«■ 
 
 Hf>3S. DCPT. OF CONSERVATION • 1937 
 
54 
 
55 
 
56 
 
 MIIEA6E FROM FOREST 
 
 TO EAST OTIS ^ 
 
 111, 
 
 5 To Otis 
 
 8. OTIS 
 
 M 
 
 II West' Beck et 
 
 
 14 W mi ted. Conn 
 
 
 i R 
 
 20 Westfield 
 
 
 tl> Great Barrington 
 
 
 m 
 
 30 Pittsfield 
 
 
 39 Greenfield 
 
 
 
 83 Worcester 
 
 
 
 122 Boston 
 
 
 
 TO WINSTED, CONN. 
 
 KEY MAP 
 
 SCALE OF MILES 
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 Chester 
 
 LEGEND 
 
 Hard Surfaced Highway CJwji Wafer Hole (for Fire Protection) 
 
 Main Forest Road, gravel — *— - Foot Trail 
 
 Gravel Road r.rrf~. .. a | on g p^j 
 
 Truck Trail , gravej II Picnic Area, with Tableland Fireplaces 
 
 Minor Truck Trail, or old road A Camping Area,- - - 
 
 Fire Line •/■■■'/v'i'':-. Forest Boundary 
 
 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 TOLLAND STATE FOREST 
 
 in TOLLAND and OTIS, mass. 
 SCALE OF MILES 
 
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57 
 
58 
 
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 COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 
 
 WINDSOR STATE FOREST 
 
 WINDSOR., MASS. 
 
 fG Hills, Del. MASS. DePT. OF CONSERVATION ; 1937 
 
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