Westport Town Farm

Westport Town Farm
Open Space Preserve
Agricultural Preserve
Historic Site
Westport Town Farm
Country United States
State Massachusetts
Location Westport, Massachusetts
 - coordinates 41°34′49.6″N 71°4′47.3″W / 41.580444°N 71.079806°W / 41.580444; -71.079806Coordinates: 41°34′49.6″N 71°4′47.3″W / 41.580444°N 71.079806°W / 41.580444; -71.079806
Biome Farmland, salt marsh.
Animal osprey, gulls, bald eagle
Founded 2007
Management The Trustees of Reservations
Area 40 acres (16 ha)
Website: Westport Town Farm

Westport Town Farm is a 40-acre (16 ha) open space preserve and historic farm complex located in Westport, Massachusetts along the bracken East Branch of the Westport River. The property, owned by the town of Westport and managed by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations through contract since 2007, was once the town's poor farm and local infirmary.

The preserve includes hiking trails, working farmland, salt marsh frontage, an antique farmhouse, dairy barn, corn crib, and stone walls dating back to Colonial times. It is open to hiking, picnicing, cross country skiing, canoeing, and kayaking. The preserve trailhead is located on Drift Road in Westport.

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