Tolland State Forest
About
Tolland State Forest is a 359-acre state forest in Massachusetts, about 6.6 miles from the town of Blandford. It is managed by the state park agency. For comfortable weather, early fall is a good bet: September typically brings highs around 75°F and lows near 52°F, based on averages from a weather station at Westfield, about 13 miles away. Winters are cold, with typical January highs around 33°F. The closest outing is a 3.5-mile loop hike just 0.2 miles away. Hammertown Loop and Clam River Loop sit within about 4 miles for more hiking, and climbers can head to Acorn Face/Squirrel Wall, roughly 4.1 miles off.
Park size
359 acres
Location
Tolland State Forest
Massachusetts
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–84°F and lows of 40–61°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Westfield 3 Sw, MA weather station, 13 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan33° high16° low
- Feb37° high17° low
- Mar45° high25° low
- Apr58° high35° low
- May70° high46° low
- Jun78° high56° low
- Jul84° high61° low
- Aug82° high59° low
- Sep75° high52° low
- Oct62° high40° low
- Nov49° high31° low
- Dec38° high22° low
Where it is
- Tolland State Forest · Public land
- Nearest town
- Blandford, Massachusetts · 6.6 mi
- Managed by
- State Park and Recreation
Nearby
- (3.5-mile loop)Hiking0.2 mi
- Hammertown LoopHiking3.5 mi
- Clam River LoopHiking4 mi
- Acorn Face/Squirrel WallRock climbing4.1 mi
- Hanging MountainRock climbing5.1 mi
- Peebles BrookCanoeing5.2 mi
- Grotto, TheRock climbing5.3 mi
- Little RiverCanoeing9.2 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
