# Douglas State Forest

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{{Short description|Protected area in Massachusetts, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name            = Douglas State Forest
| image           = Wallum Lake, Douglas MA.jpg
| image_caption   = Wallum Lake
| image_alt       = Lake
| map             = USA Massachusetts#USA
| map_width       = 280
| map_caption     = Location in Massachusetts
| relief          = 1
| label           = Douglas State Forest
| location        = [Douglas, Massachusetts](/source/Douglas%2C_Massachusetts), United States
| nearest_city    = 
| coordinates     = {{coord|42|02|45|N|71|47|25|W|type:forest_region:US-MA_dim:10000|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref      = <ref name=gnis/>
| area            = {{convert|5525|acre}}
| area_ref        = <ref name=2012acreagelist/>
| elevation       = {{convert|663|ft|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite gnis|610622|Douglas Cedar Swamp}}</ref>
| established     = 1934
| named_for       = 
| administrator   = [Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation](/source/Massachusetts_Department_of_Conservation_and_Recreation)
| visitation_num  = 
| visitation_year = 
| visitation_ref  = 
| website         = {{Official website}}
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}}
'''Douglas State Forest''' is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the [town](/source/New_England_town) of [Douglas](/source/Douglas%2C_Massachusetts), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), bordering both [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut) and [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island). The [state forest](/source/state_forest)'s {{convert|5525|acre}} include [Wallum Lake](/source/Wallum_Lake) and a rare [Atlantic white cedar](/source/Atlantic_white_cedar) [swamp](/source/swamp), {{convert|5|acre}} of which are designated as a Massachusetts [Wildland](/source/Wildland). The forest is managed by the [Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation](/source/Massachusetts_Department_of_Conservation_and_Recreation).<ref name=dcr/>

==History==
The state forest was created through the state's purchase of {{convert|1245|acre}} in 1934.<ref name=ccc/> In the 1930s, the [Civilian Conservation Corps](/source/Civilian_Conservation_Corps) installed major improvements including a picnic pavilion, an administrative  building, and water management infrastructure.<ref name=ccc2/>

==Activities and amenities==
Forest trails are used for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. A {{convert|7.8|mi|adj=on}} section of the {{convert|92|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [Midstate Trail](/source/Massachusetts_Midstate_Trail) runs through the forest as does a portion of the {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [Southern New England Trunkline Trail](/source/Southern_New_England_Trunkline_Trail). At the southwest extreme of the park, the tri-state marker, where [Connecticut](/source/Connecticut), Massachusetts and [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island) are conjoined, may be reached by a short offshoot of the Mid-State Trail.<ref name=map/>

[Wallum Lake](/source/Wallum_Lake) offers fishing, swimming, and boating. The forest also offers picnicking, restricted hunting, and a group day-use area.<ref name=dcr/>

==References==
{{Portal|Massachusetts}}
<references>
<ref name=2012acreagelist>{{cite web |url=https://www.mass.gov/doc/final-landscape-designations-list/download |title=2012 Acreage Listing |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |date=April 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|url=https://www.mass.gov/locations/douglas-state-forest |title=Douglas State Forest |date=2017-06-27 |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>

<ref name=ccc>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/civilianconserva00berg#page/n55/mode/2up |title=The Civilian Conservation Corps: A Statewide Survey of Civilian Conservation Corps Resources |editor=Beth McKinney |publisher=Massachusetts Office of Historic Resources |pages=44–45 |date=January 1999 |access-date=February 13, 2017}}</ref>

<ref name=ccc2>{{cite web |url=http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/get-involved/civilian-conservation-corps-ccc/ccc-work-in-massachusetts-forests-and-parks.html |title=CCC Work in Massachusetts Forests and Parks |publisher=Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>

<ref name=map>{{cite web |url=https://www.mass.gov/doc/douglas-state-forest-trail-map/download |title=Douglas State Forest Trail Map |publisher=Department of Conservation and Recreation |date=2019 |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref>
</references>

==External links==
{{commons category|Douglas State Forest}}
*[https://www.mass.gov/locations/douglas-state-forest Douglas State Forest] Department of Conservation and Recreation 
*[https://www.mass.gov/doc/douglas-state-forest-trail-map/download Douglas State Forest Trail Map] Department of Conservation and Recreation

{{Protected areas of Massachusetts}}

Category:Massachusetts state forests
Category:Protected areas of Worcester County, Massachusetts
Category:Civilian Conservation Corps in Massachusetts
Category:1934 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Protected areas established in 1934
Category:Douglas, Massachusetts

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