This cache is placed with MA Department of Conservation & Recreation permission, by LGVHB – Last Green Valley Hiker Brothers, consisting of CacheDweeb & Kochmedic. We’ve been hiking the Airline Trail, Tri-State Marker, and Southern New England Trunkline Trail for years and decided to bring our fellow geocachers to experience this wonderful area. Great trails to hike or bike.
Bordering both Connecticut and Rhode Island, this popular 5,907-acre state forest offers a variety of recreational opportunities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating and fishing at Wallum Lake and hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling on miles of woodland trails. Facilities include two pavilions, boat ramp, swimming beach, picnic area and restrooms.
The Midstate Trail , a long-distance hiking trail that extends through central Massachusetts to Mt. Watatic in the north, runs through this forest.
Douglas State Forest also includes a rare example of Atlantic White Cedar swampland. A 5-acre portion of this swamp is designated as a Massachusetts Wildland. It is accessible to the public via a boardwalk trail.
Hunting in MA:
Hunting is not allowed on Sundays. No person shall hunt any wildlife from September 1 through the last day of February without wearing at least a total of 400 square inches of fluorescent orange clothing above the waist visible from all sides. Recommended that walkers stay safe by wearing the same amount of fluorescent orange clothing during hunting season. It is always safe to wear required amount of Blaze Orange during hunting seasons.
DCR Hunting dates general information:
Archery: Mid- October until the first Saturday after Thanksgiving
Shotgun: First Monday after Thanksgiving until the third Saturday in December
Muzzle Loader: Third Monday in December until December 31