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Total Parks Found In Massachusetts: 244<<first <previous next> last>> DAR State Forest 78 Cape Street (Route 112) Goshen, MA Type: State, Forest Original land donated by the Daughters of the American Revolution; Features include include Upper and Lower Highland Lakes, a swimming beach, picnic area, picnic pavilion, trails, and 51 wooded campsites with showers and a private beach; Open year-round sunrise to sunset Demarest Lloyd State Park 115 Barney's Joy Road Dartmouth, MA Type: State Status: Seasonal Located on Buzzards Bay near Horseneck Beach; Features an 1800 foot long saltwater beach with calm and shallow waters, also a scenic viewing area and walking trails Dighton Rock State Park Bay View Avenue Berkley, MA Type: State Site of an 11 foot high glacial erratic boulder carved with ancient petroglyphs now moved into a small museum (open by appointment) Doane Rock Picnic Area Pinecrest Drive (about 399 Doane Road) Eastham, MA A picnic area located next to Doane Rock (a giant boulder); This area is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore and is located across from the Little Creek Staging Area Dorchester Shores Reservation Morrissey Boulevard Boston, MA Type: Urban Includes Malibu Beach, Victory Road Park, and Tenean Beach; offers swimming, fishing , bathhouse, restrooms, first aid, concession, picnic area, playground Douglas State Forest 107 Wallum Lake Road Douglas, MA Type: State, Forest State Forest that borders Connecticut & Rhode Island; Features Wallum Lake, a swimming beach, The Midstate Trail (a long-distance hiking trail), and a rare Atlantic White Ceder swampland Draw Seven Park Foley Street Somerville, MA Type: Urban Part of Mystic River Reservation; 9 acres; offers 2 soccer fields, picnic area, biking Drummer Boy Park 773 Main Street (Old King's Highway, Route 6A) Brewster, MA Type: Municipal Dunn State Park 289 Pearl Street (Route 101) Gardner, MA Type: State Features a 20 acre pond East Brimfield Damsite Riverview Avenue Sturbridge, MA Type: Conservation Land 0.75 mile nature trail; can also walk along top of the dam Ellisville Harbor State Park Route 3A Plymouth, MA Type: State A former 18th century farmstead located on the coast; Not a swimming beach Elm Bank Reservation Cheney Drive (off of Washington Street, Route 16) Wellesley, MA Type: State, Conservation Land "182 acres of woodlands, fields, and old estate property is surrounded on three sides by the Charles River" [from DCR website]; features a museum & the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Erving State Forest 122 Long Pond Road (Route 2A) Erving, MA Type: State, Forest State forest that includes a recreation area and campground on Laurel Lake F. Gilbert Hills State Forest 45 Mill Street Foxborough, MA Type: State, Forest Located in Foxboro and Wrentham; 23 miles of trails Fall River Heritage State Park Davol Street Fall River, MA Type: State Located on Taunton River overlooking Battleship Cove; features a visitor's center, a boardwalk, an antique carousel, and a 3 acre meadow Federated Women's Club State Forest West Street Petersham, MA Type: State, Forest State forest that stretches south and west into the Quabbin Reservoir watershed; Offers primitive service campsites Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary 100 Felix Neck Drive Edgartown, MA Type: Wildlife Preserve 4 miles of trails; This conservation area of Martha's Vinyard includes shorelines, ponds, a salt marsh, woodlands, and meadows Field Farm & The Folly 554 Sloan Road Williamstown, MA A property formerly owned by the Bloedel family; Features The Guest House (a B&B inn), The Folly, picnic tables, a farm, a pond, and 4.5 miles of trails (moderate hiking); The Folly is an strangely designed outbuilding built near the pond in 1966 (open for tours on Saturday afternoons from June to October) Forest Park 293 Sumner Avenue (or Route 5 Longmeadow line) Springfield, MA Type: Urban Large municipal park featuring a petting zoo, ice skating arena, swimming pool, sports fields, tennis courts, picnic areas, playground, duck ponds, a farmers market, and summer concerts; In winter it is used for Bright Nights. Additional fees apply to some areas such as the zoo and ice skating rink or for special events. Entrance fee ($3 or $5 as of 2019) or season pass required for vehicles. Free to pedestrians. Entrances on Sumner Ave, Trafton Rd, and Route 5 (Longmeadow line). Open year-round. Forest River Park West Avenue Salem, MA Type: Municipal Home to Pioneer Village (replica of 1600s fishing village); park offers picnic areas, playground, 2 beaches with lifeguards Fort Phoenix State Reservation Green Street Fairhaven, MA Type: State A small park located next to Fort Phoenix on Buzzards Bay; Historic site; Offers scenic views, picnicking, hiking, and swimming on a half-mile beach on Buzzards Bay Fort Revere Park 60 Farina Road Hull, MA Type: State The site of two former fortifications; Located on Telegraph Hill in Hull Village; Open year-round; Free programs and events are held here Fountain Pond State Park Route 7 Great Barrington, MA Type: State A fairly small park located around a pond; No facilities Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park 1015 Truman Parkway Boston, MA Type: State, Urban The DCR Martini Shell is an outdoor theatre used for concerts and other events Franklin Park 1 Franklin Park Road Boston, MA Type: Urban Largest park in Boston; Located in the Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester neighborhoods of Boston; Areas include the Franklin Park Zoo and The Playstead (sports fields) Freetown-Fall River State Forest Slab Bridge Road Freetown, MA Type: State, Forest Features a day use area (near the entrance) and a forest with 50 miles of unpaved roads and trails; Also includes the 227 acre Watuppa Reservation of the Wampanoag Nation Georgetown-Rowley State Forest