List of Massachusetts state parks facts for kids

Welcome to the amazing state parks of Massachusetts! These special places are managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). They offer tons of fun activities and beautiful nature for everyone to enjoy.

The DCR takes care of over 450,000 acres of land. That's like nearly 10% of all the land in Massachusetts! In these parks, you can find 29 campgrounds, over 2,000 miles of trails, 87 beaches, and many swimming pools and playgrounds. There are also 145 miles of paved paths perfect for biking.

The DCR also looks after the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. This means many cool parks and green spaces right in and around Boston are included in this list too!

Explore Massachusetts State Parks

Massachusetts has many different state parks, each with its own unique features. From waterfalls to historic sites, there's always something new to discover.

Popular State Parks to Visit

Here are some of the most interesting state parks in Massachusetts:

Bash Bish Falls State Park

Located in Berkshire County, this park is home to Massachusetts' highest single-drop waterfall, Bash Bish Falls. It's a beautiful spot to visit and see nature's power.

Bash Bish Falls is the highest single-drop waterfall in Massachusetts.

Blue Hills Reservation

This huge park in Norfolk County is one of the largest natural areas near a major city. It has over 6,000 acres to explore, with ponds like Houghton's Pond and Ponkapoag Pond. It's a great place for hiking and enjoying nature close to Boston.

Eliot Tower in Blue Hills Reservation offers great views.

Borderland State Park

Found in both Bristol and Norfolk counties, this park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It features beautiful rolling meadows, evergreen trees, and old carriage roads. It's perfect for a peaceful walk.

The historic Ames Mansion at Borderland State Park.

Castle Island

Even though it's called an island, Castle Island in Suffolk County is connected to the mainland. It's home to Fort Independence, one of the oldest forts in North America. You can explore the fort and enjoy views of Boston Harbor.

Fort Independence on Castle Island, a historic site.

Dighton Rock State Park

In Bristol County, this park protects the famous Dighton Rock. This large rock has ancient carvings called petroglyphs. It's now kept in a museum at the park so everyone can see it up close.

The Dighton Rock Museum protects an ancient carved rock.

Horseneck Beach State Reservation

If you love the beach, this park in Bristol County is for you! It has a two-mile long sandy beach on Buzzards Bay. It's a popular spot for swimming, fishing, and even camping.

Horseneck Beach is a popular spot for swimming and camping.

Myles Standish Monument State Reservation

Located in Plymouth County, this reservation features a tall 120-foot tower. You can climb the 125 steps to the top for amazing views of Plymouth Harbor and Duxbury Beach.

The Myles Standish Monument offers panoramic views.

Natural Bridge State Park

This park in Berkshire County is truly special. It has the only natural white marble arch or bridge in North America! This amazing natural wonder was formed by melting glaciers thousands of years ago.

The unique natural marble bridge at Natural Bridge State Park.

Pilgrim Memorial State Park

Visit this park in Plymouth County to see Plymouth Rock. This famous rock marks the spot where the Pilgrims are believed to have landed in 1620.

Plymouth Rock, a famous historical landmark.

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

In Worcester County, you can explore a deep, narrow gorge called Purgatory Chasm. It was formed about 14,000 years ago when melting ice from a glacier carved through the bedrock. It's a cool place for an adventure!

Purgatory Chasm was formed by glacial meltwater.

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

This park in Essex County boasts one of Massachusetts' most popular beaches. It's nearly four miles long and perfect for a day of sun and sand.

Salisbury Beach is one of the most popular beaches in Massachusetts.

Walden Pond State Reservation

Located in Middlesex County, Walden Pond is famous because writer Henry David Thoreau lived here and wrote about nature. It's a peaceful place for swimming, boating, and reflecting.

Walden Pond, a famous spot for nature lovers.

State Trails for Outdoor Adventures

Massachusetts also has many state trails, often built on old railway lines. These trails are great for biking, walking, and enjoying the outdoors.

Popular State Trails

• Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
  • This 11-mile trail in Berkshire County was once a railway. It's now a smooth path perfect for biking and walking.

The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail follows an old railway line.

• Cape Cod Rail Trail
  • Stretching 25.5 miles across Cape Cod, this trail is a fantastic way to explore the area by bike. It passes through several towns and offers beautiful scenery.

