F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

45 Mill St, Foxboro, MA

Covering 1,027 acres in Foxboro and Wrentham, F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is a passive use pine and oak forest. There are approximately 23 ... Read More

Borderland State Park

259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton, MA

Borderland is one of the most historically significant tracts of publicly owned land in the Commonwealth. Created in the early 1900s by artist and ... Read More

Bristol Blake State Reservation

108 North Street, Norfolk, MA

Offering 140 acres in the town of Norfolk, the reservation was once home to a commercial sawmill operation. A large, open field welcomes visitors a... Read More

Watson Pond State Park

1644 Bay Street, Taunton, MA

Watson Pond State Park is a beautiful 10 acre park in Taunton. Operated seasonally, it offers swimming (unguarded) and picnicking. Amen... Read More

Wilson Mountain Reservation

384 Common St., Dedham, MA

Called “ye wilderness” on old Dedham maps, Wilson Mountain Reservation is 207 acres of wild and varied terrain. The property was purcha... Read More

Houghton's Pond Recreation Area

840 Hillside Street, Milton, MA

The Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to spend the day and enjoy the calm, clear waters of Houghton’s Pond in the scenic ... Read More

Blue Hills Reservation

840 Hillside Street, Milton, MA

The Blue Hills were so named by early European explorers who, while sailing along the coastline, noticed the bluish hue on the slopes when viewed f... Read More

Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park and Moynihan Recreation Area

1015 Truman Parkway, Milton, MA

Open year round, dawn to dusk. The DCR Martini Shell was built in 1960 as an outdoor theatre and is named in honor of Francis D. Martini, a US Army... Read More

Stony Brook Reservation

Enneking, Turtle Pond, and Dedham Parkways, Hyde Park, MA

Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Enneking, Dedham and Turtle Pond Parkways wind through extensive tree covered hills, valleys, rock-outcroppings and ... Read More

Cutler Park Reservation

12 Brainard St., Hyde Park, MA

This six hundred-acre reservation is administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. Formerly the wate... Read More

Neponset River Reservation

Truman Pkwy, Milton, MA

Open year round dawn to dusk. The Neponset River, unlike the Charles and Mystic Rivers, remains a natural estuary with extensive marshlands at its ... Read More

Southern New England Trunkline Trail - Douglas State Forest

107 Wallum Lake Road, Douglas, MA

The Southern New England Trunkline Trail (SNETT) runs approximately 22 miles from the Franklin State Forest on the east, to the Douglas State Fores... Read More

Brook Farm Historic Site

670 Baker St, Boston, MA

This National Historic Landmark is 179 acres of rolling fields, woodland and wetland and was the location of the experimental society of Transcende... Read More

Lincoln Woods State Park

2 Manchester Print Works Road, Lincoln, RI

Nestled between routes 146 and routes 123 , Lincoln Woods State Park is one of Blackstone Valley's great treasures. A short ride from Providence, P... Read More

Hemlock Gorge Reservation

Elliot St, Needham, MA

Open dawn to dusk. Hemlock Gorge in Needham, Newton and Wellesley is a small 23-acre wild area along the banks of the Charles River. The park is do... Read More

World War II Veterans Memorial State Park

Social Street, Woonsocket, RI

After the state began managing the park in the 1960s, a bathhouse and beach were installed. Later, under the direction of city planner, Robert L. B... Read More

Hammond Pond Reservation

888-918 Washington St, Newton, MA

Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Hammond Pond, a wooded reservation with a large, scenic pond, is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton adja... Read More

Lower Neponset River Trail

Neponset District, Dorchester, MA

Open year-round, dawn to dusk. The Lower Neponset River Trail follows the path of a former railroad bed along the shore of the Neponset River. Trav... Read More

Quincy Quarries

Route 93, Quincy, MA

It was here in West Quincy that America's large scale granite quarrying industry was born in 1825 when, after an exhaustive search throughout New E... Read More

Ames Nowell State Park

Linwood Street, Abington, MA

Ames Nowell is a year-round day use area with recreational activity centered around Cleveland Pond which is popular with boaters and fisherman. Dev... Read More

Foxborough, MA

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