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{{Geobox Protected Area
'''Nickerson State Park''' is a park located on [[Cape Cod]] near [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]], [[Massachusetts]].
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'''Nickerson State Park''' is a park located on [[Cape Cod]] near [[Brewster, Massachusetts|Brewster]], [[Massachusetts]]. The park is managed by the [[Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)|Department of Conservation and Recreation]] (DCR).


==Overview==
==Overview==
Nickerson State Park encompasses {{convert|1900|acre|km2}} and offers:<ref>Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, "[http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/nick.htm Nickerson State Park]."</ref>
Nickerson State Park encompasses {{convert|1900|acre|km2}} and offers:<ref>Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, "[http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/nick.htm Nickerson State Park]."</ref>


*Accessible beaches, camping, fishing, picnicking and restrooms
*Campsites
*An amphitheater
*Roads, hiking trails, and a bike path that connects to the [[Cape Cod Rail Trail]]
*Roads, hiking trails, and a bike path that connects to the [[Cape Cod Rail Trail]]
*Year-round ponds stocked with trout
*Year-round ponds stocked with trout
*Boat Ramp, canoeing, non-motorized boating and swimming
*Swimming and canoeing
*Campsites and [[yurt]] camping
*Showers
*Group day use
*Horseback riding trails
*Seasonal interpretive and recreational programs
*Seasonal interpretive and recreational programs
*Mountain biking
*Skiing (cross-country)
*Trailer / R.V. Dumping
*An amphitheater



==References and External Links==
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/southeast/nick.htm DCR park page]
*[http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/nickerson.gif Trail map]


{{Protected Areas of Massachusetts}}
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[[Category:Massachusetts state parks]]
[[Category:Massachusetts state parks]]
[[Category:Barnstable County, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Massachusetts natural resources]]

Revision as of 00:03, 28 October 2009

Template:Geobox Protected Area Nickerson State Park is a park located on Cape Cod near Brewster, Massachusetts. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Overview

Nickerson State Park encompasses 1,900 acres (7.7 km2) and offers:[1]

  • Accessible beaches, camping, fishing, picnicking and restrooms
  • Roads, hiking trails, and a bike path that connects to the Cape Cod Rail Trail
  • Year-round ponds stocked with trout
  • Boat Ramp, canoeing, non-motorized boating and swimming
  • Campsites and yurt camping
  • Showers
  • Group day use
  • Horseback riding trails
  • Seasonal interpretive and recreational programs
  • Mountain biking
  • Skiing (cross-country)
  • Trailer / R.V. Dumping
  • An amphitheater


References

  1. ^ Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, "Nickerson State Park."

External links


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