Location: Belmont

Beaver Brook Reservation551

in Belmont, MA 02478

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Mill Street
Belmont, MA 02478United States

617.626.1250

http://www.m... n/beaver.htm

Hours:Open year-round, daily, dawn to dusk

Cost:Free

Ages:All Ages

about Beaver Brook Reservation:

The Beaver Brook Reservation was established by the Metropolitan Parks Commission (later the MDC and currently the Department of Conservation and Recreation) in 1893. Its 59 acres of open fields, wetlands and woodlands make it a wonderful spot for hiking and exploring.

Ponds, fields, marsh, and a cascading waterfall make the park's north section a delightful place to walk or picnic. The more developed south section features ballfields, a wading pool, and a relatively new playground.

Beaver Brook's historic significance includes the remains of a 19th century fulling mill, the historic Robert Morris Copeland House (c.1835) and a monument to the Waverly Oaks, perhaps the most famous trees of the 1890's.

tips:

Make sure to visit the playground with spray pool during the summer months.

getting there:

By Car: From Harvard Square take Mt. Auburn Street out of the Square. Turn right onto Belmont Street. At the light, take Trapelo Road to Mill Street. Or take Route 2 to Winter Street, Belmont, left onto Concord Avenue. 100 yards ahead bear right onto Mill Street, entrance is on the right. Or follow Route 60 (Pleasant Street) until it meets Trapelo Road; 500 yards on the left is the Waverly Oaks southern section.