THE BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

Carriage Room - The Carriage Room is the center for most indoor group meetings and for educational programs. This is also where the Touch Table, Wildlife Wall, and additional natural history items can be found.

Carriage Way - This area houses the directory for the building and park areas in general and is also home to the Park’s horse drawn carriage that would have traditionally been used on the farm.

Conference Room - This room offers an area that can be used for several purposes including small meetings, exhibit space, maps, models, and photos.

Family Fun at Endicott Park

Looking for an exciting and educational way to spend time with your family? Join Ranger Christine at Endicott Park for one of our monthly nature presentations. Click here for details.

Kidstown Playground

Wooden play structures and sand areas designed for unstructured, imaginative play. The playground has two main structures with one being a smaller and lower structure specifically designed to be toddler friendly.

Endicott Adventures – School Vacation Week Programs

Learn about local wildlife through games, stories, activities and lessons. Ranger Christine will lead children in an exploration of the park to learn about local wildlife. Click here for February vacation and click here for April vacation.

Goodnow Pond

At approximately an acre in size the pond offers excellent fishing opportunities for youngsters with a strong population of sunfish and yellow perch. Additional species include pickerel, catfish, eels, and a very large population of shiners. Adults are more than welcome to enjoy the fishing however a state fishing license is required.

On Line Registration for these
programs available here or by visiting the Danvers Recreation office
located at Town Hall, 1 Sylvan Street.

Orchards

The orchard areas contain some of the original apple trees planted at the onset of the farm. Many of the younger apple trees are replacements that are historically accurate as to the species of apple that were originally on the farm These areas are used for large permitted gatherings, as well as for informal passive enjoyment.

Activities Field

This is an open area reminiscent of a pasture or haying field.

Fitness Trail

A 1.8 mile exercise trail winding through woods, fields, and along existing roadways, this trail offers something for the athlete, as well as the passive walker.

Community Gardens

Formerly part of the Ingersoll pasture, now nearly 100 families cultivate vegetables and flowers in these community gardens. This is one of two agricultural areas within the Park. It is also referred to as the "Victory Gardens" commemorating their origin during World War II. For a nominal fee and on a first-come, first-served basis, members of the community can lease plots of land for the growing season.

The fee is $25.00 per plot (30'x30') per season. Interested parties should contact a Ranger or call the Park office for details. 1.978.774.6518.

The Children's Barn (The Old Stable)

It offers visitors the opportunity to view domestic farm animals housed in an historic farm building. Both structured and informal talks are conducted by the Park Staff for elementary level education in animal husbandry and the functions of a barn in the 19th century.

The Hay Barn

The upper barn section of this building originally housed the farms supply of hay, which was stored as a loose pile and filled to the rafters. Now it is used as general town storage and to house park equipment and vehicles, such as a tractor, mowers, ATV, and various grounds tools. The lower level is used as the park workshop, where picnic tables, gates, and other fixtures are constructed. Because this building is built on a concrete block, it is also used to temporarily store supplies of gas and oil.

Whipple Hill
An undisturbed forest growing on a glacial drumlin, offering visitors a peaceful area for quiet walks, exercise or ecological study.