Recreation

Naturalist Ludlow Griscom enjoyed the river through field glasses as he sat quietly swatting mosquitoes. Henry David Thoreau preferred to sing and slosh along the Assabet in the nude. Even if neither of these activities is for you, the Assabet still offers plenty of recreational possibilities to file an idle afternoon in any season.

Continue to Kayaking and Canoeing or Fishing. Or pick up a guidebook and map to get you started.

Here is the OAR Assabet River Pocket Guide, a recreation guide to the Assabet River.

The Concord, Sudbury and Assabet Rivers
A guide to canoeing, wildlife and history
by Ron McAdow
Ron has written one of the best guides to the Assabet River in this handy and informative book. Each river is covered from headwaters to end point, with put-ins, places of interest, suggested outings, and natural history woven together with wonderful illustrations by Gordon Morrison.

The guide is available from the Sudbury Valley Trustees.

AMC River Guide
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
AMC's guides are well respected and this one is no exception. Now in its third edition the guide provides lots of useful information about navigating the rivers of New England, including the Assabet River.

This guide is available from the Appalachian Mountain Club, local bookstores and outdoor shops.

AMC Quiet Water Canoe Guide
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island
Like its sister publication, the AMC Quiet Water guide provides detailed information about area ponds, lakes, and reservoirs. The Assabet Reservoir in Westborough (the headwaters of the Assabet River) is featured in this guide.

This guide is available from the Appalachian Mountain Club, local bookstores and outdoor shops.