Route 97 Georgetown, MA Type: State, Forest State forest located in the northeastern Massachusetts along Route I-95 between Georgetown, Rowley, and Boxford Goose Pond Reservation Cooper Creek Road Lee, MA Type: Conservation Land This reservation is only accessible by canoe or kayak from the north shoreline of Goose Pond; It consists of a stretch of rocky shoreline that rises nearly 300 feet to a ridge top; Access is difficult; There is no boat landing area and no trails; Open year-round Governor Oliver Ames Estate 35 Oliver Street Easton, MA Type: Conservation Land Former estate of Oliver Ames, who was the Governor of Massachusetts from 1887 to 1890; The Ames family owned a successful tool manufacturing company; The property features rolling hills, meadows, ponds, and mature trees; Open year-round, sunrise to sunset Granville State Forest 323 West Hartland Road Granville, MA Type: State, Forest State forest located in the towns of Granville and Tolland; Offers a wooded camping area (42.051567, -72.971783) with toilet and shower facilities; This forest borders Tunxis State Forest in Connecticut; Note: The back entrance is on Ore Hill Road (42.068417, -72.962833) Great Brook Farm State Park 984 Lowell Street Carlisle, MA Type: State Features a working dairy farm; visitors center; "Smart" barn tours; 20 miles of trails; historic sites; walking trails; ice cream stand Great Neck Wildlife Sanctuary Stockton Shortcut (off Great Neck Road) Wareham, MA Type: Wildlife Preserve 2.5 miles of trails follow old carriage roads and deer paths; Property is a priority habitat of rare species; Managed by Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (Massachusetts Audubon Society); Free admission Greenfield Energy Park 50 Miles Street Greenfield, MA Type: Urban 1.25 acres town park; "gathering place for lunches, concerts or workshops and to provide public education about issues of sustainable energy" [from website] Groff Park Mill Lane Amherst, MA Type: Urban Pavilion rentals & field rentals; picnic tables, playground, baseball/softball fields, wading pools, restrooms Halibut Point Reservation Gott Avenue Rockport, MA Type: Conservation Land Status: Seasonal Located in Cape Ann on the shore and bluffs of Halibut Point; This park adjoins the 54-acre Halibut Point State Park which is a former granite quarry and has a visitors center; The parking lot is shared with the state park which charges a $2 fee for nonmembers; Open year-round Halibut Point State Park Gott Avenue Rockport, MA Type: State Status: Seasonal Located in Cape Ann in a former granite quarry; offers a visitors center (in a fire-control tower), walking trails, and scenic viewing areas; Saturday morning tours; $2 parking fee; This park adjoins the 12-acre Halibut Point Reservation Hammond Pond Reservation Hammond Pond Parkway Newton, MA Type: State "located in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton... It is a natural forest with wooded trails and large geological formations. Nearby Lost Pond has a quaking bog and system of natural trails" [from DCR website] Hampton Ponds State Park 1048 North Road (Route 202) Westfield, MA Type: State Popular boating area Harold Parker State Forest 1951 Turnpike Street (Route 114) North Andover, MA Type: State, Forest Located in Andover, North Andover, North Reading & Middleton; Features Lorraine Park Campground, 11 ponds, beaches, and 35 miles of logging roads and trails; The campground is at 133 Jenkins Road in Andover Head of the Plains Barrett Farm Road (off of Madaket Road; or Red Barn Road) Nantucket, MA Type: Conservation Land This area contains miles of hiking trails, sandplain grasslands, shrub thickets, wetlands, and woodlands Hemlock Gorge Reservation Hamilton Place (off of Central Avenue/Elliot Street) Newton, MA Type: State The park is mainly a gorge which surrounds the Charles River in Needham, Newton and Wellesley; features Echo Bridge (a National Historic Landmark) Heritage Park 3 Dearborn Street (at 338 North Main Street) East Longmeadow, MA Type: Urban A small park with a pond (stocked with fish), two baseball fields, soccer field, picnic area, playground, and dog park; 2 parking areas; There are usually Canada geese, ducks, and swans in and around the pond Heritage Park 524 Main Street (Route 130) Mashpee, MA Type: Municipal Town park; Two playgrounds (one at 534 Main St, the other at 139 Ashumet Rd) Holyoke Heritage State Park 221 Appleton Street Holyoke, MA Type: State, Urban An urban state park in Holyoke featuring The Children's Museum, the restored antique Holyoke Merry-Go-Round, the Volleyball Hall of Fame, a visitors center with exhibits on paper manufacturing and Holyoke's industrial history, and picnic areas Hopkinton State Park 164 Cedar Street (Route 85) Hopkinton, MA Type: State Park offers 2 swimming beaches, stocked fishing, 1 reservable group picnic site, 12 other picnic areas (300 tables), and trails Horseneck Beach State Reservation 5 John Reed Road (Route 88) Westport, MA Type: State 2-mile long sandy beach located at the western end of Buzzards Bay; always breezy; Features a 100-site campground Houghton's Pond Recreation Area 840 Hillside Street Milton, MA Type: State Features a 24 acre pond with a swimming beach, lifeguards in summer, stocked fishing, 3 reservable picnic sites, a playground, and a concession pavilion; Note: parking lots close at 8 pm Hubbard Park 205 Parker Street (near Goodwin St.) Springfield, MA Type: Urban Small urban park with ball fields, tennis courts, etc. City owned. Johnny A. Kelley Recreation Area 168 Old Bass River Road (or 85 Bob Crowell Road) Dennis, MA Type: Municipal Joseph Sylvia State Park Beach Road Oak Bluffs, MA Type: State A two mile narrow spit of land that forms a barrier beach across Sengekontacket Pond and Edgartown Harbor; It Includes Joseph Sylvia Beach and Bend-in-the-Road Beach; Waters are usually warm and calm <<first <previous next> last>> |
