Massachusetts State Parks

Enjoy Massachusetts State Parks listed below.

Alewife Brook Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 136 acres with access to Little Pond, Little River and Alewife Brook. A major portion of the Alewife Reservation is designated wetland. The Reservation is located at the end of the Minuteman Bike Path in Arlington.

Ames Nowell State Park

Located in Plymouth County on 612 acres with access to Cleveland Pond. The park is primarily used for boating and fishing.

Ashland State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 472 acres with access to Ashland reservoir.

Bash Bish Falls State Park

Located in Berkshire County on 424 acres with access to Bash Bish Falls, (Massachusetts’ highest single-drop waterfall).

Beartown State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 120 acres with access to Benedict Pond. Approximately 7.5 miles of the Appalachian Trail travels through the forest.

Beaver Brook Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 303 acres. The park includes a cascading waterfall and a wading pool.

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 188 acres with access to Belle Isle Marsh. The reservation includes landscaped pathways, benches, and an observation tower. A portion of the Boston Harborwalk runs through the reservation.

Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park

Located in Worcester County on 1,066 acres with access to Blackstone River. The park is the midpoint of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor of the National Park System.

Blue Hills Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 6,165 acres with access to Houghton’s Pond and Ponkapoag Pond. The reservation has the distinction of being the largest conservation land within a major metropolitan area.

Borderland State Park

Located in Bristol and Norfolk Counties on 1,843 acres, (On National Register of Historic Places).

Boston Harbor Islands State Park

Located in Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Counties on 404 acres with access to the Boston Harbor.

Bradley Palmer State Park

Located in Essex County on 736 acres with access to Ipswich River. The park that features rolling meadows, lush evergreens and old carriage roads lined with rhododendrons.

Breakheart Reservation

Located in Essex and Middlesex County on 264 acres with access to Silver Lake, Pearce Lake and Saugus River. The reservation is hardwood forest principally used for birding, fishing and hiking.

Brimfield State Forest

Located in Hampden County on 3,523 acres with access to Dean Pond.

Bristol Blake State Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 140 acres. Adjacent to Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.

Brimfield State Forest

Located in Suffolk County on 141 acres.

C. M. Gardner State Park

Located in Hampden County 85 acres with access to Westfield River.

Callahan State Park

Located in Middlesex on 958 acres.

Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp

Located in Essex County on 65 acres with access to Saugus River, (Part of Breakheart Reservation).

Castle Island

Located in Suffolk County on 22 acres with access to Boston Harbor. The present fort, built between 1834 and 1851, is the eighth generation of forts and it is one of the oldest fortified sites in British North America.

Charles River Reservation

Located in Suffolk and Middlesex Counties on 863 acres with access to Charles River. Includes Charles River Dam, Charles River Basin and Esplanade, John F. Kennedy Park, and Teddy Ebersol’s Red Sox Fields. Covers Charles River below Watertown Dam; see also Upper Charles River Reservation.

Chester-Blandford State Forest

Located in Hampden County on 2,776 acres.

Chestnut Hill Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 1 acre with access to Chestnut Hill Reservoir. The Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District is considered a nineteenth-century masterpiece of engineering, urban planning and landscape design.

Chicopee Memorial State Park

Located in Hampden County on 562 acres with access to Cooley Brook Reservoir. The park includes two 25 acre ponds.

Clarksburg State Park

Located in Berkshire County on 1,469 acres with access to Mauserts Pond. Adjoins 3,011 acre Clarksburg State Forest.

Cochituate State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 872 acres with access to Lake Cochituate.

Connecticut River Greenway State Park

Located in Franklin, Hampden and Hampshire Counties on 1,048 acres with access to Connecticut River. Multiple state land holdings in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

Constitution Beach

Located in Suffolk County on 82 acres with access to Boston Harbor.

Cutler Park Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 739 acres with access to Charles River. It contains the largest remaining fresh water marsh on the middle Charles, and includes a boardwalk through a cattail marsh out onto an island.

