Freetown (Massachusetts)

Freetown is a rural town on the Assonet River in the SouthCoast region of Massachusetts. It includes the villages of East Freetown and Assonet.

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41.7793-71.0421 Freetown-Fall River State Forest, ☏ +1 508 644-5522. Slab Bridge Rd., Assonet. Near the main entrance is a day-use area, with a wading pool, picnic area, and restrooms. The rest of the 5400 acre forest offers 50 miles of unpaved roads and trails for horseback riding, cross country skiing, and mountain biking. Seasonal motorcycle and snowmobile users are welcome, as are hunters and fishermen in season. Rattlesnake Brook is stocked with brook trout each spring. The Forest also includes the 227 acre Watuppa Reservation, the site of annual tribal meetings of the Wampanoag Nation, which belongs to that tribe. Profile Rock, a 50-foot outcropping, shows a profile of what the Wampanoags believe to be Chief Massasoit.

Lakeside Family Festival (St. John Neumann Church), 157 Middleboro Rd, ☏ +1 508-763-2240. Amusement rides, game booths, food, flea market. wheel chair accessibility. (updated Nov 2022)

Assonet Inn, 16 Water St, ☏ +1 508 644-2777. (lunch/dinner)
Assonet Pizza, 66 S. Main St, ☏ +1 508 644-2062. (lunch/dinner)
Everybody's Pizza, 54 County Rd, ☏ +1 508 763-5933. (lunch/dinner)
George's Snack Shack, 15 Ridge Hill Rd, ☏ +1 352 603-5747. (lunch/dinner)
Harry's Diner, 63b So. Main St., +1 508-644-3339. (lunch/dinner)
Hugo's II Road House, 50 Middleboro Rd, ☏ +1 508 763-3284. (lunch/dinner)
Independence Harbor, 10 Narrows Rd, ☏ +1 508 644-2225. (functions, occasional Sunday brunches)
Kathy's Coffee Shop & Creamery, 66 S. Main St, ☏ +1 508 644-3396. (breakfast)
Nephew's Restaurant, 2 Crossroads Dr, ☏ +1 508 763-4405. (dinner)
USA Donuts, 1 Chace Rd, ☏ +1 508 763-3766. (breakfast/lunch)

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