Chandler Brook Preserve

Chandler Brook, a major tributary of the Royal River, is accessible from the Royal River Water Trail section from Wescustogo Park to Route 9. Access Chandler Brook Preserve from the boat launch on the Royal River off Route 9 at Old Town House Park and paddle upstream. Paddlers will encounter no currents except minor rapids (easy to pole, push, or line upriver with no portage) under the North Road bridge. Please note that the banks of Chandler Brook are too steep for boat access or convenient foot access.

Visitors will find well-worn, natural paths in the forest and along the brook. These trails connect to the mowed paths around the perimeter of the fields. (Some of the lowland trails can be wet in sections after heavy rains and in the spring.) This preserve provides excellent bird-watching opportunities.

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Parking: All trails are easily accessed from the parking area and trailhead at 1409 North Road, North Yarmouth. Take a right onto a gravel driveway when you see a blue “Chandler Brook Preserve” sign. Stay left as the driveway forks.  The parking lot is at the end of the driveway, just before a railroad crossing and kiosk. Google Maps parking lot.

• Dogs must be under voice control and within sight or on leash.

• Please remember to clean up after your animals (dogs and horses) while visiting the preserve.

• Stay strictly on trails (including animals) April 15 to July 15 during bird nesting season.

• North Field is a protected habitat, no dogs or horses allowed.

• Hunting is allowed at Chandler Brook Preserve.

For more information about the preserve, visit North Yarmouth's Chandler Brook Preserve page.

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