D.A.R. State Forest

Located in Hampshire County on 1,728 acres with access to Upper and Lower Highland Lakes.

Demarest Lloyd State Park

Located in Bristol County on 200 acres with access to Buzzards Bay.

Dighton Rock State Park

Located in Bristol County on 98 acres with access to Taunton River. Dighton Rock is an 11 foot high glacial erratic covered with petroglyphs and has since been moved to a museum at the park.

Dorchester Shores Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 44 acres with access to Neponset River. The reservation comprises two beaches and a park.

Douglas State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 5,525 acres with access to Wallum Lake. Features include a rare Atlantic White Cedar swamp and 7.8 miles of the Midstate Trail.

Dunn State Park

Located in Worcester County on 132 acres with access to Dunn Pond.

Ellisville Harbor State Park

Located in Plymouth County on 97 acres with access to Cap Cod Bay. Walking trails overlooking a tidal marsh, sandy and rocky beach at trail end.

Elm Bank Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 175 acres with access to Charles River. 

Erving State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 2,422 acres with access to Millers River. The 110-mile (180 km) Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through a western parcel of the state forest.

F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

Located in Norfolk County on 1,030 acres.

Fall River Heritage State Park

Located in Bristol County on 14 acres with access to Taunton River. 

Federated Women's Club State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 970 acres with access to Fever River. 

Fort Phoenix State Reservation

Located in Bristol County on 1 acre with access to Atlantic Ocean. Features a Revolutionary War fort; 1/2 mile of Buzzards Bay beachfront.

Fort Revere Park

Located in Plymouth County on 6 acres with access to Atlantic Ocean. On Telegraph Hill in Hull, Massachusetts. Remnants of two seacoast fortifications, water tower with observation deck, military history museum and picnic facilities

Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park and Moynihan Recreation Area

Located in Suffolk County on 5.6 acres with access to Neponset River. Features outdoor theatre and play fields.

Freetown Fall River State Forest

Located in Bristol County on 5,217 acres. The park includes Profile Rock, a granite outcropping which local Native Americans believe to be the image of Chief Massasoit. Also in the forest is a 227 acre Wampanoag reservation.

Gardner Heritage State Park

Located in Worcester County on 0.3 acres. Restored 19th century fire station with exhibits.

Georgetown-Rowley State Forest

Located in Essex County on 1,041acres. 

Granville State Forest

Located in Hampden County on 2,432 acres with access to Hubbard River.

Great Brook Farm State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 909 acres with access to Meadow Pond.

Greycourt State Park

Located in Essex County on 24 acres. The park is built atop the restored ruins of the Charles H. Tenney estate.

Halibut Point State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 55 acres. Features a former granite quarry and 60 foot tower with coastal views

Hammond Pond Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 59 acres.

Hampton Ponds State Park

Located in Hampden County on 47 acres with access to Pequot Pond.

Harold Parker State Forest

Located in Essex County on 3.320 acres with access to Stearns Pond.

Hemlock Gorge Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 16 acres with access to Charles River.

Holyoke Heritage State Park

Located in Hampden County on 7 acres. Features include a visitor center with exhibits about paper manufacturing and Holyoke’s industrial and cultural history.

Hopkinton State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 1,245 acres with access to Hopkinton Reservoir. The park features a bathing pond for swimming that is physically separated from the reservoir, where nonmotorized boating is permitted.

Horseneck Beach State Reservation

Located in Bristol County on 815 acres. Popular for its two mile  long sandy beach on the shore of Buzzards Bay. Also camping, fishing and a salt marsh.

Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area

Located in Berkshire County on 1,191 acres.

Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 7,405 acres with access to Hallockville Pond and Crooked Pond.

Lake Dennison Recreation Area

Located in Worcester County on 121 acres with access to Lake Dennison. The park is an extension of Otter River State Forest.

