Erving State Forest

Erving State Forest, located just north of the Millers River in the towns of Erving, Warwick, and Orange, Massachusetts, covers a central area roughly 2-1/2 by 2-1/2 miles wide in central Massachusetts north of the Quabbin Reservoir, but also includes several nearby satellite property fragments.

The state forest is open to hiking, swimming, horseback riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, fishing, and hunting (in season). Laurel Lake, located in the center of the property, has a beach and a seasonal public campground.

The property is largely wooded and hilly with an extensive network of park roads and hiking trails. The 110-mile Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through a western parcel of the state forest.

References

* [http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/ervf.htm Massachusetts DCR] ]
*"The Metacomet-Monadnock Trail Guide". 9th Edition. The Appalachian Mountain Club. Amherst, Massachusetts, 1999

Links

[http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/trails/print/ErvingTrailMapS07.pdf Erving State Forest map] .