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A 200-acre state park was created in 1953 at the point where Slocums River empties into Buzzards Bay.
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Since 1981, nature-focused programming has been held at this 55-acre reserve, which includes a river estuary and a maritime forest.
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This adorable harborside park offers views of Little Island and the settlement of Padanaram across the water.
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New Bedford, which for much of the 19th century was the world's top whaling port, shares a border with Dartmouth.
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Contrary to what the name suggests, the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust's largest reserve is considerably kinder.
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This 130-acre beachfront parcel was home to a well-known, family-run salt farm for five generations.
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It must be late winter or early spring if there is a good time to visit this reserve at the mouth of Slocums River.
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A third generation family farm with a stand on the side of the road is located just west of the University of Massachusetts campus.
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The Trustees of Reservations and Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust acquired this public preserve in 1999 on what was formerly farmland along a beautiful section of the Slocums River.
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Every Friday from the beginning of June to the end of October, the South Dartmouth village of Padanaram hosts a farmers' market.
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