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==Activities and amenities== |
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The park offers motor boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, [[windsurfing]], [[fishing]], picnicking, and [[human swimming|swimming]].<ref name=friends/> The park encompasses three sections of Lake Cochituate called the North, Middle and South lakes with different restrictions applying to each.<ref |
The park offers motor boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, [[windsurfing]], [[fishing]], picnicking, and [[human swimming|swimming]].<ref name=friends/> The park encompasses three sections of Lake Cochituate called the North, Middle and South lakes with different restrictions applying to each.<ref name=dcr/> Boat rentals are available in summer. The scenic Snake Brook Trail is used for hiking and biking year-round.<ref name=friends/> The South Lake is host to [[Wellesley High School|Wellesley HS]], [[Wayland High School|Wayland HS]], and [[Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School|Lincoln-Sudbury HS]] Sailing Teams from March through May. |
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name=dcr/> Boat rentals are available in summer. The scenic Snake Brook Trail is used for hiking and biking year-round.<ref name=friends/> |
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The South Lake is host to Wellesley HS, Wayland HS and Lincoln-Sudbury HS Sailing Teams from March through May. |
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<ref name=2012acreagelist>{{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/ld/acreage.pdf |title=2012 Acreage Listing |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |date=April 2012 |accessdate=January 30, 2014}}</ref> |
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<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/cochituate-state-park.html |title=Cochituate State Park |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=January 16, 2014}}</ref> |
<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/cochituate-state-park.html |title=Cochituate State Park |work=MassParks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |accessdate=January 16, 2014}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:01, 17 September 2014
Cochituate State Park is a Massachusetts day-use state park located on Lake Cochituate in the town of Natick. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Activities and amenities
The park offers motor boating, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, fishing, picnicking, and swimming.[1] The park encompasses three sections of Lake Cochituate called the North, Middle and South lakes with different restrictions applying to each.[2] Boat rentals are available in summer. The scenic Snake Brook Trail is used for hiking and biking year-round.[1] The South Lake is host to Wellesley HS, Wayland HS, and Lincoln-Sudbury HS Sailing Teams from March through May.
References
- ^ a b "Activities". Friends of Cochituate State Park. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ^ "Cochituate State Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
External links
- Cochituate State Park Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Friends of Cochituate State Park
