List of Massachusetts state parks

Template:Location map+ Template:GeoGroup Template:Clear left This list of Massachusetts State Parks contains the state parks and recreation areas in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as of 2015.<ref name=dcrlist/>

The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is responsible for the maintenance and management of over 450,000 acres (1,820 sq km) of privately and state-owned forests and parks, nearly 10% of the Commonwealth's total land mass. Within the lands managed by the Bureau of State Parks and Recreation are some 29 campgrounds, over 2,000 miles (3,200 km) of trails, 87 beaches, 37 swimming, wading, and spray pools, 62 playgrounds, 55 ballfields, and 145 miles (233 km) of paved bike and rail trails.

DCR's Bureau of Urban Parks and Recreation manages the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, the components of which are included in this list.

State parks

Name	County	Area<ref name=2012acreagelist/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Ames Nowell State Park	Plymouth Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1959	Cleveland Pond		The park is primarily used for boating and fishing.
Ashland State Park	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1947	Ashland Reservoir
Bash Bish Falls State Park	Berkshire Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1924	Bash Bish Falls		Massachusetts' highest single-drop waterfall lies within the park borders.
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park	Worcester Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1981	Blackstone River		The park is the midpoint of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor of the National Park System.
Borderland State Park	Bristol, Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1971			On National Register of Historic Places
Boston Harbor Islands State Park	Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1996	Boston Harbor	Error creating thumbnail:
Bradley Palmer State Park	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1944	Ipswich River	File:Restored farmhouse Bradley Palmer SP August 2012.JPG	The park that features rolling meadows, lush evergreens and old carriage roads lined with rhododendrons.
Brook Farm Historic Site	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1988		File:BrookFarm-PrintShop.jpg
C. M. Gardner State Park	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1959	Westfield River	File:CMGardnerStatePark PicnicArea.jpg
Callahan State Park	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1970		File:Eagle Pond, Callahan State Park, Framingham MA.jpg
Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1929	Saugus River		Part of Breakheart Reservation
Castle Island	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Boston Harbor	File:Fort Independence (Boston) - DSC00727.JPG	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.
Chicopee Memorial State Park	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1893	Cooley Brook Reservoir	File:Chicopee Reservoir beach, Chicopee MA.jpg	The park includes two Template:Convert ponds.
Clarksburg State Park	Berkshire Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Mauserts Pond	File:Mauserts Pond, Clarksburg State Park, Clarksburg MA.jpg	Adjoins Template:Nts acre Clarksburg State Forest
Cochituate State Park	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Lake Cochituate	File:Lake Cochituate, Cochituate MA.jpg
Connecticut River Greenway State Park	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1986	Connecticut River	File:Connecticut River Greenway State Park.JPG	Multiple state land holdings in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts
Constitution Beach	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1952	Boston Harbor	File:CONSTITUTION BEACH-WITHIN SIGHT AND SOUND OF LOGAN AIRPORT'S TAKEOFF RUNWAY. 22R - NARA - 548468.jpg
Demarest Lloyd State Park	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1953	Buzzards Bay	File:Demarest Lloyd P1140020.jpg
Dighton Rock State Park	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1955	Taunton River	File:Dighton Rock Museum.JPG	Dighton Rock is an Template:Convert high glacial erratic covered with petroglyphs and has since been moved to a museum at the park.
Dunn State Park	Worcester Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1915	Dunn Pond	File:Dunn Pond State Park.jpg
Ellisville Harbor State Park	Plymouth Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1991	Cape Cod Bay	File:Beach, Ellisville Harbor State Park, Ellisville MA.jpg	Walking trails overlooking a tidal marsh, sandy/rocky beach at trail end
Fall River Heritage State Park	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1985	Taunton River	File:Visitor's building at Fall River Heritage State Park.jpg
Fort Revere Park	Plymouth Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1976	Atlantic Ocean	File:Hull - Fort Revere.JPG	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	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Neponset River		Outdoor theatre and play fields
