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
June 3 - October 31
Park Grounds and Nature Trail
Open 24/7
Visitor Center
Wednesday - Sunday
10 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
Guided Tour of the Iron Works House (30 minutes)
Saturday & Sunday
11 am
Guided Tour of the Industrial Site (60 minutes)
Saturday & Sunday
2 pm
Pop-Up Blacksmithing and Waterwheel Demonstrations,
Hands-On River Stewardship Activites
Wednesday - Sunday
(as staff are available)
Restrooms
Daily
9 am - 4 pm
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.
