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Quarry Trail (Mount Tom State Reservation)
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Abandoned traprock quarry inside Mount Tom State Reservation, Holyoke. Not a swim — DCR-fenced; cliff walls and submerged debris.
At a glance
Overview
The Mount Tom Quarry is an abandoned traprock quarry inside Mount Tom State Reservation in Holyoke, acquired by DCR in 2022 after a long legal fight over a proposed fill project. Swimming in the flooded quarry is not permitted — DCR has installed fencing and barriers on approach routes because of the cliff walls, unstable edges, and submerged debris. Use the Quarry Trail as a rim-view stop and stay out of the pit.
- Also known as
- Mount Tom Quarry, Mt Tom State Reservation Quarry
- County
- Hampden
- Region
- Pioneer Valley
- Water type
- Quarry
- Swim feature type
- Quarry
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Park in the Mount Tom State Reservation lot off Reservation Road / Route 5 in Holyoke and pick up the Quarry Trail per DCR signage. Treat the quarry as a viewing stop from the rim; do not cross the fencing or scramble the walls.
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