Great Brook Farm State Park	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1967	Meadow Pond	File:Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle MA.jpg
Greycourt State Park	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	2001		File:Portico stairs, Greycourt State Park, Methuen, Massachusetts - 20090527.jpg	The park is built atop the restored ruins of the Charles H. Tenney estate.
Halibut Point State Park	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1981		File:Rockport2007 008.jpg	Features a former granite quarry and Template:Convert tower with coastal views
Hampton Ponds State Park	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Pequot Pond	File:Hampton Ponds State Park.jpg
Holyoke Heritage State Park	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1986		File:Holyoke Heritage State Park, Holyoke MA.jpg	The park features include a visitor center with exhibits about paper manufacturing and Holyoke's industrial and cultural history.
Hopkinton State Park	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1947	Hopkinton Reservoir	File:Hopkinton Dam and Spillway, Ashland MA.jpg	The park features a bathing pond for swimming that is physically separated from the reservoir, where nonmotorized boating is permitted
Lake Dennison Recreation Area	Worcester	Template:Convert		Lake Dennison	File:Lake Dennison, Winchendon MA.jpg	The park is an extension of Otter River State Forest
Lake Wyola State Park	Franklin	Template:Convert	1997	Lake Wyola	File:Lake Wyola, Shutesbury MA.jpg
Lawrence Heritage State Park	Essex	Template:Convert	1980		File:Visitor Center, Lawrence Heritage State Park, Lawrence MA.jpg
Lowell Heritage State Park	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1975	Merrimack River	File:Vandenberg Esplanade, Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell MA.jpg	Precursor to Lowell National Historical Park; preserves the city's seminal role in the American Industrial Revolution
Lynn Heritage State Park	Essex	Template:Convert	1986		File:Lynn Heritage State Park Visitors Center, Lynn MA.jpg
Massasoit State Park	Bristol	Template:Convert		Lake Rico, Furnace Pond, King's Pond, Middle Pond, Little Bearhole Pond, and Big Bearhole Pond	File:Middle Pond, Massasoit State Park, Taunton MA.jpg
Maudslay State Park	Essex	Template:Convert	1985	Merrimack River	File:Rose Garden 1.JPG
Moore State Park	Worcester	Template:Convert		Eames Pond	File:Moore State Park Sawmill.jpg
Mount Holyoke Range State Park	Hampshire	Template:Convert	1940		File:Mount Holyoke south.jpg
Natural Bridge State Park	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1985	Hudson Brook	File:Natural Bridge, North Adams, MA.jpg	It contains 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.
Nickerson State Park	Barnstable	Template:Convert	1934	Cliff Pond	File:Flax Pond, Nickerson State Park, Brewster MA.jpg
Pearl Hill State Park	Middlesex	Template:Convert		Park Hill Brook	File:Lulu Brook, Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield MA.jpg
Pilgrim Memorial State Park	Plymouth	Template:Convert	1920		File:Plymouth Rock, Water St, Plymouth (493637) (11108906366).jpg	Site of Plymouth Rock
Quinsigamond State Park	Worcester	Template:Convert			File:Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester MA.jpg
Robinson State Park	Hampden	Template:Convert	1934	Westfield River	File:Robinson State Park River Road, Agawam MA.jpg
Roxbury Heritage State Park	Suffolk	Template:Convert	1992		File:RoxburyHeritagePark-DillawayThomas.JPG	The 1750 Dillaway-Thomas House and a small park
Rutland State Park	Worcester	Template:Convert		Whitehall Pond		Swimming, picnicking and boating.
J.A. Skinner State Park	Hampshire	Template:Convert	1940	Connecticut River	File:The Summit House at Skinner State Park, Hadley MA.jpg
South Cape Beach State Park	Barnstable	Template:Convert			File:South Cape Beach State Park, Mashpee MA.jpg	A component of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve with a one-mile (1.6 km) stretch of beach.
Southwest Corridor Park	Suffolk	Template:Convert	1987		File:SouthwestCorridorParkRuggles.JPG	Greenway of Template:Convert that runs South End, Back Bay, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods
Squantum Point Park	Norfolk	Template:Convert	2001		File:Squantum point park.jpg
Streeter Point Recreation Area	Worcester	Template:Convert		East Brimfield Reservoir		Fishing, swimming, picnicking
Wahconah Falls State Park	Berkshire	Template:Convert		Wahconah Falls Brook
Watson Pond State Park	Bristol	Template:Convert			File:Pavilion at Watson Pond State Park, Taunton MA.jpg
Webb Memorial State Park	Norfolk	Template:Convert	1980	Hingham Bay	File:Webb Memorial State Park, Hingham MA.jpg
Wells State Park	Worcester	Template:Convert	1968	Walker Pond
Western Gateway Heritage State Park	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1986		File:Western-heritage-park-north-adams-2009.png
Whitehall State Park	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1947	Whitehall Reservoir
Wompatuck State Park	Plymouth	Template:Convert	1967	Aaron River Reservoir	File:Veery (7235498720).jpg

