Welcome! Chances are you are at your home or your
office. Wouldn't you rather be out boating, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, or sailing in a Massachusetts state park?
One thing
we have found is that not everyone knows about their state parks so we have
put together this site to help find the fun places to go. To the side we
have listed related information. Have fun and enjoy the relaxation and
excitement of the outdoors!
Ames Nowell State Park
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Ames Nowell is a year-round day use area with recreational activity centered around Cleveland Pond which is popular with boaters and fisherman. Development includes a picnic area, ball field and several miles of trails along the pond edge and the surrounding woods
Appalachian Trail State Park
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The trail was the dream of Benton Mackaye which he initiated in 1921. The history of the trail is successful because of the years of cooperation between state, federal and local agencies, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), and local volunteers. Over seventy-miles of the Appalachian Trail were completed through Massachusetts in 1933
Ashland State Park
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Ashland State Park has 470 acres including the 157 acre Ashland Reservoir. The park is operated seasonally from Memorial Day through Labor Day and provides opportunities for swimming, picnicking, boating, fishing, bicycling and hiking. Beach improvements at the park include facilities for wheelchair access to the boathouse and by ramp into the pond
Bash Bish Falls State Park
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Bash Bish Falls is the state's most dramatic waterfall. Cascading water tumbles through a series of gorges and finally drops 80 feet over the falls and into a sparkling pool. Bash Bish Falls State Park is located within the much larger Mount Washington State Forest which offers 30 miles of trails and wilderness camping
Beartown State Forest
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Beartown State Forest is two distinctly different places in summer and winter. During the warm months pristine 35-acre Benedict Pond attracts swimmers, boaters and fishermen. Extensive networks of trails offer visitors a chance to glimpse deer, bear, bobcat, fisher and other wild animals who make the forest their home. Brooks and beaver ponds are plentiful. The Appalachian Trail intersects the forest's trails near Benedict Pond and offers spectacular views
Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park
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The Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park recalls the role of canals in transporting raw materials and manufactured goods between emerging industrial centers. Walk along restored sections of the Blackstone River Canal and Towpath from the River Bend Farm Visitors Center.
Borderland State Park
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Borderland is one of the most historically significant tracts of publicly owned land in the Commonwealth. Created in the early 1900s by artist and suffragist Blanche Ames and her botanist husband Oakes, Borderland offers many of the same pleasures that the Ames family enjoyed: picnicking in open meadows, walking on woodland trails, fishing, canoeing, ice-fishing, skating, sledding, and cross-country skiing.
Boston Harbor Island State Park
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The Boston Harbor Islands are a wonderful natural resource, only minutes by ferry from downtown Boston. 17 of the islands are managed as a unique state park with six islands staffed and open for daily public use, operated cooperatively by the Department of Environmental Management and the Metropolitan District Commission.
Bradley Palmer State Park
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This 721-acre former estate features pine needled paths, acres of sunny rolling meadows and spectacular rhododendrons which line old carriage roads. Peak bloom is usually in mid-June.
Brimfield State Forest
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This rolling, heavily forested property has over 20 miles of roads and trails and is used primarily for hiking, walking, horseback riding and fishing. Dean Pond Recreation Area, located in the western portion of Brimfield State Forest has a pavilion, comfort station, 100 linear feet of beach and picnic facilities. The roads are popular for equestrian use and related special events.
