Conservation Areas
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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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.
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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 |