Closed state parks

Name	County	Area<ref name=2012acreagelist/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Gardner Heritage State Park	Worcester	Template:Convert	1985		File:Visitors Center, Gardner Heritage State Park, Gardner MA.jpg	Restored 19th century fire station with exhibits; closed since 2002
Lake Lorraine State Park	Hampden	Template:Convert		Lake Lorraine	File:Former Lake Lorraine State Park, Indian Orchard MA.jpg	Closed to the public

State reservations

Name	County	Area<ref name=2012acreagelist/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Alewife Brook Reservation	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1900	Little Pond, Little River, Alewife Brook	File:Alewife Brook Reservation.jpg	A major portion of the Alewife Reservation is designated wetland. The Reservation is located at the end of the Minuteman Bike Path in Arlington
Beaver Brook Reservation	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1893		File:Waverly Oaks, Belmont, MA - 1.JPG	The park includes a cascading waterfall and a wading pool.
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1978	Belle Isle Marsh	File:BelleIsleMarshAlc2.JPG	The reservation includes landscaped pathways, benches, and an observation tower. A portion of the Boston Harborwalk runs through the reservation.
Blue Hills Reservation	Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1893	Houghton's Pond, Ponkapoag Pond	File:Eliot Tower Milton MA 02.jpg	The reservation has the distinction of being the largest conservation land within a major metropolitan area.
Breakheart Reservation	Essex, Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1934	Silver Lake, Pearce Lake, Saugus River	File:BreakheartReservationLowerPondView.jpg	The reservation is hardwood forest principally used for birding, fishing and hiking.
Bristol Blake State Reservation	Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> || Kingfisher Pond, Stony Brook Pond, Teal Marsh || || Adjacent to Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Charles River Reservation	Suffolk, Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1910	Charles River	File:Charles River Esplanade - IMG 3777.jpg	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
Chestnut Hill Reservation	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1870	Chestnut Hill Reservoir	File:Chestnut Hill Reservation, Chestnut Hill MA.jpg	The Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District is considered a nineteenth-century masterpiece of engineering, urban planning and landscape design.
Cutler Park Reservation	Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1962	Charles River	File:Cutler Park Needham MA.jpg	It contains the largest remaining fresh water marsh on the middle Charles, and includes a boardwalk through a cattail marsh out onto an island.
Dorchester Shores Reservation	Suffolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1962	Neponset River		The reservation comprises two beaches and a park.
Elm Bank Reservation	Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1996	Charles River	File:Elm Bank Wellesley MA - Rhododendron Garden.jpg	Benjamin Pierce Cheney's property, now run by Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Fort Phoenix State Reservation	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert		Atlantic Ocean	File:Fort Phoenix.JPG	Revolutionary War fort; 1/2 mile of Buzzards Bay beachfront
Hammond Pond Reservation	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1968		File:Hammond Pond 20190710 202448.jpg
Hemlock Gorge Reservation	Middlesex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1895	Charles River	File:Echo Bridge - Newton, MA - DSC09470.jpg
Horseneck Beach State Reservation	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1956		File:Horseneck.JPG	Popular for its two-mile (3 km) long sandy beach on the shore of Buzzards Bay. Also camping, fishing and a salt marsh.