Lake Lorraine State Park

Located in Hampden County on 3 acres.

Lake Wyola State Park

Located in Franklin County on 42 acres with access to Lake Wyola.

Lawrence Heritage State Park

Located in Essex County on 50 acres.

Leominster State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 4,246 acres. The Midstate Trail runs through the western edge of the forest.

Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest

Located in Middlesex County on 1,109 acres.

Lowell Heritage State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 60 acres with access to Merrimack River. Precursor to Lowell National Historical Park; preserves the city’s seminal role in the American Industrial Revolution.

Lynn Heritage State Park

Located in Essex County on 4 acres.

Lynn Shore Reservation

Located in Essex County on 22 acres.

Manuel F. Correllus State Forest

Located in Dukes County on 5,215 acres with access to Little Pond. In the interior of Martha’s Vineyard, the park is the focus of one of the largest environmental restoration projects in the country.

Massasoit State Park

Located in Bristol County on 1,207 acres with access to Lake Rico, Furnace Pond, King’s Pond, Middle Pond, Little Bearhole Pond, and Big Bearhole Pond.

Maudslay State Park

Located in Essex County on 483 acres with access to Merrimack River.

Middlesex Fells Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 2,283 acres with access to Bellevue and Spot Ponds.

Mohawk Trail State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 7,758 acres that features Cold River Virgin Forest and National Natural Landmark.

Monroe State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 737 acres with access to Eames Pond.

Mount Everett State Reservation

Located in Berkshire County on 2,492 acres with access to Guilder Pond.

Mount Grace State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 1,578 acres.

Mount Greylock State Reservation

Located in Berkshire County on 12,455 acres.

Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Located in Hampshire County on 3,000 acres.

Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation

Located in Franklin County on 533 acres.

Mount Tom State Reservation

Located in Hampden County on 1,967 acres.

Mount Washington State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 4,619 acres.

Myles Standish Monument State Reservation

Located in Hampden County on 30 acres. A 120-foot  tower with 125 steps that overlooks Plymouth Harbor and Duxbury Beach.

Myles Standish State Forest

Located in Plymouth County on 12,029 acres. Features Pitch pine and scrub oak forest with sixteen ponds for fishing, canoeing, swimming. Camping on four of the ponds, bicycle trails, equestrian trails, and horse camping.

Mystic River Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 359 acres with access to Mystic Lakes and Mystic River.

Myles Standish State Forest

Located in Middlesex County on 359 acres with access to Mystic Lakes and Mystic River.

Nahant Beach Reservation

Located in Essex County on 67 acres with access to Atlantic Ocean.

Nantasket Beach Reservation

Located in Plymouth County on 39 acres.

Nasketucket Bay State Reservation

Located in Plymouth County on 210 acres.

Natural Bridge State Park

Located in Berkshire County on 44 acres with access to Hudson Brook. Features the only natural white marble arch/bridge in North America. The natural bridge spanning Hudson Brook, was formed by glacial melt about 11,000 BC, from 550 million year old bedrock.

Neponset River Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 1,880 acres.

Nickerson State Park

Located in Barnstable County on 1,967 acres with access to Cliff Pond.

October Mountain State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 16,460 acres.

Otter River State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 1,022 acres with access to Otter River and Millers River.

Pearl Hill State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 1,000 acres with access to Park Hill Brook.

Pilgrim Memorial State Park

Located in Plymouth County on 6 acres with access to Park Hill Brook. Site of Plymouth Rock.

Pittsfield State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 10,601 acres..

Pope John Paul II Park Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 66 acres. with access to Neponset River Estuary. (Reclaimed former landfill and commercial area)

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Located in Worcester County on 100 acres. The Chasm was created when glacial meltwater from a burst ice dam ripped out blocks of bedrock at the end of the last Ice Age (14,000 years ago).

Quabbin Reservoir

Located in Hampshire County.

Quincy Quarries Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 22 acres. 

