Wolf Swamp Conservation Area

Wolf Swamp Conservation Area

Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719

Official Website
Wolf Swamp Conservation Area brochure and map

About this Location

Wolf Swamp Conservation Area was the largest parcel of Town-owned conservation land up until 2002 when it was surpassed in size by Patch Hill Conservation Area. Wolf Swamp Conservation Area still has the most frontage on a Town road: 2,125 feet along Burroughs Road.

One of the largest areas of wetlands in Boxborough, Wolf Swamp provides habitats for an incredible variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. Wolf Swamp is located at the headwaters of Beaver Brook and also sits atop one of the Town’s three major aquifers. Moose sightings are reported from time to time. Another noteworthy feature of Wolf Swamp is that it is home to a very abundant crop of blueberries.

There are three parking areas. One is located on Burroughs Road one-quarter mile from the MA-111, Burroughs Road, and Hill Road intersection. Parking is also available on the side of Old Harvard Road e-fifth mile from the Burroughs Road, Old Harvard Road junction, while a third parking area is located another seven-tenths of a mile further down Old Harvard Road toward the Boxborough-Harvard town line.

There is a trail of one mile in length (including the loop) running between the Burroughs Road parking area and Old Harvard Road. There is a half-mile dead-end trail into the preserve from the second Old Harvard Road parking area.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Official Website

Last updated January 9, 2024