Lynn Shore Reservation	Essex	Template:Convert			File:Red Rock Park, Lynn Shore Reservation, Lynn MA.jpg
Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1994		File:View from Jug End peak on Appalachian Trail east of Jug End State Reservation-WMA "Guilder Hollow Road" block.jpg
Middlesex Fells Reservation	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1893	Bellevue and Spot Ponds	File:MiddlesexFells SpotPond.jpg
Mount Everett State Reservation	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1908	Guilder Pond	File:MountEverettBearsDenRd.JPG
Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1898		File:Mount Greylock war memorial.jpg
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation	Franklin	Template:Convert	1907		File:LoafObservatory.jpg
Mount Tom State Reservation	Hampden	Template:Convert	1902		File:Visitor Center, Mount Tom State Reservation, Holyoke MA.jpg
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation	Plymouth	Template:Convert	1920		File:Myles Standish monument in Duxbury, Mass.jpg	A Template:Convert tower with 125 steps that overlooks Plymouth Harbor and Duxbury Beach.
Mystic River Reservation	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1893	Mystic Lakes; Mystic River	File:ArlingtonMA MysticParkway.jpg
Nahant Beach Reservation	Essex	Template:Convert		Atlantic Ocean	File:Nahant Beach Reservation, Nahant MA.jpg
Nantasket Beach Reservation	Plymouth	Template:Convert
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation	Plymouth	Template:Convert	1999		File:Nantasket Beach, Nantasket MA.jpg
Neponset River Reservation	Suffolk	Template:Convert			File:Neponset River Reservation 1 Dorchester Massachusetts.jpg
Pope John Paul II Park Reservation	Suffolk	Template:Convert	2001	Neponset River Estuary	File:BostonMA PopeJohnPaulIIPark 1.jpg	Reclaimed former landfill and commercial area
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation	Worcester	Template:Convert	1919		File:Purgatory chasm lovers leap.jpg	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).
Quincy Quarries Reservation	Norfolk	Template:Convert	1985		File:Quincy Quarries Reservation June 2009 3.jpg
Quincy Shores Reservation	Norfolk	Template:Convert	1899		File:Quincy Shore Reservation.jpg
Revere Beach Reservation	Suffolk	Template:Convert	1896		File:Revere ahdg.jpg
Rumney Marsh Reservation	Essex, Suffolk	Template:Convert	1992	Saugus River; Pines River	File:RumneyMarsh02.jpg
Salisbury Beach State Reservation	Essex	Template:Convert	1931		File:Salisbury Beach, Salisbury MA.jpg	The park's main feature is its Template:Convert-long beach, one of the most popular in the Commonwealth.
Sandy Point State Reservation	Essex	Template:Convert			File:Beach Shelter.JPG
Scusset Beach State Reservation	Barnstable	Template:Convert	1957		File:Scusset BeachNW.jpg	On Cape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, a popular swimming and camping area.
Stony Brook Reservation	Suffolk	Template:Convert	1894	Turtle Pond	File:Stony Brook Reservation Parkways Boston MA.jpg
Upper Charles River Reservation	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	Template:Convert		Charles River	File:Hemlock Gorge (Charles River Reservation) - DSC09456.JPG	Covers Charles River between Watertown Dam and Riverdale Park, West Roxbury; see also Charles River Reservation
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation	Worcester	Template:Convert	1899		File:View of Mount Wachusett and Wachusett Lake from the Westminster side, MA.jpg
Walden Pond State Reservation	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1922	Walden Pond	File:Walden Pond.jpg
Weymouth Back River Reservation	Norfolk	Template:Convert			File:Stodders Neck, Weymouth Back River Reservation, Hingham MA.jpg	Site of Stodder's Neck and Abigail Adams Park
Wilson Mountain Reservation	Norfolk	Template:Convert	1995		File:Trail leading into Wilson Mountain Reservation, Dedham MA.jpg
Winthrop Shore Reservation	Suffolk	Template:Convert	1900	Atlantic Ocean	File:Winthrop Beach, Winthrop MA.jpg

