Crosbie Family Preserve & Appleton Field

Scituate's Crosbie Family Preserve and Appleton Field are adjacent properties with several intersecting loop trails through 49 acres of fields, woodlands, and wetlands, dotted with numerous old stone walls. The preserve sits on a glacial drumlin with Appleton Field at its center and South Swamp wrapping around it -- keep an eye out for the unusual Atlantic white cedar along the orange trail, at the edge of the swamp. It is one of several connected properties in Scituate's West End, alongside the Bates Lane Conservation Area, the Higgins-MacAllister Preserve, and the Damon Preserve.