Callahan State Park — Attraction in Framingham

Go with Caution. I'm a dog lover(background). I was sitting on the side of the road while a German shepherd sneaked over in what I see as half hunting mode. The owner was not far away and wasn't concerned at all. Somehow it got around one meter away from my back. I watched enough Wild Life shows to know the risk of show my back and neck. So I turned around to face the dog. Meanwhile it got more serious and took my shirt on the ground, and started shaking it around violently. I knew it was no ordinary dog that I usually saw around here. So I started questioning the owner about the dog behavior. She was still not concerned and slowly walked towards me, saying it might just want to play. Honestly I didn't feel she cared about my safety at all. Now the dog barked more intensely, and at one point almost got to my leg. All those time I stood still and tried to ask the owner about the dog behavior, indicating taking it away from me. She cared less, and slowly and half-assingly leashed the dog. I also saw a post on the entrance tree saying that the kid was a hurt by a dog whose owner was unknown and she had to be quarantined for 6 weeks for potential disease risk. I just hope some dog owners can be more responsible and care about the people a bit more, instead of...

I like the north side of Callahan better than south because of fewer people and dogs... however you will sometimes see horses & trailriders on either side.

There are water features on both sides, lots of trails, wildlife, & letterboxes. Callahan borders many lovely spots and has ample parking.

The south side is generally better for winter walks because it is well-traveled, relatively less hilly, and trails are a bit better marked. It does get muddier though in spring.

The online trail map comes in handy until you are familiar with the area. The Bay Circuit Trail crosses through the north section on it way to Marlborough & Southborough, which is a lovely day hike if you start in Sudbury near Tippling Rock, traversing Callahan in Framingham. You can make a nice 10 mile hike out of it and pass some...

There are many entrances to different parts of the park. The south side of the park has a large parking lot and multiple trails. Highly used, especially by people with dogs. Not so clean. There are several more entrances on Edmunds road, one with a large parking lot that accesses the same trails from the other end and is clean. Also requires immediate ascent uphill. If you continue to the north section of the park, there are small pull off areas near Eastleigh farm and if go all the way to the end of Edmunds and turn right on Broadmeadow continue a few hundred yards you will find a well marked parking lot in the woods and two trail entrances. An easy 1 mile heart friendly loop, or you can use the trail maps and markers to go further. Beautiful for...