Willard Brook State Forest, a Massachusetts State Forest located nearby Amherst, Fitchburg and Gardner

WILLARD BROOK STATE FOREST

WILLARD BROOK STATE FOREST
Rte. 119
Ashby & Townsend, Massachusetts 01469

Phone: 978-386-7146
Reservations: 978-386-7146

Willard Brook State Forest contains 2,597 acres and is located in the towns of Ashby and Townsend, 50 miles from Boston. Here you can find the character and feeling of forests usually found much farther west in the state with a tumbling brook and quick water amid groves of classic New England woods.

A wide variety of activities are offered including 21 campsites spread beneath a pine canopy, swimming, walking, hiking, birding, fishing, horseback riding and winter trail sports.

The campground office hours are 9am-10pm. The regular camping season is from late May to early September.

FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES OVERVIEW

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Swimming Beachyes

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Area Accommodations

Newfound RV Park - Bridgewater/Bristol, NH

Campgrounds

New Hampshire's newest Big Rig Park is situated just a few miles from Wellington State Park , which is on Newfound Lake, one of the cleanest inland lakes in the United States. Your recreational opportunities are varied and we are the perfect base camp for your explorations.

Web Site: http://www.newfoundrvpark.com/

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Nearby Parks

Fitchburg State Forest

Townsend State Forest

Marshall State Forest

Ashburnham State Forest

Binney Pond State Forest

Leominster State Forest

J Harry Rich State Forest

Curtiss Dogwood State Park

Lancaster State Forest

Silver Lake State Park

Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews

January 23 My Favorite Massachusetts State Forest by Mary M.

This is one of the most beautiful parks for the brooks that run through it, as well as due to the Park Supervisors and other seasonal staff, who are great people and very visitor-friendly. It is a great place, always changing, from season to season, year to year, for a hike, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, a picnic, camping, or swimming. It is a peaceful, lovely place, very good for families to enjoy nature. Mt. Wataitic (part of the Wapac and Midstate trails)as well as the Nashua River Rail Trail are under the jurisdiction of this State Forest. I could not live without it, as I go there to defuse the stresses in my life and replace them with the beauty and peace of Willard Brook, Trap falls, and Pearl Hill, in particular.

August 24 Very Beautiful by TA

Lots of beautiful spots, some trails are well marked. Signage gets worse, old or non-existent the further you go...some trails not on maps at all. Nice folks working there though...hope some friends group works on getting the trails better marked, trails are well groomed. Swimming areas very nice.

Area Campgrounds

Field & Stream RV Park 7 Dupaw Gould Road Brookline, NH 603-673-4677	Woodmore Family Campground & RV Park 21 Woodmore Drive Rindge, NH 603-899-3362
The Pines Campground 49 Davis Road Ashby, MA 978-386-7702	Peaceful Acres Campground 52 Flagg Road Hubbardston, MA 978-928-4413
Boston Minuteman Box 2122 Route 2A Littleton, MA	Berry's Grove Campground, Inc. 35 Davis St. Tyngsboro, MA 978-649-3141

Area Fishing Related Businesses

Elm's Bait & Tackle 56 Elm St Baldwinville, MA (978) 939-8075	Ric's Bait & Tackle 101 Marguerite Ave Leominster, MA (978) 534-5455
Monadnock Rod & Gun Club Route 202 Peterborough, NH (603) 532-7306	Granite State Rod & Reel 6 Holbrook Dr Nashua, NH (603) 880-6031
Mark's Wholesale Bait Co 7 Brook St Nashua, NH (603) 882-4934	Hawkeye Hunting & Fishing News 100 Summer St Milford, NH (603) 672-3836
Blue Northern Trading Co 91 Littleton Rd Ayer, MA (978) 772-6779	Mark's Wholesale Bait Co 20 Pond St Nashua, NH (603) 881-8070
Horseshoe Fish & Game Club 44 Greens Pond Rd Merrimack, NH (603) 424-9646

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Directions

Willard Brook State Forest is located in north-central Massachusetts.

From the northeast: Take Rte. 495 to Littleton; take the Rte.119 Exit. Follow Rte 119 West approx. 21 miles through W. Townsend to the campground on the left

From the west: Follow Rte. 2 East to Rte. 31 North in Fitchburg. Follow 31 North through Fitchburg to the Town of Ashby and the intersection with Rte. 119 East. Follow Rte. 119 East approx. .5 miles to the campground entrance on the right.

From the east: Rte 2 West to Fitchburg and Rte.13 North. Follow Rte. 13 North to Rte.119 West in West Townsend. Turn left onto Rte. 119. Follow Rte. 119 approximately 4 miles to the park entrance on the left.