Halibut Point State Park, Rockport, MA
Posted by: bctrail
N 42° 41.196 W 070° 37.906
19T E 366321 N 4727303
This 56 acre park on the northern tip of Cape Ann is part of a three property complex with spectacular ocean access and three state views.
Waymark Code: WM6TP4
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/19/2009
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Cooperatively managed by the Massachusetts DCR (Department of Conservation and Recreation) and TTOR (The Trustees of Reservations),
this Park, in concert with the adjoining
Halibut Point Reservation and the Town of Rockport's Sea Rocks, provides nearly a mile of spectacular ocean frontage. On a clear day, the coast is visible to Mount Agamenticus in southern Maine, about 40 miles away. Also visible are the Isles of Shoals, off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
One of the striking features of the Park is the old quarry hole, about sixty feet deep and now filled by springs with fresh water.
Please note that the other two properties (Halibut Point Reservation and Sea Rocks) are accessed from within this Park, and you must enter this park first. There is no entrance fee, but you must pay a $2.00 daily parking fee, unless you are a member of TTOR, when it is free.
Be sure to pick up a trail map, either on the web site, or at the Visitors Center.