Leave No Trace

Keep yourself, our community, and our rivers safe by following these Leave No Trace Guidelines when you’re out recreating.

Social Distancing While Paddling

Before heading to the water, review these helpful tips for COVID-19 and responsible paddling from the American Canoe Association.

Physical Distancing in Public Parks and Trails

Before hitting the water in your canoe, kayak, or SUP, watch these videos on paddling safety to make your trip safe and fun.

Grab your life jacket, paddles, and boat and hit the water! Use this Family Paddle Guide to pick an adventure that’s suitable for the whole family on the Wild and Scenic Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers! The guide shows 21 locations with descriptions including trails, suitability for baby strollers, dog restrictions, nearby activities, and more.

Family Friendly Map

Discover the outstanding resources along this 15 mile stretch of the Sudbury River. It highlights natural features, ecological areas, historical sites and places described in literature, all of which help to tell the rich story of the Sudbury River. You will pass through the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and its wide wetland floodplains which are habitat for many waterfowl. Near Heard Pond you will see Indian Point which once hosted the annual summer encampment of the Nipmucks and in Fairhaven Bay you will travel by the sites seen and written about by Henry David Thoreau.

You can find printed copies of the river guide in the following locations:

Bedford Boat Launch (map)

Lowell Road Boat Launch (map)

Maynard Boat Launch (map)

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit (map)

Explore the region’s early industrial past and view lots of wildlife as you paddle through remote sections of the Assabet River. The river is home to abundant wildlife, including bald eagles, great blue herons, river otters, painted turtles, largemouth bass and many other species of fish.

You can find printed copies of the river guide in the following locations:

Bedford Boat Launch (map)

Lowell Road Boat Launch (map)

Maynard Boat Launch (map)

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit (map)

The Concord River Boater's Trail is a guide to the outstanding resources along 10 miles of the Concord River. It highlights natural features, ecological areas, historical sites and places described in literature, all of which help to tell the rich story of the Concord River. On the Trail you will pass through the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge and its wide wetland floodplains which are habitat for many waterfowl.

You can find printed copies of the river guide in the following locations:

Bedford Boat Launch (map)

Lowell Road Boat Launch (map)

Maynard Boat Launch (map)

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord Unit (map)