D.A.R. State Forest (Massachusetts)

D.A.R. State Forest
D.A.R. State Forest, July 2007
Map showing the location of D.A.R. State Forest
Map showing the location of D.A.R. State Forest
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of D.A.R. State Forest
Map showing the location of D.A.R. State Forest
D.A.R. State Forest (Massachusetts) (the United States)
LocationGoshen, Ashfield, Hampshire, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°27′25″N 72°47′55″W / 42.45694°N 72.79861°W / 42.45694; -72.79861[1]
Area1,728 acres (6.99 km2)[2]
Elevation1,575 ft (480 m)[1]
Established1929
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteDAR State Forest

The D.A.R. State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located mostly in the town of Goshen with some spillage into neighboring Ashfield, Massachusetts. Activities center around Upper and Lower Highland Lakes. The state forest encompasses 1,728 acres (699 ha) and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Daughters of the American Revolution State Forest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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