The Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest is a 1140 acres (4.6 km²) recreational preserve overlapping the three Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 towns of Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...

, Dracut

Dracut, Massachusetts

Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire...

 and Tyngsborough

Tyngsborough, Massachusetts

Tyngsborough is a town located in the northwest section of Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Composed of of land and surface water, Tyngsborough borders the towns of Dunstable, Groton, Westford, Chelmsford, Dracut, and the City of Lowell, as well as the New Hampshire communities of Hudson,...

. The Forest is maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
The official main entrance is at Trotting Park Road, Lowell, Massachusetts (parking available).

Other access points include:

• Gumpus Road, Lowell.
• Totman Road, Dracut. (parking available)
• Fellows Lane, Dracut.
• Althea Avenue, Tyngsborough. (parking available)
• Trotting Park Road, Tyngsborough.

Features:
of ponds, swamps and wetlands

• Six miles of trails

Permitted recreations

• Hiking
  Hiking
  Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...
  
  
• Bicycling
• Horseback riding
• Bird watching
• Cross-country skiing
  Cross-country skiing
  Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
  
  
• Hunting
• Seasonal snowmobiling

Motorized vehicles are prohibited except for seasonal snowmobiles.

External links

• http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/ldtf.htm
• http://www.glica.net/directions.htm (map)