Georgetown-Rowley State Forest is a
state forest
A state forest or national forest is a forest that is administered or protected by some agency of a sovereign or federated state, or territory.
Background
The precise application of the terms vary by jurisdiction. For example:
* In Australia, a ...
located primarily in the
towns
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of
Georgetown and
Rowley Rowley may refer to:
Places Canada
* Rowley, Alberta
* Rowley Island, Nunavut
United Kingdom
* Rowley, County Durham, a hamlet
* Rowley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
* Rowley, Shropshire, a location in Shropshire, England
* Rowley Regis, ...
with a small spillage into the town of
Boxford. The forest straddles
Interstate 95
Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...
and abuts
Willowdale State Forest at its southeastern edge. The forest is managed by the
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission is ...
.
Activities and amenities
*Trails: Trails include a section of the
Bay Circuit Trail
The Bay Circuit Trail and Greenway or Bay Circuit is a Massachusetts rail trail and greenway connecting the outlying suburbs of Boston from Plum Island in Newburyport to Kingston Bay in Duxbury, a distance of .
Landmarks include Henry David T ...
and are used for hiking, walking, mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
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*The forest offers hunting with some restrictions.
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References
External links
Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
Department of Conservation and Recreation
{{Protected Areas of Massachusetts
Massachusetts state forests
Georgetown, Massachusetts
Rowley, Massachusetts
Bay Circuit Trail
Protected areas of Essex County, Massachusetts