![]() Pack 31 will be taking our fall hike in Callahan State Forest on Sunday, Oct 28, 2018. We’ll
be meeting at the North Entrance at 9:30 am for an 9:45 briefing and a
hard start at 10:00 am. The hike should take about 90 minutes and we
expect to be wrapped up by 12:00 pm at the latest. We will be stopping for a break so bring a nutritious snack. Scouts should pack a day-pack with the Cub Scout Six Essentials for Going Outdoors:
Callahan
State Park is a 820-acre state-owned, public recreation area located in
the town of Framingham and the city of Marlborough, Massachusetts.
Callahan has seven miles of marked trails and is used for activities
including fishing, hiking, horseback riding (horses not provided) and
cross-country skiing. Within the park are nearly 100 acres of open
fields. A trail map can be found here. The
park is home to a wide variety of trees both coniferous and deciduous.
Wildlife spotted at Callahan State Park include snapping turtles,
spotted turtles, red bellied turtles, white tail deer, garter and water
snakes, tree frogs, most New England frog and toad varieties, minks,
fisher cat, red fox, coyote, largemouth bass at Eagle Pond, various
common trout, pumpkin seeds and blue gills, herons, egrets, bobolinks,
goldfinches, orioles, red tail hawks, mocking birds, sparrows, swifts,
swallows, grackles, cow birds, cat birds, barred owl, other various
birds of prey, robins, cardinals, blue jays and other New England birds.
Deer flies, ticks, and mosquitoes are common. Garter snakes can be seen
basking on the hot dirt paths in spring and summer. PARKING We
are parking at the North Entrance of the forest. Follow Broadmeadow St
past the Wayside Racket and Swim Club. Follow the road straight at the
intersection onto Nourse St. It is the first dirt parking lot on your
left. We might have to double park and stack the cars up but we can
also park on the paved road. Here is a map with directions from
Jaworek: More info can be found here: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/callahan-state-park.html And a map here: https://sites.google.com/site/cubspack31/documents/Callahan%20State%20Park%20Map%202018.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1 |
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