Recreation Areas
There is a large picnic/recreation area, with two reserveable picnic shleters located near the south end of the lake. The entrance is on Wallace Road in Sturbridge, near the Quinebaug river bridge. A boat ramp is also located in the recreation area. Camping and swimming are not permitted. The is no entrance fee. The recreation area is open daily during the summer season (3rd Saturday in May to the 2nd Sunday in September) from 8am to 8pm.
A 1.8-mile (2.9 km) loop trail, known as the Westville Lake Community trail, circles the lake. It is open to all non-motoized use. It can be accessed from the recreation area, the damsite parking lot, and the Wallace Road trailhead.
The Heritage trail, a walking trail, starts at the damsite and heads north along the river to nearby West Street School.
The Grand Trunk Trail, which follows the grade of the never completed Southern New England Railway, leads 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from the recreation area to River Road in Sturbridge. The western half of the Community Trail loop follows this railbed as well. The trails, including the damsite and Wallace Road parking areas, are open year-round from sunrise to sunset.
A canoe launching area and fishing area is located along Old Mashapug Road west of the recreation area. Canoeists can paddle up the Quinebaug River as far as Turner's Club Field in the village of Fiskdale, approx. 5 miles (8.0 km) upstream. Old Mashapaug Road is open to vehicles during daylight hours from the opening of fishing season in April to the Sunday after Labor Day.
A 3/4 mile trail is also available in the Hobbs Brook area of the project, with a trailhead off Hall Road in Sturbridge.
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