Callahan State Park Volunteers
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Reaching Callahan |
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(click map to navigate at Google Maps)
Driving Directions
From Route 30 (Pleasant Street), travel north on Woodmere to the end,
then take a right on Belknap and then the first left onto Millwood.
Continue on Millwood for several blocks. Callahan is on the left,
opposite the golf course.
From Route 20 (Boston post Road), near the Wayside Inn, take Bowditch
Road south and keep left onto Wayside Inn Road to the end. From
there you can take a right on Edmands and watch for the secondary
parking lot on your left, past the Stearns Organic Farm, or turn
left onto Edmands and then the first right, onto Grove Street, and
then the first right onto Winch, which turns into Millwood Street
just after the Sudbury Valley School. The main parking lot will be
on the left,
opposite the golf course.
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Welcome!
Callahan State Park is an 820-acre day use area located on Millwood Street
in northwest Framingham. Callahan has seven miles of marked trails and is
used for activities including hiking, horseback riding, mountain
biking, and cross-country skiing. Within the park are nearly 100 acres of
open fields.
For more information, call the State Department of Environmental Management
at (508) 653-9641 or visit their
Callahan web page.
Callahan News
Check here for volunteer opportunities in the spring.
For news reports mentioning Callahan State park, see Google
News.
Information for Visitors
View a Callahan
trail map from the Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation.
Remember June 7 is National Trails Day!
View a topographic
map of the region around Callahan
The Bay Circuit Trail passes through
Callahan. For information on trails near Callahan, see Trails.com (free
subscription required).
Problems
If you encounter a problem at Callahan, here are some useful telephone numbers:
DCR Cochituate: 508-653-9641 (problems with the park)
Framingham police: 508-872-1212 (criminal problems such as assault
or vandalism)
In case of emergency, call 911.
"To Do" List for this Web Page
What I'd like to do is set up a way for volunteers to post messages to the
site for the public -- trail under repair, signage replaced, etc. -- and set
up a private page for the volunteers with everyone's email addresses and contact
info. I can set up a mailing list, too, so people don't have to remember all
the addresses to put in the "To" line.
I'd also like to do a "Top Ten" list of the best spots in the park
-- Beebe and Eagle ponds, Michele's "Magritte Trail," etc. -- with
a photo of each and directions for reaching them. Maybe we could encourage
people to spread out a little instead of congregating by the dog pond.
If anyone has ideas, let me know, and send along your favorite photo. (Or
bring 'em to the meeting!)
And of course, we'll post
- Park Etiquette
- Top Ten Tips for Bikers, dog walkers, etc. -- as soon as they're written!
- Useful links for bikers, horse riding, dog walkers, hikers, etc. Bay Circuit
Trail?
- a downloadable version of the brochure -- as soon as it's done
Paypal?
About the park, history, etc.
About the Callahan Park Volunteers
Who we are, what we do, etc.
Contact
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Callahan Volunteers discussions (requires password)