State forests

Name	County	Area<ref name=2012acreagelist/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Beartown State Forest	Berkshire Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1921	Benedict Pond	File:Beartown State Forest.jpg	Approximately Template:Convert of the Appalachian Trail travels through the forest.
Brimfield State Forest	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1924	Dean Pond	File:Dean Pond Recreation Area, Brimfield State Forest, Brimfield MA.jpg
Chester-Blandford State Forest	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1924
D.A.R. State Forest	Hampshire Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1929	Upper and Lower Highland Lake	File:DARStateForestMarker.jpg
Douglas State Forest	Worcester Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1934	Wallum Lake	File:Douglas State Forest, Douglas MA.jpg	Features include a rare Atlantic White Cedar swamp and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) of the Midstate Trail
Erving State Forest	Franklin Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1920	Millers River	File:Laurel Lake, Erving State Forest, Erving MA.jpg	The Template:Convert Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through a western parcel of the state forest.
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest	Norfolk Template:Coord	Template:Convert			File:Fgilbert trail.JPG
Federated Women's Club State Forest	Worcester Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1933	Fever Brook	File:West Street, Federated Women's Club State Forest, Petersham MA.jpg
Freetown-Fall River State Forest	Bristol Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1930		File:Statue of The C.C.C. Worker Freetown Fall River State Forest MA.jpg	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 Template:Convert Wampanoag reservation
Georgetown-Rowley State Forest	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert
Granville State Forest	Hampden Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1921	Hubbard River	File:Granville State Forest,Granville MA.jpg
Harold Parker State Forest	Essex Template:Coord	Template:Convert	1916	Stearns Pond	File:Berry Pond, Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover MA.jpg
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest	Franklin	Template:Convert	1997	Hallockville Pond, Crooked Pond
Leominster State Forest	Worcester	Template:Convert	1922		File:Crow Hill Pond, Leominster State Forest, Westminster MA.jpg	The Midstate Trail runs through the western edge of the forest.
Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1941
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest	Dukes	Template:Convert	1908	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.
Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	Template:Convert	1921			Includes Cold River Virgin Forest, National Natural Landmark
Monroe State Forest	Franklin	Template:Convert	1924	Dunbar Brook
Mount Grace State Forest	Franklin	Template:Convert	1920	Mount Grace	File:View of Mount Monadnock from the Mount Grace fire tower.jpg
Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1958		File:Usa East (134848709).jpeg
Myles Standish State Forest	Plymouth	Template:Convert	1916		File:EHR Pond 5483.JPG	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.
October Mountain State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1915		File:Finerty Pond October Mountain State Forest IMG 2767.jpg
Otter River State Forest	Worcester	Template:Convert	1915	Otter River, Millers River	File:Campsite, Otter River State Forest, Winchendon MA.jpg
Pittsfield State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert			File:Plymouth Rock, Water St, Plymouth (493637) (11108906366).jpg
Sandisfield State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert		York Lake	File:York Lake, Sandisfield State Forest, New Marlborough MA.jpg
Savoy Mountain State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1918		File:Savoy Mountain State Forest.jpg
Shawme-Crowell State Forest	Barnstable	Template:Convert			File:Shawme-Crowell State Forest, Sandwich MA.jpg	Forested 285 site campground
Spencer State Forest	Worcester	Template:Convert	1922	Howe Pond	File:Corridor 71, Spencer State Forest, Spencer MA.jpg
Tolland State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1925	Otis Reservoir
Upton State Forest	Worcester	Template:Convert	1915		File:Grove of Sawara Cypress, Upton State Forest, MA.jpeg	Has Civilian Conservation Corps structures
Wendell State Forest	Franklin	Template:Convert	1921	Millers River, Quabbin Reservoir	File:Ruggles Pond.JPG
Willard Brook State Forest	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1930		File:Ashby - Route 119 in Willard Brook SF.jpg
Willowdale State Forest	Essex	Template:Convert		Hood Pond	File:Willowdale State Forest.jpg
Windsor State Forest	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1925	Westfield River

