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Camping is open from mid-April until mid-October. A boat ramp allows access to Aaron River Reservoir for non-motorized boating. Park trails include 12 miles of paved bicycle routes as well as trails for hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. [5] Upland game bird hunting is allowed in season in the South Field area.
Hallockville Pond, Crooked Pond: Lake Dennison Recreation Area: Worcester: 121 acres 49 ha: Lake Dennison: The park is an extension of Otter River State Forest: Lake Lorraine State Park: Hampden: 3 acres 1.2 ha: closed to the public Lake Wyola State Park: Franklin: 42 acres 17 ha: 1997: Lake Wyola: Lawrence Heritage State Park: Essex: 50 acres ...
The Department of Conservation and Recreation acquired most of the parcels over a period of 20 years beginning around 1986, adding to earlier state holdings including Mount Tom State Reservation, Mount Holyoke Range State Park and J.A. Skinner State Park. Much of the DCR's land acquisition for the park was spearheaded by staff person Terry ...
The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial and promotional name for the portion of the Connecticut River Valley that is in Massachusetts in the United States. [1] It is generally taken to comprise the three counties of Hampden , Hampshire , and Franklin . [ 2 ]
Lake Dennison Recreation Area is a 121-acre (49 ha) Massachusetts state park located in the town of Winchendon.It comprises a small portion of the 4,221 acres (1,708 ha) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Birch Hill Flood Control Project [3] that are managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and that also include Otter River State Forest.
The pond, though weedy, offers opportunities for swimming, fishing and non-motorized boating (boat ramp available). [2] Trails: The park has 9.5 miles (15.3 km) of trails including the 3-mile (4.8 km) Pond Loop Trail. Trails may be used for hiking, walking, and cross-country skiing. Camping: Forty-six sites are available from May to September.
Sunderland is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, part of the Pioneer Valley. The population was 3,663 at the 2020 census. [2] It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Sunderland was first settled in 1713 and was officially incorporated in 1718.
The pond was originally dammed by the Lunden family in 1918. Parts of the mountain were planted with plantations of exotic conifers (e.g. red pine). Limited cutting for firewood and timber had been allowed on the mountain. In 1986, there were 130,000 board feet (310 m 3) removed from 70 acres (280,000 m 2) on the western slope.