Facilities

Overview

This area offers open and rolling meadows, sprawling wetlands, and even stands of birch, beech, and oak. Acting primarily as conservation land for Amesbury's Powow River watershed, it is fully open to the public. Popular uses are dog walking, sledding, hiking, and various organized events.

Woodsom Farm was purchased by Amesbury in 1989 in order to protect it from being the site of a housing development. Thirty years later in 2019, Woodsom was officially declared a city park.

The beautiful Powow River shapes the farm's western border. Follow the main trail from the soccer fields parking lot to a perfect swimming hole where dogs and humans can often be found taking a dip. For intrepid kayakers, start at Lake Gardner beach and paddle 3.8 miles up river to this spot for a picnic!

A Wide Variety of Uses

Here is a list of activities that have been known to take place at Woodsom Farm, in no particular order:

Dog walking, Soccer, Hiking, Bird watching, Cross-country running, Cyclocross training, Mountain Biking, Sledding, Model rocket launching, Kayaking, Horseback riding, Drone racing, Snowkiting, Snowshoeing, Model aircraft flying, Picnicking, Jogging, Cross-country skiing, Paramotoring, Berry picking, Walking, Unauthorized motorized vehicles are prohibited.

Access

Follow Lion's Mouth Road from downtown.

For Woodsom South, parking is on the left at the very beginning of the open field.

For Woodsom North and the soccer fields, look for the unsigned driveway on the right at a crosswalk. Follow to the end of that driveway for a parking lot with porta-potties.

Woodsom can also be accessed from various trailheads on Whitehall Rd. and Woodsom Drive.