October Farm Riverfront

October Farm Riverfront

Concord, Massachusetts 01742

Official Website
October Farm Riverfront brochure and map

About this Location

With 80 acres of ample water, topographic, and vegetative diversity, this land is outstanding wildlife habitat. Four rare species have been found in and near the area, as well as three vernal pools. Wood frogs, spring peepers, and blue-spotted salamanders breed in the ponds and vernal pools; the blue-spotted salamander is a state-listed species of special concern. A wide variety of waterfowl, shorebirds, birds of prey, and songbirds abound here during the summer and the spring and fall migrations.

Important in its own right as a wildlife habitat, the property is even also important as part of a much larger whole. Along the opposite bank of the Concord River, extending for several miles upstream and downstream is the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. The October Farm Riverfront is also a critical ecological link with the more than 1,600-acre Estabrook Woods to the west. As a keystone in the network of open space, the landscape provides rich and intact larger habitats in the area and allows wildlife movement between them for breeding, migratory, and overwintering habitats for a variety of wildlife species.

Access with parking for five vehicles is at the end of Ball’s Hill Road off Monument Street. Please park only in the designated area and not on Ball’s Hill Road.

Notable Trails

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at October Farm Riverfront.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from October Farm Riverfront brochure and map

Last updated January 7, 2024