Isinglass River Conservation Reserve

This is a really cool spot if you are an outdoors person and love local history. The trails were easy and well marked. The power of the river is absolutely incredible. It's really cool to start in the wetlands and work your way down and see the power build as more and more water builds up. I'd recommend doing the upper portion of the river and work your way down.

The beaver in the pond swimming around was an added bonus. I always have bad luck and spook them but this guy was easy to watch and the hill with bench provided a nice spot to watch him for a while.

The mill locations were cool but what really stood out to me was the incredible collection of cellar holes. If you are a cellar hole junky like me, there are some really nice well preserved ones particularly off the side trail from the mills. Great historic placards with info as you stroll in the historic areas. Also a small collection of family graves.

Parking was easy. My only concern would be erosion on the trail leading from the parking lot. We did have heavy rain before I went but I'd like to see that trail stabilized at some point as I imagine it could get messy.

Awesome... trails kid friendly. However, there are a few difficult for kids. Beautiful scenery & wildlife...

We went on a weekday evening and didn't encounter another group. Some of the trails were fairly average. Some snowmobile paths and a nice meander through the woods. The beaver pond was quaint. The Foss Mill trail and it's view points make this a 5. The river cascades along for a half mile or more. The old mill and house foundations are an interesting piece of history. It's a very beautiful place. If you have the time, I'd recommend to walk the river trail and explore the other side across the bridge.

Pristine trails, beautiful scenery and not over populated with other hikers. I recommend it, especially if you need to get a quick form of exercise without much physical exertion.

Interesting area to explore. Very little information about it on the internet but there are some old mill ruins and a few wooden benches around the river itself.

Edit 2019: There are now some nice informational signs up discussing the history of the various ruins.

It was an amazing winter walk with great scenery.

Had fun watching this guy at Beaver Pond Loop!

It's not crowded, perfect place to for walking the dog.

Good trail. Walked for about 1.5 hour. Nice scenery