Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
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Hammond Pond Reservation
Natural area with wooded trails & a pond. This scenic area with a forest & large pond offers fishing, rock climbing & hiking on wooded trails.
Nahanton Park
55-acre green space with trails & a pond. Verdant, 55-acre park offering trails, gardens & a soccer field, plus a pond for fishing & boating.
Cutler Park Reservation
Marsh & lake with numerous bird species. Wetland preserve with a freshwater marsh & lake for bird-watching, hiking, fishing & canoeing.
Prospect Hill Park
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Mass Audubon's Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
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Needham Town Forest
Dense maze of woodland biking trails. Wooded 200-acre park with an intricate tangle of moderate biking trails & an unusual train trestle.
Menotomy Rocks Park
Fishing pond, wooded trails & fields. Spread among the grounds are wooded trails, ball fields, a 3-acre fishing pond & a playground.
Wilson Mountain Reservation
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Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary
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Torbert MacDonald State Park
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Noanet Woodlands
Shaded walking trails & skyline views. Woodsy preserve featuring 17 miles of hiking trails, bird-watching & city views from Noanet Peak.
Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary
Wildlife retreat with miles of trails. Picturesque park with birds, otters & other wildlife, plus walking trails through diverse terrain.
Cochituate State Park
Go-to for picnicking & lake recreation. Popular park offers picnic space, trails & 3 large lakes for swimming, boating, fishing & sailing.
New England Base Camp
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Rocky Woods Reservation
Leafy park with miles of hiking trails. Known for its 6+ miles of hiking trails, this natural area features woods, wetlands & ponds.
Walden Pond State Reservation
Historic retreat of Henry David Thoreau. Dog-free park with trails & swimming on the site where Henry David Thoreau wrote the book Walden.
Ponkapoag Outdoor Camp
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Middlesex Fells Reservation
Extensive trails network & a pond. 2,575-acre natural haven including hiking trails around a pond, plus areas for dog-walking & biking.
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation
Preserve with a park & pathways. Salt marsh preserve featuring a 28-acre park offering benches, paths & an observation tower.
Breakheart Reservation
Forested area for hiking & fishing. This forest with hiking trails, lakes & a river offers activities such as fishing & swimming.
Boston Harbor Islands State Park
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Peddocks Island Yurt #5
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Peddocks Island Yurt #6
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Webb Memorial State Park
Waterfront park with city skyline views. Scenic peninsula park on Boston Harbor offering fishing, walking paths & city skyline views.
Fort Revere Park
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Great Brook Farm State Park
Miles of trails & a working dairy farm. An expanse of trails through fields & woods, centered around a working dairy farm, open for tours.
Ipswich River Park
Public green space with picnic areas. Public recreation area with grassy spaces, picnic facilities, athletic fields & walking trails.
World's End
251-acre coastscape with skyline views. This tranquil coastal park offers scenic views of the Boston skyline, plus 4.5 miles of trails.
Borderland State Park
Bucolic park on former family estate. Circa-early-1900s artist-created park boasts founders' home, woodland trails & pond for activities.
Camp Forty Acres
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Goldsmith Woodlands
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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest
Trails for hiking & mountain biking. Extensive trails for mountain biking, hiking & horseback riding offered in a 1,027-acre preserve.
Wompatuck State Park
RV camping, paved trails & potable water. Park popular for trailer camping, with electric hookups, paved biking trails & a freshwater spring.
Normandy Farms Campground
Luxury camping destination since 1971. Holiday village with RV hookups, tent pitches & a range of deluxe cabin or YURT rentals
Harold Parker State Forest
Park for hiking, fishing & camping. Tranquil natural area with trails for hiking & biking, plus camping, picnicking & fishing areas.
Winter Island Park
Boating, seasonal camping & a lighthouse. Marine recreational park with seasonal RV & tent camping, a boat launch, lighthouse & historic fort.
Canoe River Campground
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Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Minute Man
Forest campsite with a pool & playground. Seasonal cabins, tent & RV plots with a heated pool, playground, recreation hall & a laundry room.
Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
Locale for wildlife views & canoeing. Sanctuary offering trails through forest, meadows & wetlands, with wildlife views & canoeing.
Berry's Grove Campground
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La Vida Adventure Camp
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Bradley Palmer State Park
Historic mansion, trails & wading pool. Former estate offering 721 acres of green space & trails, plus a wading pool & early-1900s mansion.
Camp Denison
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Capron Park
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Blackstone Gorge
Riverside trail with dramatic views. Park with a hiking trail featuring dramatic views of the river below from the cliffs.
Willowdale State Forest
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Mass Audubon's Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary
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Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival
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Camp Lovewell at 2nd Nature Academy
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Goats To Go ®
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Benson Park
Spacious park with a playground. Roomy park featuring forest space with trails plus a playground & small animal farm.
Winnekenni Castle
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Camp Phoenix
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Lincoln Woods State Park
Outdoor space with water sports & trails. Family-friendly park with a beach for swimming, fishing & kayaking plus trails for biking & horses.
Mine Falls Park
Green, waterside 325-acre retreat. Vast, natural riverfront oasis featuring forest trails, sports fields & outdoor activities.
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