Wells State Park (Massachusetts)

Wells State Park
Wells State Park
Location in Massachusetts
Wells State Park
Wells State Park (the United States)
LocationSturbridge, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°08′45″N 72°04′06″W / 42.1459264°N 72.0684710°W / 42.1459264; -72.0684710
Area1,445 acres (585 ha)
Elevation869 ft (265 m)
Established1968
Administered byMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteOfficial website

Wells State Park is a public recreation area located off Route 49 in the town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The state park includes frontage on Walker Pond and the scenic metamorphic rock cliff face of Carpenter Rocks. Terrain is rugged with ledges interspersed between wetlands. Woodlands are of the oak-hickory forest and northern hardwood forest types with groves of eastern white pine. The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

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