The best parks & outdoor spots in Athol

“Seeds of Solidarity Education Center is the local go-to for no-till, agroecological know-how, with free and sliding-scale workshops, volunteer days, and the Women Healing Women Healing Earth series, plus a seasonal farmstand stacked with their fresh, famous salad and cooking greens. All on a solar-powered farm.”

“9-mile trail, old cart roads, and legit fishing access, including the Senator Robert D. Wetmore Memorial Fishing Hole. Less than five minutes from downtown Athol, plus a 200-foot historic stone dam for good measure.”

“Fern Glenn Conservation Area packs a lot into a mellow 1-mile loop, skirting a boreal swamp and steep talus woods traced by old stone walls, sugar maples, and red oaks. Lush ferns and clubmoss mini-forests shine, with rose pogonia orchids in July... if it's hunting season, wear blaze orange.”