The Friends of Beckley Furnace work to preserve, research, and facilitate access to the historic Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument in North Canaan. As Connecticut’s only designated Industrial Monument, Beckley Furnace constitutes the centerpiece of the Upper Housatonic Valley’s Iron Heritage Trail. The site was historically used to manufacture railroad car wheels, and it appears on the National Register of Historic Places. As caretakers of the state park, the Friends maintain a small picnic facility and a hiking trail. Pond fishing and swimming are also popular activities at the monument. Members of the Friends of Beckley Furnace serve as docents in the summer months, providing staff and guided tours to educate the public about the monument’s history and public value.
Friends of Beckley Furnace State Park

- FOBF, Inc, PO Box 383, East Canaan, CT 06024
- Friends of American Legion & Peoples State Forest
- Friends of Auerfarm Scenic Reserve
- Friends of Beckley Furnace State Park
- Connecticut Forest & Park Association
- Friends of Chatfield Hollow State Park
- Friends of Dinosaur State Park & Arboretum
- Friends of Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
- Friends of Fort Trumbull State Park
- Friends of Gillette Castle State Park
- Friends of Goodwin Forest
- Groton Open Space Association
- Friends of Hammonasset Beach State Park
- Friends of Harkness Memorial State Park
- Friends of Heublien Tower
- Friends of Mansfield Hollow State Park
- Friends of Mono Pond State Park
- Friends of Pachaug State Forest
- Friends and Neighbors of Putnam Memorial State Park
- Friends of Seaside State Park
- Friends of Sessions Woods WMA
- Friends of Sherwood Island State Park
- Sleeping Giant Park Association
- Caretakers of Soapstone
- Friends of Sunrise-Machimoodus State Parks
- Friends of Topsmead State Forest
- Friends of Valley Railroad
- West Rock Ridge Park Association
- Windsor Locks Canal Trail Friends