DCR’s Halibut Point State Park announces FREE February Programs 

Programs are free and open to the public. Parking is free through April 2026.  An adult must accompany children. Reasonable accommodations available upon request.  Guided group tours available with reservations:  978.546.2997  or  halibut.point@mass.gov 

SPECIAL EVENT!  February 14-22nd  daily, 10am-2pm
February School Vacation = “Stay”cation!!!   
Saturday 14th through Sunday 22nd  Heavy rain/snow cancels.
10:00am—2:00pm at Visitor Center area

• Quarrying History Self-Guide: family fun for all ages at your leisure! 
• Quarry Quest—Treasure Hunt! Follow clues, unscramble letters, and find the treasure box! Family fun adventure—on trails you may never have walked before—while learning about nature and the Babson Farm Granite Quarrying history. For ages 8 and up.
• StoryWalk® The Nest Robin Built, by Denise Fleming. Friends of HPSP co-sponsored. Self-guided reading pages posted along a lovely Park trail near the visitor center. Connect with nature and each other while enjoying the magic of reading together in the outdoors!  For ages 4-7 with favorite adult.  StoryWalk® created and registered by Anne Ferguson, Montpelier, VT, with Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

PROGRAMS

Sundays:  February 1, 8, 15, and 22
World War II Tower Tour:  Watching the Coastal Edge, 11:00 am—12:00 pm.  Meet in Visitor Center.  For ages 12 and up.
One day after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, U.S. enhanced defenses with coastal patrols and built a network of watch towers at ocean edges.  One tower, completed in 1944, now serves as Halibut Point State Park’s renovated Visitor Center!  Join this guided “tower tour/talk” about Halibut’s military history and the then cutting-edge technology.  Includes an opportunity to climb the five-story tower!  Heavy rain/snow cancels. 
 
Sunday, February 15
For the Love of Birding, 8:00 am—10:00 am.  Meet at Parking area.  For all ages.
Winter brings ducks and birds escaping frozen ponds up north.  You’ll see Harlequin ducks and Loons at the rocky coastal water’s edge.  Join us for a short, leisurely walk while learning about their sounds, habits, and flight patterns.  Bring binoculars if you have them.  Wear sturdy, warm footwear/boots/ice creepers, clothing layers, and wear sunscreen or a scarf on your face to protect you from the very windy coast. Heavy rain/snow cancels.

For information about any listing or program at Halibut Point State Park, email:  Ramona Latham:   ramona.latham@mass.gov  

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), an agency of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, oversees nearly 500,000 acres of parks and forests, beaches, bike trails, watersheds, dams, and parkways. Led by Commissioner Brian Arrigo, the agency’s mission is to protect, promote, and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources. To learn more about DCR, our facilities, and our programs, please visit www.mass.gov/dcr.