Conservation Areas

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 Conservation Site  Parking?
 Established  Size
  Trails/Destinations
 Amethyst Brook Conservation Area
 Available Off of Pelham Road
  1988   44 Acres
 The Robert Frost Trail Runs through the Conservation Area
 Applewood Conservation Area
 Available from Spencer Drive, off West Bay drive
1994
   6 Acres Home to Orchard Arboretum
 Atkins Flats Conservation Area
 Available from South East St.
  1989  55 Acres Connects to Robert Frost Trail
 Baby Carriage Conservation Area
 Limited parking available from South East St.
  1973 1.2 Acres Local Trail access
 Bayberry Conservation Area
 Located off Pelham Rd. at the Amethyst Brook Conservation Area
  1996  6 Acres Connected to Amethyst Brook by the Robert Frost Trail along Ward St. 
 Brickyard Conservation Area
 Available from South East St. and at Mill Ln.
  1994  89 Acres  Can be accessed via Norwottuck Rail Trail, Wentworth Farm and Kiwanis Park
 Cider Mill Pond Conservation Area
  Available on High Point Drive
  1996  20 Acres  Connection to Walt Whitman trail and Kings Reserve Area
 Cushman Conservation Area
  NO 1996   31 Acres Designated wildlife habitat
 
Dakin Lyman Conservation Area   Available from Mechanic St. Ext.
  1997  28 Acres Connection to State Trail 
 Eastman Brook Conservation Area
  Available from Leveret Road
  1982  56 Acres  Connects to Robert Frost Trail and Ellsworth Barnard Trail
 Elf Meadow Conservation Area
  Available from Hulst Rd.
  1973  26 Acres  Connection to Joseph Longland Trail
 Fortier Conservation Area
    1994  25 Acres  Trail Access from Bay Road
 Gralenski Farm Conservation Area
  Available from Mt. Holyoke Drive
 1993   6 Acres  Connection to K.C. Trail
 Guliver Conservation Area
  NO  1992  9 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
 Gull Pond Conservation Area
  NO  1993  4 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
 Harkness Brook Conservation Area
    1992  26 Acres  Connection to Robert Frost Trail; trail Access from Harkness Rd.
 Katherine Cole Conservation Area
 From Sunderland Rd. and Rt. 116
 1974 30 Acres
King’s Reserve Conservation Area
 NO  1996  14 Acres  Contains Walt Whitman Trail -- trail access from Cider Mill Area from Flat Hills Road
Larch Hill Conservation Area
  Located at the Hitchcock Center from S. Pleasant St.
  1973  13 Acres  Contains extensive local trail network and extension to North Larch Hill Area
Lawrence Swamp Conservation Area
  Located on Station Rd., Warren Wright Rd., and South East St.
 1997   41 Acres  Robert Frost Trail and Jan Disard Trail run through area
Leslie Farm Conservation Area
  Located on Middle St. and Holst Rd., access from South East St.
  1993  9 Acres  The K.C. trail runs through the conservation area/
Longley Swamp Conservation Area
 NO  1984  2 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Lower Fort River Conservation Area
  Available at Groff Park and Crocker Farm School
  1971  11 Acres  Contains Literary Trail
Lower Mill River Conservation Area
 Located at Puffers Pond and Lower Mill River Recreation Area
  1975 53 Acres   Robert Frost and Literary Trails run through Lower Mill River
Markets Pond/Pondview Conservation Area
  Located on Pondview Drive
  1971   5 Acres Local trail and mown recreation field
 
Mt. Castor Conservation Area
    1963  13 Acres  Contains a portion of the K.C. trail and Hop Brook area. Trail access from Valley View drive
Mt. Pollux Conservation Area
  Located on South East St.
 1963   23 Acres  Trail access from Middle St. and South East St.
North Larch Hill Conservation Area
  Available at Larch Hill area
 1975   6 Acres  Contains Bob McClung trail; trail access from Hillcrest Place

North Plum Brook Conservation Area

 Available at Plum Brook Recreation Area; trail access from Shays Street, Crocker Farms School, Mt. Holyoke Dr., Pomeroy Ln. and Potwine Ln.
  1993  36 Acres  Contains K.C. trail (trail access from Gralenski area)

Adjacent to Westover Meadow Area and Connection to South Plum Brook area via K.C. trail
Parsons Knoll Conservation Area
  NO  1991  4 Acres  Contains local trails, with connections to the Eastman Brook area, Ellsworth Barnard Trail, and Robert Frost Trail.
Plum Springs Conservation Area
  Located off of Chapel Rd.

1984   33 Acres  Contains local trails and a portion of the K.C. Trail (trial access from Middle St., Blossom Ln., and South East St.
Podick Conservation Area
  From Sunderland Rd. and Rt. 116
 1971   62 Acres  Contains local trails, the Noah Webster Trail, community gardens, and a connection to Katherine Cole area
Poor Farm Conservation Area
  Available at Station Rd. Warren Wright Rd. and South East St.
 1993   7 Acres  Contains both Jan Disard and Robert Frost Trail
Puffers Pond Conservation Area
  Available at Mill St. and State St.
  1995  30 Acres

Swimming and Beach Area

H.H. Jackson Trail and Robert Frost Trail both run through site
Ramsey Steigner Conservation Area
  NO 1991   2 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Robert K. Patterson/ Cherry Ln. Conservation Area
  NO  1991  65 Acre  Designated Wildlife Habitat

Rodman-Gatti Conservation Area

  NO  2003  1 Acre  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Rolling Ridge Conservation Area
  NO  1993  2 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Salem Conservation Area
  NO 1989   7 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Simmons Farm Conservation Area
  NO  1990  14 Acres  Contains part of the K.C. trail
Skillings Path Conservation Area
  Located at Middle School
  1969  .69 Acres  Local Trail (access from N. Whitney St. and High St.)
Slobody Farm Conservation Area
  Available on Station Rd.
 1969   76 Acres  Contains Arnold Kenseth Trail and connects to Norwottuck Rail Trail
Smith Conservation Area
  NO  2007  3 Acres Designated wildlife habitat
 
South Plum Brook Conservation Area
  NO  1980  43 Acres  Contains portion of the K.C trail
Sweet Alice Conservation Area
  NO  1992  44 Acres  Contains local hiking trails
Upper Fort River Conservation Area
  Available at Kiwanis Park
 1988  14 Acres   Contains local hiking trails
Upper Mill River Conservation Area
  Available at Puffer’s Pond and Mill River Recreation Area
 1995   39 Acres  Contains portion of Robert Frost Trail
Wentworth Farm Conservation Area
  Available from Stanley St. and Old Farm Rd.
 1990   65 Acres  Contains a portion of K.C. trail
Westover Meadow Conservation Area
  NO  2005  12 Acres  Designated Wildlife Habitat
Wildwood Conservation Area
  Available from Olympia Drive
 1987   49 Acres  Contains local hiking trails