Paddle Wallum Lake

Please note you can not enter the boat ramp area before 6:00 or you will be charged an admission fee.  Trip is suitable for all.

Meet at 6 p.m. for a 6:15 p.m. launch

Douglas State Park, Douglas, Ma., Wallum Lake is located on the border of  RI and MA., has  crystal clear water, and is an easy paddle.

107 Wallum Lake Road, Douglas, Massachusetts

42° 1.3′ N    71° 46.067′ W   See this location in: Google Maps

Wallum Lake is a large, almost 2-mile-long body of water rated as having good water quality by the Rhode Island DEM. The northern half of this 200-acre lake is within the Douglas State Forest in Douglas, Massachusetts.  The southern half lies in Rhode Island, partly in the Buck Hill Management Area.  A major portion of the shoreline in both states is protected and undeveloped.

The Wallum Lake Douglas State Forest boat launch area is ideal for large groups.  The main parking lot has numerous marked spaces for cars, trucks, and trailers.  The wide, asphalt-paved ramp can be used to launch eight to ten small boats at the same time.

Directions

From Route 146 in Massachusetts, Northbound or Southbound. From Route 146 in Massachusetts, take Exit 5 for Route 16, Uxbridge/Douglas.  Follow the roundabout signs to take Route 16 West toward Douglas, MA. Continue on Route 16 through the Douglas town center for a total of two miles.  Be sure to continue straight at the sign where Route 16 turns sharply to the right. Immediately after, see a large sign on the left for Route 96.

Bear to the right at the small Wallum Lake sign onto South West Main Street. Go one mile and turn left at the State Forest Wallum Lake sign onto Wallum Lake Road. Go 0.6 mile and turn right at the sign for Douglas State Forest, Wallum Lake. Drive about 0.5 mile to the guard shack and bear left onto the boat ramp road.  Drive to the end of the road and turn left into the put-in parking lot.

For questions about the BVPC, Contact Cheryl [email protected]  401-497-5887. Membership is required. Click on the link to learn  how to join:  Membership link .  If you are not a yet a member and are undecided about joining, come join us for a trip to help make up your mind.   Introduce yourself to one of the trip leaders in the orange shirts who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Note: Please inspect your boat and gear for any invasive Aquatic plants. If you have been on the water in the past 5 days, please clean and dry your equipment. Also, check, clean, drain and dry after.

If the trip is cancelled due to weather we will try to offer it on the next day  (Wednesday). Check the message board for changes and cancellations to trips – flatwater message board.

Please check the board before leaving for any trip.  We provide directions as a courtesy to paddlers however, you are responsible to refer to a map and familiarize yourself with the trip location.
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