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| Day-Use | Fishing | yes | | | Hiking Trail, miles | yes |
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| National Park Overview: |
 | Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located just 20 miles west of Boston. The refuge was established in 1947 to provide nesting, resting, and feeding habitat for migratory birds. Roughly 85 percent of the refuge's 3,600 acres is comprised of valuable freshwater wetlands stretching along 12 miles of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers. Well known for its birdwatching opportunities, the public can also enjoy a variety of other wildlife-dependent recreational activities while visiting the refuge. <P>Refuge landscapes inspired the thoughts of such storied environmental philosophers as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. More than a century and a half later, summer recreationists sun themselves along the shores of nearby Walden Pond -- now protected as a state park. Paddling through the refuge along the Concord River, canoeists may pass below the Old North Bridge -- the site of America's birth that is now managed by Minute Man National Historical Park. <P> |
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| Related Links: |
| Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge - Boston Massachusetts | | Area Campgrounds | | Camp Forty Acres
430 Andover St
Wilmington, MA
(978) 658-8187
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| | Area Fishing Related Businesses | | Blue Northern Trading Co
91 Littleton Rd
Ayer, MA
(978) 772-6779
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| Directions: |
| The Sudbury Unit is located in Sudbury, Massachusetts and is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. To reach the office and visitor center at Weir Hill, follow Route 27 (1.7 miles) from Wayland and turn right onto Water Row Road. Follow Water Row Road (1.2 miles) until it ends and turn right onto Lincoln Road. Travel one half mile, turn left onto Weir Hill Road and follow to the end. The Concord Unit is located on Monsen Road, off of Route 62, in Concord, Massachusetts, and is open from sunrise to sunset. <P> |
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