Red Rocks Conservation Area

Red Rocks Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Essex, Massachusetts. Red Rocks Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet West Gloucester, as well as near South Essex.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beechbrook Cemetery and West Gloucester station.

West Gloucester station

Railway stop

Photo: Thebigphil2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station on the Newburyport/Rockport Line, located off Massachusetts Route 133 in the west part of Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Coolidge Reservation

Nature reserve

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Coolidge Reservation is a nature reserve located in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The property is owned by The Trustees of Reservations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Gloucester.

Essex is a town in on Cape Ann in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Settled by direct descendants of the Mayflower passengers in the early 1600s, it was later world-renowned as North America's fishing schooner construction center.

Gloucester

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.