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'''Great Brook Farm State Park''' is a public, day-use recreation area featuring an active dairy farm in the [[New England town|town]] of [[Carlisle, Massachusetts]], USA. The [[state park]], which was established in 1967, is managed by the [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|Department of Conservation and Recreation]].<ref name=dcr>{{cite web |url=https://www.mass.gov/locations/great-brook-farm-state-park |title=Great Brook Farm State Park |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farm.php?farm=1293 |title=Great Brook Farm State Park |work=Local Food Guide |publisher=Farm Fresh Rhode Island |access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref>

'''Great Brook Farm State Park''' is a public, day-use recreation area featuring an active dairy farm in the [[New England town|town]] of [[Carlisle, Massachusetts|Carlisle]], [[Massachusetts]]. The [[state park]], which was established in 1967, is managed by the [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|Department of Conservation and Recreation]].<ref name=dcr/><ref name=farm/>


==Activities and amenities==
==Activities and amenities==
The park has {{convert|20|mi}} 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.<ref name=dcr/>
The park has {{convert|19.5|mi}} 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.<ref name=dcr/> An ice cream stand is open from April to October.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/GreatBrookFarmStatePark/ |title=Great Brook Farm |work=Facebook |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greatbrookski.com |title=Great Brook Ski Touring Center |access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref>
==References==
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==Gallery==
<ref name=dcr>{{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/great-brook-farm-state.html |title=Great Brook Farm State Park |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=February 2, 2014}}</ref>
<gallery widths=160px heights=160px mode=packed>
File:Great Brook Farm P1100001.jpg|Meadow Pond
File:Great Brook Farm P1100012.jpg|Heron in Meadow Pond
File:Great Brook Farm P1100026.jpg|Barnyard
File:Great Brook Farm P1100032.jpg|Ice cream stand
File:Great Brook Farm P1100035.jpg|Cycling
</gallery>


==References==
<ref name=farm>{{cite web |url=http://www.farmfresh.org/food/farm.php?farm=1293 |title=Great Brook Farm State Park |work=Local Food Guide |publisher=FarmFresh.org |accessdate=February 27, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/great-brook-farm-state.html Great Brook Farm State Park] Department of Conservation and Recreation
*[https://www.mass.gov/doc/great-brook-farm-state-park-summer-trail-map/download Summer trail map] Department of Conservation and Recreation
*[http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/parks/trails/greatbrook-summer.pdf Great Brook Farm State Park Trail Map] Department of Conservation and Recreation
*[https://www.mass.gov/doc/great-brook-farm-state-park-winter-trail-map/download Winter trail map] Department of Conservation and Recreation


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Latest revision as of 22:16, 1 August 2023

Great Brook Farm State Park
Map showing the location of Great Brook Farm State Park
Map showing the location of Great Brook Farm State Park
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Great Brook Farm State Park
Map showing the location of Great Brook Farm State Park
Great Brook Farm State Park (the United States)
LocationCarlisle, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°33′21″N 71°21′12″W / 42.55583°N 71.35333°W / 42.55583; -71.35333
Area909 acres (368 ha)[1]
Established1967
Governing bodyMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteGreat Brook Farm State Park

Great Brook Farm State Park is a public, day-use recreation area featuring an active dairy farm in the town of Carlisle, Massachusetts, USA. The state park, which was established in 1967, is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.[2][3]

Activities and amenities[edit]

The park has 19.5 miles (31.4 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.[4]

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.[5]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Great Brook Farm State Park". Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Great Brook Farm State Park". Local Food Guide. Farm Fresh Rhode Island. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Great Brook Farm". Facebook. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Great Brook Ski Touring Center". Retrieved June 2, 2021.

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