Wells State Park, Massachusetts

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location = Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
nearest_city = Worcester, Massachusetts
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governing_body = Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

Wells State Park convert|1400|acre|km2|sing=on is a woodland park and campground in Sturbridge, Massachusetts a short distance off the Massachusetts Turnpike.

The campground has 60 sites. Walker Pond provides a peaceful setting for fishing, canoeing, and swimming. The swimming beach is for campers' use only. During the summer, Wells State Park has an interpretive program available which provides guided walks, hikes, recreational activities and evening campfire programs.

More than convert|10|mi|km of trails cross the property; off-road vehicles may not be used. A popular route leads to the scenic vista at Carpenter Rocks from which the eastern section and Walker Pond can be viewed. Wells is five miles (8 km) by car from Old Sturbridge Village, a nationally-renowned living museum of New England village around 1800.

Recreational Opportunities

Trail Maps

* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/Wells-Summer.gifSummer Trail Map]
* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/Wells-Winter.gifWinter Trail Map]

References

* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/well.htm Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation]