Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures

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Winter Island Park

Winter Island Park

Boating, seasonal camping & a lighthouse. Marine recreational park with seasonal RV & tent camping, a boat launch, lighthouse & historic fort.

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Breakheart Reservation

Breakheart Reservation

Forested area for hiking & fishing. This forest with hiking trails, lakes & a river offers activities such as fishing & swimming.

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La Vida Adventure Camp

La Vida Adventure Camp

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Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Mass Audubon's Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Locale for wildlife views & canoeing. Sanctuary offering trails through forest, meadows & wetlands, with wildlife views & canoeing.

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Ipswich River Park

Ipswich River Park

Public green space with picnic areas. Public recreation area with grassy spaces, picnic facilities, athletic fields & walking trails.

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Bradley Palmer State Park

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.

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Middlesex Fells Reservation

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.

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Belle Isle Marsh Reservation

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation

Preserve with a park & pathways. Salt marsh preserve featuring a 28-acre park offering benches, paths & an observation tower.

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Harold Parker State Forest

Harold Parker State Forest

Park for hiking, fishing & camping. Tranquil natural area with trails for hiking & biking, plus camping, picnicking & fishing areas.

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Willowdale State Forest

Willowdale State Forest

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Goldsmith Woodlands

Goldsmith Woodlands

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Torbert MacDonald State Park

Torbert MacDonald State Park

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Camp Forty Acres

Camp Forty Acres

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Camp Denison

Camp Denison

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Sandy Point State Reservation

Sandy Point State Reservation

Nature area with birdwatching & a beach. 77-acre wildlife preserve offers views of nesting terns & plovers, plus beachcombing & fishing.

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Menotomy Rocks Park

Menotomy Rocks Park

Fishing pond, wooded trails & fields. Spread among the grounds are wooded trails, ball fields, a 3-acre fishing pond & a playground.

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Goats To Go ®

Goats To Go ®

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Fort Revere Park

Fort Revere Park

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Peddocks Island Yurt #5

Peddocks Island Yurt #5

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Peddocks Island Yurt #6

Peddocks Island Yurt #6

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Boston Harbor Islands State Park

Boston Harbor Islands State Park

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Mass Audubon's Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

Mass Audubon's Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

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Webb Memorial State Park

Webb Memorial State Park

Waterfront park with city skyline views. Scenic peninsula park on Boston Harbor offering fishing, walking paths & city skyline views.

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Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

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World's End

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.

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Prospect Hill Park

Prospect Hill Park

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Hammond Pond Reservation

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.

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Winnekenni Castle

Winnekenni Castle

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Maudslay State Park

Maudslay State Park

Nature on display at old family estate. Old estate for horticulture-buffs with floral diversity, spectacular trees & mountain laurel stand.

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Nahanton Park

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.

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Great Brook Farm State Park

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.

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Walden Pond State Reservation

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.

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Cutler Park Reservation

Cutler Park Reservation

Marsh & lake with numerous bird species. Wetland preserve with a freshwater marsh & lake for bird-watching, hiking, fishing & canoeing.

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New England Base Camp

New England Base Camp

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Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Swimming beach, boardwalk & boat ramps. This 521-acre park includes 3.8 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, boardwalk over dunes & campgrounds.

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Wompatuck State Park

Wompatuck State Park

RV camping, paved trails & potable water. Park popular for trailer camping, with electric hookups, paved biking trails & a freshwater spring.

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Lake Gardner Beach

Lake Gardner Beach

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Wilson Mountain Reservation

Wilson Mountain Reservation

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Tuxbury Pond Campground

Tuxbury Pond Campground

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Ponkapoag Outdoor Camp

Ponkapoag Outdoor Camp

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Needham Town Forest

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.

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Lone Tree Camp & Cabins

Lone Tree Camp & Cabins

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Berry's Grove Campground

Berry's Grove Campground

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Hampton Beach State Park Campground

Hampton Beach State Park Campground

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Noanet Woodlands

Noanet Woodlands

Shaded walking trails & skyline views. Woodsy preserve featuring 17 miles of hiking trails, bird-watching & city views from Noanet Peak.

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Sunset Park Campground

Sunset Park Campground

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Cochituate State Park

Cochituate State Park

Go-to for picnicking & lake recreation. Popular park offers picnic space, trails & 3 large lakes for swimming, boating, fishing & sailing.

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Mass Audubon's Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary

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.

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Rocky Woods Reservation

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.

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Benson Park

Benson Park

Spacious park with a playground. Roomy park featuring forest space with trails plus a playground & small animal farm.

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Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Minute Man

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.

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Camp Lovewell at 2nd Nature Academy

Camp Lovewell at 2nd Nature Academy

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Mine Falls Park

Mine Falls Park

Green, waterside 325-acre retreat. Vast, natural riverfront oasis featuring forest trails, sports fields & outdoor activities.

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Borderland State Park

Borderland State Park

Bucolic park on former family estate. Circa-early-1900s artist-created park boasts founders' home, woodland trails & pond for activities.

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Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival

Owl Eyes Wilderness Survival

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