Great Brook Farm State Park

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Great Brook Farm State Park
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Great Brook Farm State Park
Location in Massachusetts
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Great Brook Farm State Park
Great Brook Farm State Park (the United States)
Location Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°33′21″N71°21′12″W / 42.55583°N 71.35333°W / 42.55583; -71.35333
Area909 acres (368 ha) [1]
Established1967
Administered by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Great Brook Farm State Park is a day-use public recreation area featuring an active dairy farm in the town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, United States. The state park was established in 1967 and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. [2]

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Activities and amenities

The park has over 20 miles (32 km) of trails for hiking, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, dog-walking and equestrian use. Canoeing and fishing are offered on Meadow Pond. Tours of the dairy farm are available from May to October. [2] An ice cream stand is open from April to October. [3]

From December to March, the Great Brook Ski Touring Center, located in the park, grooms the park's trails for cross-country skiing and rents skis and snowshoes. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Great Brook Farm State Park". Department of Conservation and Recreation. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Great Brook Farm". Facebook. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Great Brook Ski Touring Center" . Retrieved June 2, 2021.
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