A rotary on the Cape Cod Rail Trail.

• Southern New England Trunkline Trail
  • This 22-mile trail connects Franklin State Forest to Douglas State Forest in Norfolk and Worcester counties. It's a long path for hiking and exploring.

A bridge along the Southern New England Trunkline Trail.

Other Trails to Explore

• Appalachian Trail
  • A famous long-distance hiking trail, about 90 miles of the Appalachian Trail pass through Berkshire County. This trail is part of a much larger 2,200-mile path that runs along the East Coast of the United States.

A footbridge on the Appalachian Trail in North Adams.

More Massachusetts Parks and Forests

Here is a list of many other state parks and forests managed by the DCR in Massachusetts. They all offer unique ways to enjoy nature and history!

Name	County	Area		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
		acres	ha
Alewife Brook Reservation	Middlesex 42°23′48″N 71°8′38″W / 42.39667°N 71.14389°W / 42.39667; -71.14389 (Alewife Brook Reservation)	136 acres	55 ha	1900	Little Pond, Little River, 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	Plymouth 42°7′12.8994″N 70°59′13.632″W / 42.120249833°N 70.98712000°W / 42.120249833; -70.98712000 (Ames Nowell State Park)	612 acres	248 ha	1959	Cleveland Pond		The park is primarily used for boating and fishing.
Ashland State Park	Middlesex 42°14′30″N 71°27′58″W / 42.24167°N 71.46611°W / 42.24167; -71.46611 (Ashland State Park)	472 acres	191 ha	1947	Ashland Reservoir
Beartown State Forest	Berkshire 42°14′00″N 73°16′28″W / 42.23333°N 73.27444°W / 42.23333; -73.27444 (Beartown State Forest)	120 acres	49 ha	1921	Benedict Pond		Approximately 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of the Appalachian Trail travels through the forest.
Beaver Brook Reservation	Middlesex 42°23′26″N 71°11′52″W / 42.39056°N 71.19778°W / 42.39056; -71.19778 (Beaver Brook Reservation)	303 acres	123 ha	1893			The park includes a cascading waterfall and a wading pool.
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation	Suffolk 42°23′21″N 70°59′21″W / 42.38917°N 70.98917°W / 42.38917; -70.98917 (Belle Isle Marsh Reservation)	188 acres	76 ha	1978	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	Worcester 42°05′40″N 71°37′23″W / 42.09444°N 71.62306°W / 42.09444; -71.62306 (Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park)	1,066 acres	431 ha	1981	Blackstone River		The park is the midpoint of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor of the National Park System.
Boston Harbor Islands State Park	Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk 42°19′11.6″N 70°55′45.6″W / 42.319889°N 70.929333°W / 42.319889; -70.929333 (Boston Harbor Islands State Park)	404 acres	163 ha	1996	Boston Harbor
Bradley Palmer State Park	Essex 42°38′0″N 70°53′43″W / 42.63333°N 70.89528°W / 42.63333; -70.89528 (Bradley Palmer State Park)	736 acres	298 ha	1944	Ipswich River		The park that features rolling meadows, lush evergreens and old carriage roads lined with rhododendrons.
Breakheart Reservation	Essex, Middlesex 42°29′21″N 71°2′23″W / 42.48917°N 71.03972°W / 42.48917; -71.03972 (Breakheart Reservation)	652 acres	264 ha	1934	Silver Lake, Pearce Lake, Saugus River		The reservation is hardwood forest principally used for birding, fishing and hiking.
Brimfield State Forest	Hampden 42°6′0″N 72°14′56″W / 42.10000°N 72.24889°W / 42.10000; -72.24889 (Brimfield State Forest)	3,523 acres	1,426 ha	1924	Dean Pond
