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Bordering both Connecticut and Rhode Island, this popular 4,640-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 onmiles of woodland trails. Facilities include two boat ramps, a pavilion, bathhouses, swimming beach, interpretive center, 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 the forest.

Douglas State Forest also includes a rare example of Atlantic White Ceder swampland. A 5-acre portion of this swamp is designated as a Massachusetts Wildland. It is accessible to the public via a boardwalk trail.
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Friendship Valley Inn - Brooklyn, CT
A Bed & Breakfast in the Quiet Corner of Northeast Connecticut on Route 169, a National Scenic Byway.
Web Site: http://www.friendshipvalleyinn.com
Carriage House Inn - Chatham, MA
Carriage House Inn, a romantic Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts. The Carriage House Inn offers spacious grounds, beautifully appointed guestrooms and gracious hospitality. Start your morning with a hot cup of coffee or tea in your room. Relax beside your fireplace or in one of the rocking chairs outside with your morning newspaper delivered to your door. Then, come over to the dining room or the sunroom for a truly gourmet breakfast. However you decide to spend the rest of your day is up to you. The innkeepers will surely make your vacation experience a memorable one.
Web Site: http://www.thecarriagehouseinn.com/
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Area Campgrounds
Bowdish Lake Camping Area
40 Safari Road
Chepachet, RI
401-568-8890


Holiday Acres Camp Ground
591 Snake Hill Road
North Scituate, RI
401-934-0780


Stateline Camping Resort
1639 Hartford Turnpike
East Killingly, CT
860-774-3016


Beaver Pines Campground
1728 Route 198
Woodstock, CT
860-974-0110


Chamberlain Lake Campground
1397 Route 197
Woodstock, CT
860-974-0567


Circle C.G. Farm Adult Family Campground & RV Pa
131 North Main Street
Bellingham, MA
508-966-1136


Lake Manchaug Camping
76 Oak Street
East Douglas, MA
508-476-2471


Sturbridge Resort
19 Mashapaug Road
Sturbridge, MA
508-347-7156


Yogi Bear's Sturbridge Jellystone Park
30 River Road
Sturbridge, MA
508-347-9570


Directions:
Douglas State Forest is located on the southern border of central Massachusetts.

From east or west: MA Turnpike (Rte. I-90) to exit 10, Rte. 395 south to exit 2, Rte. 16 east 5 miles, turn right on Cedar Street for .5 mile, go straight on Wallum Lake Rd. 1 mile
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