Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge


Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Parks Directory of the United States / National Wildlife RefugesAddress:73 Weir Hill Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776

Phone:978-443-4661
Fax:978-443-2898
Web: www.fws.gov/northeast/greatmeadows
Established: 1947.
Location:20 miles west of Boston.
Facilities:Visitor center, trails, viewing sites.
Activities:Fishing, hiking, hunting, canoeing, educatonal programs.
Special Features:Minute Man National Historical Park and Thoreau's Walden Pond are located nearby.
Habitats: 3,600 acres of freshwater wetlands along 12 miles of the Concord and Sudbury rivers.
Access: Open from dawn to dusk.
Wild life: Wood ducks, black ducks, mallards, muskrats, red fox, raccoons, and weasels.

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