Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Concord Unit

Beautiful Location for a Nature Hike

I hiked here on my recent trip to Concord. I hiked the dike trail and it was a gorgeous day! If you go early in the day, you're more likely to see a variety of birds. The trail is mostly flat, altho...

Great place for birdwatching and a picnic

Really nice walk; lots of birds; leaves were changing colors and it was beautiful; saw a family of geese!

Peaceful natural escape surrounded by suburban estates.

We visited here this warm morning to walk the trails. At the observation deck of the huge freshwater wetland, we were shocked to learn that this watershed became a Superfund site in 1983. The upstrea...

Wetland nature retreat

We frequently come to Great Meadows in Concord for a nature walk and to take pictures. There is a nice trail around large portion of the pond, which is covered with marshes and blooming lotuses in the...

Beautiful Wetlands!

This is a really vast wetland, well worth visiting. We visited it in the fall, well past the peak of the foliage season. But it was still very nice to look out over the marsh, and observe the wildlife...