Camp Acton

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Camp Acton, which was formerly owned by the Boston Minuteman Boy Scout Council, is the only Acton conservation land able to accommodate individual or group picnicking or overnight camping. Seven relatively level campsites that are stone-free and dry remain from the Boy Scout ownership. Each has space for several tents and is maintained free of poison ivy, brambles, and other undergrowth. Within easy access of the parking area, each site is equipped with a picnic table, a stone campfire ring, and a firewood box and is located in a woodsy setting that allows some privacy. Short paths off an old woods road lead to each site. Permits are required for camping and may be obtained from the Natural Resources Office in the Town Hall. A portable toilet is located in the parking lot, but no water is provided. Close to the parking area is a large fieldstone fireplace, apparently the remains of an earlier structure. However, it is not suitable for any type of fire in its current condition.