Bristol Blake State Reservation	Norfolk 42°6′28.6″N 71°19′5″W / 42.107944°N 71.31806°W / 42.107944; -71.31806 (Bristol Blake State Reservation)	140 acres	57 ha	1959	Kingfisher Pond, Stony Brook Pond, Teal Marsh		Adjacent to Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Brook Farm Historic Site	Suffolk 42°17′29″N 71°10′26.7″W / 42.29139°N 71.174083°W / 42.29139; -71.174083 (Brook Farm Historic Site)	141 acres	57 ha	1988
C. M. Gardner State Park	Hampden 42°16′31″N 72°52′14.5″W / 42.27528°N 72.870694°W / 42.27528; -72.870694 (C. M. Gardner State Park)	85 acres	34 ha	1959	Westfield River
Callahan State Park	Middlesex 42°20′35″N 71°26′55″W / 42.34306°N 71.44861°W / 42.34306; -71.44861 (Callahan State Park)	958 acres	388 ha	1970
Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp	Essex 42°29′32.6″N 71°1′11.4″W / 42.492389°N 71.019833°W / 42.492389; -71.019833 (Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp)	65 acres	26 ha	1929	Saugus River		Part of Breakheart Reservation
Charles River Reservation	Suffolk, Middlesex 42°21′20″N 71°6′56″W / 42.35556°N 71.11556°W / 42.35556; -71.11556 (Charles River Reservation)	863 acres	349 ha	1910	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	Hampden 42°14′58″N 72°56′58″W / 42.24944°N 72.94944°W / 42.24944; -72.94944 (Chester-Blandford State Forest)	2,776 acres	1,123 ha	1924
Chestnut Hill Reservation	Suffolk 42°20′7″N 71°9′29″W / 42.33528°N 71.15806°W / 42.33528; -71.15806 (Chestnut Hill Reservation)	1 acre	0.40 ha	1870	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	Hampden 42°10′45″N 72°32′13″W / 42.17917°N 72.53694°W / 42.17917; -72.53694 (Chicopee Memorial State Park)	562 acres	227 ha	1893	Cooley Brook Reservoir		The park includes two 25-acre (10 ha) ponds.
Clarksburg State Park	Berkshire 42°44′5″N 73°4′35″W / 42.73472°N 73.07639°W / 42.73472; -73.07639 (Clarksburg State Park)	3,629 acres	1,469 ha		Mauserts Pond		Adjoins &&&&&&&&&&&03011.&&&&&03,011 acre Clarksburg State Forest
Cochituate State Park	Middlesex 42°18′45″N 71°22′27″W / 42.31250°N 71.37417°W / 42.31250; -71.37417 (Cochituate State Park)	872 acres	353 ha		Lake Cochituate
Connecticut River Greenway State Park	Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire 42°36′27″N 72°32′30″W / 42.60750°N 72.54167°W / 42.60750; -72.54167 (Connecticut River Greenway State Park)	1,048 acres	424 ha	1986	Connecticut River		Multiple state land holdings in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts
Constitution Beach	Suffolk 42°23′5.5″N 71°0′36.2″W / 42.384861°N 71.010056°W / 42.384861; -71.010056 (Constitution Beach)	82 acres	33 ha	1952	Boston Harbor
Cutler Park Reservation	Norfolk 42°16′16″N 71°11′45″W / 42.27111°N 71.19583°W / 42.27111; -71.19583 (Cutler Park Reservation)	739 acres	299 ha	1962	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	Hampshire 42°27′25″N 72°47′50″W / 42.45694°N 72.79722°W / 42.45694; -72.79722 (D.A.R. State Forest)	1,728 acres	699 ha	1929	Upper and Lower Highland Lake
Demarest Lloyd State Park	Bristol 41°31′44″N 70°59′0″W / 41.52889°N 70.98333°W / 41.52889; -70.98333 (Demarest Lloyd State Park)	200 acres	81 ha	1953	Buzzards Bay
Dorchester Shores Reservation	Suffolk 42°17′50″N 71°2′44″W / 42.29722°N 71.04556°W / 42.29722; -71.04556 (Dorchester Shores Reservation)	44 acres	18 ha	1962	Neponset River		The reservation comprises two beaches and a park.
Douglas State Forest	Worcester 42°3′30″N 71°47′13″W / 42.05833°N 71.78694°W / 42.05833; -71.78694 (Douglas State Forest)	5,525 acres	2,236 ha	1934	Wallum Lake		Features include a rare Atlantic White Cedar swamp and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) of the Midstate Trail
