Brimfield State Forest

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Brimfield State Forest
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Brimfield State Forest
Location in Massachusetts
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Brimfield State Forest
Brimfield State Forest (the United States)
Location Brimfield, Monson and Wales, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°06′04″N72°16′13″W / 42.1010724°N 72.27022°W / 42.1010724; -72.27022 [1]
Area3,523 acres (1,426 ha) [2]
Elevation653 ft (199 m) [1]
Established1924 [3]
Administrator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Brimfield State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in and around the town of Brimfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The forest includes Dean Pond Recreation Area, a popular spot for fishing, picnicking and swimming. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. [4]

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Following a tornado in 2011, the Dean Pond Recreation Area was closed for two years. It reopened in 2013. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dean Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Massachusetts WPA Writers' Project (1941). State Forests and Parks of Massachusetts: A Recreation Guide (PDF). Boston: Department of Conservation. p. 8. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Brimfield State Forest". Department of Conservation and Recreation. June 20, 2017. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Stabile, Lori (June 21, 2013). "Dean Pond in Brimfield reopening; park has been closed since June 2011 tornado". The Republican. MassLive LLC. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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