Property Description	112 acres | Established 1986
A trip across Lower Goose Pond to the far reaches of its northern shore brings you to an Appalachian wilderness. Goose Pond Reservation protects more than a quarter-mile of rocky shoreline and rises nearly 300 feet to a peak at 1,753 feet. The mountain lake and its surrounding forest are adjacent to conservation land owned and managed by the National Park Service and crossed by the Appalachian Trail. The Reservation is managed as a wilderness area.
Trails
Access is difficult along the property's rocky shoreline, and there are no trails. Strenuous hiking, if attempted.
Hunting Advisory
Seasonal hunting is permitted at this property subject to all state and town laws.  Click here for further information.
Property Acquisition History
Gift of Professor and Mrs. Henry W. Smith in 1986.

E-mail:
westregion@ttor.org

When to Visit:
Year-round, daily, sunrise to sunset. Allow a minimum of one hour (upon arrival).

Admission Fees & Permits:
Free to all.

Regulations / Advisories:

How to Get There:
From Mass Turnpike, take exit 2 onto Route 20 east and follow for .8 miles. Turn right onto Forest Street and follow for 1.5 miles. Forest Street becomes Goose Pond Road. Follow Goose Pond Road .7 miles to Cooper Creek Road on left. Follow Cooper Creek Road up and to the right 500 ft. to public boat ramp at southern end of Lower Goose Pond. Park in the boat ramp parking area and put in there. Once on the pond, travel north to the end of Lower Goose Pond. The reservation is on the left (north) bank and is the only continuous stretch of undeveloped shoreline. The reservation may only be accessed by canoe or kayak from the shoreline; note that the shoreline is very rocky, and it may be difficult to go ashore.

Road Map:

		To Goose Pond boat ramp
		To reservation's frontage on Goose Pond