Thoreau Farm Opens

to the Public!

Thoreau Farm will open to the public on Saturday, June 26, for the first time in its history after an extensive restoration and rehabilitation project.

Visit us on Saturdays and Sundays from June 26 through October 31. There will be a guided tour at 11:00 am ($4 per person). Self-guided tours are free from Noon - 4:00 pm.

Guided and group tours are available at other times by appointment ($4 per person).

The site is handicapped accessible. Free parking.
Click here for directions.

Opening Weekend Events

Thoreau Farm celebrates the opening of Henry David Thoreau's birthplace with these three special events. All are welcome for these free events.

We Still Need Your Help

Thanks to the help of Thoreau enthusiasts everywhere, the Trust has raised $920,000 for the restoration of the Henry David Thoreau birthplace! Work is nearly complete and we will open in June as planned, but we still need to raise another $30,000 to pay for the project. Please help us reach our goal-gifts of any size are welcome, and every gift makes a difference.
Make a tax-deductible contribution today!

Bill McKibben

Joins Trust

The Thoreau Farm Trust is pleased to welcome Bill McKibben, well-known environmentalist and writer, as an honorary member of our Board of Directors.

Robert Pinsky

chairs Thoreau

birthplace

campaign,

speaks at event

The Thoreau Farm Trust's ambitious effort to save and restore the Thoreau birthplace received a major boost with a visit and presentation by poet Robert Pinsky. Thrice named the U.S. Poet Laureate, Pinsky, who serves as honorary chair of the Trust's campaign to preserve the birthplace, spoke to an admiring audience at Concord Academy on a recent Sunday afternoon. Read more...