Nipmuck State Forest

Nipmuck State Forest
Ashford, Stafford, Union, Willington, Woodstock

I like to be thorough and almost always am, but when it comes to the Nipmuck… it’s tough. It’s big and it’s sprawling, sure, but most importantly it contains many secrets within it. Secrets I hope to uncover over time.

The Nipmuck (or Nipmuc, meaning “Fresh Water People”) is named after, well, the Nipmucks. The most familiar part of the state forest surrounds Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union. In fact, when people hike there, they think they are staying within the state park… but they are almost never not. And I plan to explore much further afield… we shall see.