Gardner Hill Town Forest - January 20, 2024

It was too cold for paddling this weekend, so I decided to join Papa Joe and the crew for a hike at the Gardner Hill Town Forest in Stow, MA.

We met at the main parking lot at 86 Bradley Lane in Stow. Gardner Hill includes over 200 acres of white pine forest with lots of interesting glacial features. The 4.1-mile hike took us along Elizabeth Brook and the Assabet River, and then up the wooded summit of Gardner Hill.

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Camping at Gardner Hill Town Forest

Al reading the reg's

I did a hike with Papa Joe and the crew at the Gardner Hill Town Forest in Stow, and we hiked by a nice campsite along the Assabet River. It has a fire pit, benches, picnic table and nearby boat launch. It can be used for group camping with a permit from the Stow Conservation Commission. I don’t remember exactly where it is, but it is down near the Orange Trail across from the airport. Dan knows where it is and has already talked to the conservation commission about camping there in the spring. I'm in!

The campsite in winter