Breakheart Reservation
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Breakheart Reservation is a Massachusetts state park located in Saugus. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
[edit] Description
Breakheart Reservation is a 640-acre (2.6 km²) hardwood forest principally used for birding, fishing and hiking.
Features of the park include two fresh-water lakes (Silver Lake and Pearce Lake), a rambling section of the Saugus River, and scenic views of Boston, central Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire from one of seven rocky hills.
[edit] Recreational Opportunities
- Educational/Interpretive Programs
- First Aid
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Information
- Mountain Biking
- Tandem Biking
- Restrooms
- Scenic Viewing Area
- Skiing (Cross-Country)
- Swimming
- Tot Lot
- Bark Place ('Play pen' for dogs and their owners)
[edit] External links
- Park Website: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/breakhrt.htm
- Park Map: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/maps/brkhrt.gif
- Friends of Breakheart Reservation: http://www.saugus.org/FOBR/

