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The Myles Standish State Forest is a state park and recreation area in Carver, Massachusetts. It is noted for being the largest publicly owned recreation area in the southeastern region of Massachusetts.

Offering fifteen thousand acres of area, the Myles Standish State Forest is actually a part of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion. Most of the park is composed of pitch pine and scrub oak forests, which is also noted as one of the largest of such areas located north of Long Island. It has 16 lakes and ponds, including coastal kettle ponds, making the park a remarkable location for recreation and nature study.

Visitors of the Myles Standish State Forest can easily enjoy swimming, hiking, hunting, camping, canoeing, biking, boating, fishing, picnicking, and skiing at the park.
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