Dunn State Park	Worcester 42°34′48″N 71°58′12″W / 42.58000°N 71.97000°W / 42.58000; -71.97000 (Dunn State Park)	132 acres	53 ha	1915	Dunn Pond
Ellisville Harbor State Park	Plymouth 41°50′34″N 70°32′13″W / 41.84278°N 70.53694°W / 41.84278; -70.53694 (Ellisville Harbor State Park)	97 acres	39 ha	1991	Cape Cod Bay		Walking trails overlooking a tidal marsh, sandy/rocky beach at trail end
Elm Bank Reservation	Norfolk 42°16′34″N 71°18′9″W / 42.27611°N 71.30250°W / 42.27611; -71.30250 (Elm Bank Reservation)	175 acres	71 ha	1996	Charles River		Benjamin Pierce Cheney's property, now run by Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Erving State Forest	Franklin 42°37′21″N 72°22′41″W / 42.62250°N 72.37806°W / 42.62250; -72.37806 (Erving State Forest)	2,422 acres	980 ha	1920	Millers River		The 110-mile (180 km) Metacomet-Monadnock Trail passes through a western parcel of the state forest.
F. Gilbert Hills State Forest	Norfolk 42°3′28″N 71°17′0″W / 42.05778°N 71.28333°W / 42.05778; -71.28333 (F. Gilbert Hills State Forest)	1,030 acres	420 ha
Fall River Heritage State Park	Bristol 41°42′20″N 71°9′38″W / 41.70556°N 71.16056°W / 41.70556; -71.16056 (Fall River Heritage State Park)	14 acres	5.7 ha	1985	Taunton River
Federated Women's Club State Forest	Worcester 42°29′27″N 72°15′15″W / 42.49083°N 72.25417°W / 42.49083; -72.25417 (Federated Women's Club State Forest)	970 acres	390 ha	1933	Fever Brook
Fort Phoenix State Reservation	Bristol 41°37′27″N 70°53′56″W / 41.62417°N 70.89889°W / 41.62417; -70.89889 (Fort Phoenix State Reservation)	1 acre	0.40 ha		Atlantic Ocean		Revolutionary War fort; 1/2 mile of Buzzards Bay beachfront
Fort Revere Park	Plymouth 42°18′17″N 70°54′21″W / 42.30472°N 70.90583°W / 42.30472; -70.90583 (Fort Revere Park)	6 acres	2.4 ha	1976	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	Suffolk 42°14′36″N 71°7′37″W / 42.24333°N 71.12694°W / 42.24333; -71.12694 (Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park and Moynihan Recreation Area)	5.6 acres	2.3 ha		Neponset River		Outdoor theatre and play fields
Freetown-Fall River State Forest	Bristol 41°45′28″N 71°3′48″W / 41.75778°N 71.06333°W / 41.75778; -71.06333 (Freetown-Fall River State Forest)	5,217 acres	2,111 ha	1930			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 (92 ha) Wampanoag reservation
Gardner Heritage State Park	Worcester 42°34′38″N 71°59′39″W / 42.57722°N 71.99417°W / 42.57722; -71.99417 (Gardner Heritage State Park)	0 acres	0 ha	1985			Restored 19th century fire station with exhibits; closed since 2002
Georgetown-Rowley State Forest	Essex 42°42′5″N 70°58′26″W / 42.70139°N 70.97389°W / 42.70139; -70.97389 (Georgetown-Rowley State Forest)	1,041 acres	421 ha
Granville State Forest	Hampden 42°3′35″N 72°58′17″W / 42.05972°N 72.97139°W / 42.05972; -72.97139 (Granville State Forest)	2,432 acres	984 ha	1921	Hubbard River
Great Brook Farm State Park	Middlesex 42°33′21″N 71°21′12″W / 42.55583°N 71.35333°W / 42.55583; -71.35333 (Great Brook Farm State Park)	909 acres	368 ha	1967	Meadow Pond
Greycourt State Park	Essex 42°43′46″N 71°10′51″W / 42.72944°N 71.18083°W / 42.72944; -71.18083 (Greycourt State Park)	24 acres	9.7 ha	2001			The park is built atop the restored ruins of the Charles H. Tenney estate.
Halibut Point State Park	Essex 42°41′22″N 70°37′59″W / 42.68944°N 70.63306°W / 42.68944; -70.63306 (Halibut Point State Park)	55 acres	22 ha	1981			Features a former granite quarry and 60-foot (18 m) tower with coastal views
Hammond Pond Reservation	Middlesex 42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W / 42.32500°N 71.17667°W / 42.32500; -71.17667 (Hammond Pond Reservation)	59 acres	24 ha	1968