Other areas

Name	County	Area<ref name=2012acreagelist/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Quabbin Reservoir	Hampshire	Template:Convert	1938		File:230 QUABBIN.JPG
Sudbury Reservoir	Middlesex; Worcester	Template:Convert	1898	Sudbury Reservoir	File:SudburyDam.jpg
Wachusett Reservoir	Worcester	Template:Convert	1908	Nashua River; Quinapoxet River	File:Wachusett Res 2005.jpg
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Barnstable	Template:Convert	1987	Waquoit Bay; Quashnet River; Childs River; ponds	File:Visitor Center, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Waquoit MA.jpg
Ware River Watershed Area	Worcester	Template:Convert

State trails

Name	Towns	County	Length		Estab- lished	Image	Remarks
			mi	km
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail	Cheshire, Lanesborough, Adams	Berkshire	Template:Convert	2001	File:Adams flagman hut 044.JPG	Conversion of rail corridor dating from 1845
Canalside Rail Trail	Deerfield, Montague	Franklin	Template:Convert	2008	File:IMG 3948 New York, New Hampshire, and Hartford rail bridge.jpg	Trail along the Connecticut River
Cape Cod Rail Trail	Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, Wellfleet	Barnstable	Template:Convert	1976	File:Cape Cod Rail Trail Rotary, Harwich MA.jpg	22-mile trail on Cape Cod
Lower Neponset River Trail	City of Boston	Suffolk	Template:Convert	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	File:Neponset Trail east of Shawmut underpass in August 2016.JPG	Runs along the Neponset River in Dorchester
Mahican-Mohawk Trail		Berkshire, Franklin	Template:Convert			In development
Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside	Waltham, Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Bolton, Berlin	Middlesex, Worcester	23 mi	37 km	2010	File:Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside Landham Road Sudbury.jpg	In development, sections in Waltham, Wayland, Weston, and Hudson are complete and sections in Waltham, Weston, Sudbury, Marlborough, Hudson, and Stow are under construction.
Nashua River Rail Trail	Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Dunstable	Middlesex	Template:Convert	2002	File:Nashua River Rail Trail 3.JPG	Trail along the Nashua River
Norwottuck Rail Trail	Northampton, Hadley, Amherst, Belchertown	Hampshire	Template:Convert	1992	File:IMG 3819-Norwottuck-Rail-Trail-bridge.jpg	Part of the Mass Central Rail Trail
Southern New England Trunkline Trail	Douglas, Uxbridge, Millville, Blackstone, Bellingham, Franklin	Norfolk, Worcester	Template:Convert	1984	File:View along SNETT Blackstone River bridge (1), October 2020.jpg	22-mile trail from Franklin State Forest to Douglas State Forest

Other trails

Name	Towns	County	Length		Estab- lished	Image	Remarks
			mi	km
Appalachian Trail	Great Barrington, Dalton, Cheshire, North Adams, Williamstown	Berkshire	Template:Convert	1923	File:Appalachian Trail footbridge, North Adams MA.jpg	Part of 2200-mile East Coast foot trail; maintained by the Berkshire Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club

See also

• List of National Natural Landmarks in Massachusetts
• List of Massachusetts state forests

External links

• Department of Conservation and Recreation website