J. Harry Rich State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
J. Harry Rich State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 418 acres in Middlesex County, Massachusetts (State forest); PAD-US does not record its manager. It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 418 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land) |
| Manager type | Unknown |
| Designation | State Conservation Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Middlesex County |
| Reference point | 42.64135, -71.58103 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 2 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land). We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- Baddacook Pond Other state land · 77 acres · 3 mi
- Unkety Brook Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 807 acres · 3.4 mi
- Squannacook River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,843 acres · 3.7 mi
- Hauk Swamp Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 60 acres · 4 mi
- Nissitissit River Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 415 acres · 4.1 mi
- Tully Wildlife Refuge State wildlife / game area · 107 acres · 4.8 mi
- Hunting Hills Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 425 acres · 5 mi
- Mulpus Brook Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 496 acres · 5.2 mi
- Townsend Hill Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 716 acres · 5.5 mi
- Dunstable Brook Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 46 acres · 6.4 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “J. Harry Rich State Forest” in Massachusetts combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.