The Crowell Conservation Area is a retired cranberry bog with approx. 2 miles of trails. Around the former bog areas, the trails are wide and feature views of marshes, ponds, and wetlands. A 1-mile spur trail extends south through the property to Lincoln Street. Excellent birding! Also known as Crowell Bog.

This property was an active cranberry bog for many years. It has been retired, and is slowly transitioning back to a natural state. There are still several outbuildings from the cranberry days on the property, including a large barn and two pump houses. Less picturesque is an electrical power supply, immediately adjacent.

Before European contact, the Mattakeeset band of the Massachuseuk (or Massachusett) Native American tribe lived for thousands of years in the North River watershed. Their village included most of today’s Pembroke and Hanson. Meanwhile the Patuxet band of the Wampanoag tribe inhabited the Jones River watershed, and the area now known as Kingston, Plymouth and Duxbury. This property lies within the upper portion of the Green Harbor River watershed, right between those two territories. It’s possible that both tribes utilized the area.

The Crowell Conservation Area property is adjacent to Tremont Street (MA-139).

Trails are wide and flat, occasionally thick with grass and vines, but mostly clear. There are some wet or muddy sections. From the southeastern portion of the loop, look for a 1-mile spur trail that leads into the woods, and loops around to Lincoln Street.