Signs along the roadways in MSSF help visitors find their way around the nearly 15,000 acre forest.
View from the Easthead Reservoir Trail. Trail head begins at MSSF Headquarters' parking lot.
To DCR. Contact Information for the Friends of Myles Standish State Forest Inc. and the Myles Standish State Forest
Friends of Myles Standish State Forest E-mail: friends@friendsmssf.com
Snail Mail:
Sharl Heller, President
Friends of Myles Standish State Forest, Inc.
P.O. Box 1199
Plymouth, MA 02362Visit the Friends of Myles Standish State Forest Hiking and Birding Meetup Group.
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Contact the Myles Standish State Forest Headquarters:
Myles Standish State Forest
John C. Roberts
Recreational Facility Sup. IV.
P.O. Box 66
South Carver, MA 02366
PH 508-866-2526
Fax 508-866-5043
Email: john.roberts@state.ma.usMyles Standish State Forest Official Links
The Myles Standish State Forest is located in the County of Plymouth, Massachusetts, within the towns of Plymouth, Carver and Wareham.
Visit the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) official web site for MSSF's official web site by clicking here.
This is MSSF "summer use" map.
This is the MSSF "winter use" map.
FMSSF meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month in the Conference Building,across the street from the forest headquarters. Check Home Page for the next meeting date and time. The Conference Building is wheelchair accessible. All are welcome.
Directions to Myles Standish State Forest:
Myles Standish State Forest is located in southeast Massachusetts bordering the towns of Plymouth, Carver, and Warehm.
From the North: Take Rte. 3 south to exit 5, turn right onto Long Pond Rd. (west) and continue for about 3 miles to the entrance on the right.
From Rte. 495: Take Rte. 495 to exit 2 (South Carver) and the intersection with Rte. 58. Take Rte. 58 north on Cranberry Rd., follow signs.
From Southeast: Rte.3 north to exit #3. Left off of ramp. Right onto Long Pond Rd, go 2 miles to forest entrance.
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