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'''Windsor State Forest''' is a [[Massachusetts]] [[state forest]] in the [[New England town|town]] of [[Windsor, Massachusetts|Windsor]] managed by the [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|Department of Conservation and Recreation]]. A forest highlight is the waterfall at Windsor Jambs which cascades through a {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} gorge between {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} granite walls.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/windsor-state-forest-generic.html |title=Windsor State Forest |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref>
'''Windsor State Forest''' is a [[state forest]] in the [[New England town|town]] of [[Windsor, Massachusetts|Windsor]] in northwest [[Massachusetts]]. Managed by the [[Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation]], the forest is noted for the Windsor Jambs waterfall, which cascades through a {{convert|25|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} gorge between {{convert|80|ft|m|adj=mid|-high}} granite walls.<ref name=berkshire/> Trails are available for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing.<ref name=dcr/> The park's former camping and swimming areas are currently closed but its day use area is slated to reopen in the spring of 2021.<ref name=dcr2/>
==Activities and amenities==

*Trails: Trails are available for hiking, walking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing.<ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/images/dcr/parks/trailmaps/windsor.gif |title=Windsor State Forest Trails |work=MassParks: Windsor State Forest |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation |accessdate=July 26, 2013}}</ref>
*Camping: As of 2013, the park's 24-site campground was closed as was the swimming area on the Westfield River.
==References==
==References==
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<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/windsor-state-forest-generic.html |title=Windsor State Forest |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=dcr2>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/parks/notices/windsor.pdf |title=Notice: Windsor State Forest |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=berkshire>{{cite web|url=http://www.berkshireweb.com/sports/parks/windsor.html |title=Windsor State Forest |publisher=The Berkshire Web |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref>

<ref name=wpa>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/stateforestspark00fede#page/18/mode/2up |title=State Forests and Parks of Massachusetts: A Recreation Guide |author=Massachusetts WPA Writers' Project |series=American Guide Series |publisher=The Department of Conservation |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=20 |date=1941 |access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/windsor-state-forest-generic.html Windsor State Forest] Department of Conservation and Recreation
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-west/windsor-state-forest-generic.html Windsor State Forest] Department of Conservation and Recreation
*[http://www.berkshireweb.com/sports/parks/windsor.html Windsor State Forest] The BerkshireWeb
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/parks/trails/windsor.pdf Windsor State Forest Map] Department of Conservation and Recreation


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[[Category:Massachusetts state forests]]
[[Category:Massachusetts state forests]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Berkshire County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Campgrounds in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1925]]
[[Category:1925 establishments in Massachusetts]]

Latest revision as of 11:41, 2 October 2022

Windsor State Forest
Bikers in Windsor State Forest, October 2009
Map showing the location of Windsor State Forest
Map showing the location of Windsor State Forest
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Windsor State Forest
Map showing the location of Windsor State Forest
Windsor State Forest (the United States)
LocationWindsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°32′27″N 73°00′28″W / 42.54083°N 73.00778°W / 42.54083; -73.00778[1]
Elevation1,867 ft (569 m)[1]
Established1925[2]
Governing bodyMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteWindsor State Forest

Windsor State Forest is a state forest in the town of Windsor in northwest Massachusetts. Managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the forest is noted for the Windsor Jambs waterfall, which cascades through a 25-foot-wide (7.6 m) gorge between 80-foot-high (24 m) granite walls.[3] Trails are available for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing.[4] The park's former camping and swimming areas are currently closed but its day use area is slated to reopen in the spring of 2021.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Windsor State Forest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Massachusetts WPA Writers' Project (1941). "State Forests and Parks of Massachusetts: A Recreation Guide". American Guide Series. Boston, Massachusetts: The Department of Conservation. p. 20. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Windsor State Forest". The Berkshire Web. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Windsor State Forest". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Notice: Windsor State Forest" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved September 28, 2015.

External links[edit]

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