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Barre Falls Dam
Nat'l Recreation Area
Nat'l Recreation Area

Barre Falls Dam

Massachusetts · MA

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The Mid-State Hiking Trail traverses the park and provides easy access to this popular local hiking activity. Picnicking, canoeing, fishing and hunting are popular summer sports. Snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are prominent in winter. Wildlife viewing and scenery observation of the Ware River Watershed are popular year-round. For up-to-date information, call (978) 928-4712.

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The Barre Falls Dam is located on the Ware River in Barre, Massachusetts, United States, about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) below the junction of the river's east and west branches and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Worcester, Massachusetts.

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