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The Charles W. Ward Reservation is a 704-acre (285 ha) open space reserve located in Andover and North Andover, Massachusetts, 20 miles (32 km) north of Boston. The reserve, managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations , is notable for its open drumlin hilltops and vistas encompassing Boston and Salem ...
The Park, Parkway, and Recreation Area Study Act of 1936 [8] had the NPS analyze the needs for outdoor recreation and collaborate with state and local governments, [5] officially expanding its mission beyond national parks. With skepticism remaining among agency veterans, planning at the area still emphasized scenery and preservation.
The ski area sat dormant for much of the 1990s, before reopening in 2002. The area currently offers hiking and dog walking and expert-level enduro-style mountain bike trails, a rope tow for alpine skiing and tubing, and has terrain lit for night operations. While the area once sported a 600-foot (180 m) vertical drop, only 120 feet (37 m) are ...
Brevard Zoo Linear Park Trail Viera: The Brevard Zoo Linear Park trail is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long and runs from the Zoo to the north end of Turtle Mound Road. A 1 mile (1.6 km) section of a 10 feet (3.0 m) wide boardwalk was completed first. [7
Walker River State Recreation Area is a 12,300-acre (5,000 ha) state park unit of Nevada along the East Walker River near the city of Yerington. The park is one of Nevada's largest and newest state park units, dedicated by Governor Brian Sandoval on September 18, 2018. [2] The park is composed of four units consisting of historical ranch land.
Running along the Connecticut-Rhode Island border, the trail passes through the towns of Ledyard, Voluntown, and North Stonington in eastern Connecticut, as well as the Lantern Hill section of the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, the Groton Sportsman Club, the Nature Conservancy's Gladys Foster Preserve, the Pachaug State Forest Green Falls ...
It includes the former Platt National Park and Arbuckle Recreation Area. [3] Part of the area was established as Sulphur Springs Reservation on July 1, 1902, and renamed and redesignated Platt National Park on June 29, 1906. At the time of its founding, the reservation, later national park, was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. [4]
There are 30 miles (48 km) of cross-county ski/hiking trails, 12 miles (19 km) of mountain biking trails and 9 miles (14 km) of equestrian trails. 6 miles (9.7 km) of the North Country Trail pass through the park. 30 miles (48 km) or more of seasonal two lane roads open to any road legal vehicles and is a popular destination for Enduro Riders.