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Hopemead State Park Access

Hopemead State Park Access provides a small parking lot and easy access to Gardner Lake via a short, flat 1. 2-mile out-and-back trail on a historic roadway.

The 60-acre undeveloped park offers fishing and hiking opportunities with scenic lakefront views, though swimming is not permitted and there are no developed amenities or boat launch facilities.


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