Quincy Shores Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 87 acres. 

Quinsigamond State Park

Located in Worcester County on 38 acres. 

Revere Beach Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 84 acres. 

Robinson State Park

Located in Hampden County on 1,025 acres with access to Westfield River.

Roxbury Heritage State Park

Located in Suffolk County on 3 acres that features the 1750 Dillaway-Thomas House and a small park.

Rumney Marsh Reservation

Located in Essex and Suffolk Counties on 815 acres with access to Saugus River and Pines River.

Rutland State Park

Located in Worcester County on 284 acres with access to Whitehall Pond featuring swimming, picnicking and boating..

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Located in Essex County on 355 acres. (The park feature is its 3.8 mile long beach, one of the most popular in the Commonwealth).

Sandisfield State Forest

Located in Bershire County on 4,190 acres with access to York Lake.

Sandy Point State Reservation

Located in Essex County on 134 acres. 

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 10,457 acres. 

Scusset Beach State Reservation

Located in Barnstable County on 459 acres. On Cape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, a popular swimming and camping area.

Shawme-Crowell State Forest

Located in Barnstable County on 624 acres. Featuring a forested 285 site campground.

J.A. Skinner State Park

Located in Hampshire County on 843 acres with access to Connecticut River.

South Cape Beach State Park

Located in Barnstable County on 460 acres. A component of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve with a 1 mile stretch of beach.

Southwest Corridor Park

Located in Suffolk County on 221 acres. Featuring  a greenway of 4.7 miles that runs South End, Back Bay, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods

Spencer State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 903 acres with access to Howe Pond.

Squantum Point Park

Located in Norfolk County on 46 acres..

Stony Brook Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 616 acres with access to Turtle Pond.

Streeter Point Recreation Area

Located in Worcester County on 1 acre with access to East Brimfield Reservoir featuring Fishing, swimming and picnicking.

Sudbury Reservoir

Located in Middlesex and Worcester Counties on 4,943 acres with access to Sudbury Reservoir.

Tolland State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 4,,415 acres with access to Otis Reservoir.

Upper Charles River Reservation

Located in Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk Counties on 863 acres with access to Charles River.

Upton State Forest

Located in Worcester County on 2,790 acres.

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Located in Worchester County on 2,288 acres.

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Located in Worchester County on 4,135 acres with access to Nashua River and Quinapoxet River

Wahconah Falls State Park

Located in Berkshire County on 48 acres with access to Wahconah Falls Brook.

Walden Pond State Reservation

Located in Middlesex County on 335 acres with access to Walden Pond.

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

Located in Barnstable County on 110 acres with access to Waquoit Bay, Quashnet River and Childs River.

Ware River Watershed Area

Located in Worcester County on 23,000 acres.

Watson Pond State Park

Located in Bristol County on 163 acres.

Webb Memorial State Park

Located in Norfolk County on 53 acres with access to Hingham Bay.

Wells State Park

Located in Worcester County on 1,445 acres with access to Walker Pond.

Wendell State Forest

Located in Franklin County on 7,566 acres with access to Millers River and Quabbin Reservoir.

Western Gateway Heritage State Park

Located in Berkshire County on 8 acres.

Weymouth Back River Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 35 acres. Site of Stodder’s Neck and Abigail Adams Park.

Whitehall State Park

Located in Middlesex County on 837 acres with access to Whitehall Reservoir.

Willard Brook State Forest

Located in Middlesex County on 2,929 acres.

Willowdale State Forest

Located in Essex County on 2,491 acres with access to Hood Pond.

Wilson Mountain Reservation

Located in Norfolk County on 215 acres.

Windsor State Forest

Located in Berkshire County on 1,824 acres with access to Westfield River.

Winthrop Shore Reservation

Located in Suffolk County on 18 acres with access to Atlantic Ocean.

Wompatuck State Park

Located in Plymouth County on 3,579 acres with access to Aaron river reservoir