Basic Information

Visitors gaze at the turning basin from between the forge and blast furnace

NPS Photo / Jonathan Parker

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site preserves and interprets the first sustained, integrated iron works in British Colonial America, which operated on the Saugus River from 1646 to 1670.

This twelve-acre site contains a museum, reconstructed industrial buildings, working waterwheels, a reproduction blacksmith shop, a 17th-century home, herb garden, a half-mile nature trail, picnic area, visitor center, and dock.

 

Park Hours

	November 1 - May 31	June 1 - October 31
Park Grounds and Nature Trail	Open 24/7
Visitor Center	Closed for the Season Reopening June 2024	Wednesday - Friday, 10 am - 4 pm Saturday - Sunday, 9 am - 4 pm (as staff are available)
Saugus Iron Works Museum		Wednesday - Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
Industrial Site Buildings		Wednesday - Sunday 9 am - 4 pm
Restrooms		Daily 9 am - 4 pm
Iron Works House Tour (30 minutes)		Wednesday - Sunday 11 am
Industrial Site Tour (60 minutes)		Wednesday - Sunday 2 pm
Blacksmithing Demonstrations, Waterwheel Demonstrations, & Hands-On River Stewardship Activities		Wednesday – Sunday (as staff are available)

 

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Visitor Centers

National Park Service staff, partners and volunteers are available to assist visitors at the Broadhearth Visitor Center. The visitor center is open as staff are available Wednesday through Sunday.

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