Hampton Ponds State Park	Hampden 42°10′45″N 72°41′22″W / 42.17917°N 72.68944°W / 42.17917; -72.68944 (Hampton Ponds State Park)	47 acres	19 ha		Pequot Pond
Harold Parker State Forest	Essex 42°37′33″N 71°4′54″W / 42.62583°N 71.08167°W / 42.62583; -71.08167 (Harold Parker State Forest)	3,320 acres	1,340 ha	1916	Stearns Pond
Hemlock Gorge Reservation	Middlesex 42°18′52″N 71°13′35″W / 42.31444°N 71.22639°W / 42.31444; -71.22639 (Hemlock Gorge Reservation)	16 acres	6.5 ha	1895	Charles River
Holyoke Heritage State Park	Hampden 42°12′18″N 72°36′26″W / 42.20500°N 72.60722°W / 42.20500; -72.60722 (Holyoke Heritage State Park)	7 acres	2.8 ha	1986			The park features include a visitor center with exhibits about paper manufacturing and Holyoke's industrial and cultural history.
Hopkinton State Park	Middlesex 42°14′57″N 71°31′32″W / 42.24917°N 71.52556°W / 42.24917; -71.52556 (Hopkinton State Park)	1,245 acres	504 ha	1947	Hopkinton Reservoir		The park features a bathing pond for swimming that is physically separated from the reservoir, where nonmotorized boating is permitted
Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area	Berkshire	1,191 acres	482 ha	1994
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest	Franklin	7,405 acres	2,997 ha	1997	Hallockville Pond, Crooked Pond
Lake Dennison Recreation Area	Worcester	121 acres	49 ha		Lake Dennison		The park is an extension of Otter River State Forest
Lake Lorraine State Park	Hampden	3 acres	1.2 ha				closed to the public
Lake Wyola State Park	Franklin	42 acres	17 ha	1997	Lake Wyola
Lawrence Heritage State Park	Essex	50 acres	20 ha	1980
Leominster State Forest	Worcester	4,246 acres	1,718 ha	1922			The Midstate Trail runs through the western edge of the forest.
Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest	Middlesex	1,109 acres	449 ha	1941
Lowell Heritage State Park	Middlesex	60 acres	24 ha	1975	Merrimack River		Precursor to Lowell National Historical Park; preserves the city's seminal role in the American Industrial Revolution
Lynn Heritage State Park	Essex	4 acres	1.6 ha	1986
Lynn Shore Reservation	Essex	22 acres	8.9 ha
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest	Dukes	5,215 acres	2,110 ha	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.
Massasoit State Park	Bristol	1,207 acres	488 ha		Lake Rico, Furnace Pond, King's Pond, Middle Pond, Little Bearhole Pond, and Big Bearhole Pond
Maudslay State Park	Essex	483 acres	195 ha	1985	Merrimack River
Middlesex Fells Reservation	Middlesex	2,283 acres	924 ha	1893	Bellevue and Spot Ponds
Mohawk Trail State Forest	Franklin	7,758 acres	3,140 ha	1921			Includes Cold River Virgin Forest, National Natural Landmark
Monroe State Forest	Franklin	3,750 acres	1,520 ha	1924	Dunbar Brook
Moore State Park	Worcester	737 acres	298 ha		Eames Pond
Mount Everett State Reservation	Berkshire	2,492 acres	1,008 ha	1908	Guilder Pond
Mount Grace State Forest	Franklin	1,578 acres	639 ha	1920	Mount Grace
Mount Greylock State Reservation	Berkshire	12,455 acres	5,040 ha	1898
Mount Holyoke Range State Park	Hampshire	3,000 acres	1,200 ha	1940
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation	Franklin	533 acres	216 ha	1907
Mount Tom State Reservation	Hampden	1,967 acres	796 ha	1902
Mount Washington State Forest	Berkshire	4,619 acres	1,869 ha	1958
Myles Standish State Forest	Plymouth	12,029 acres	4,868 ha	1916			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	Middlesex	359 acres	145 ha	1893	Mystic Lakes; Mystic River
Nahant Beach Reservation	Essex	67 acres	27 ha		Atlantic Ocean
Nantasket Beach Reservation	Plymouth	39 acres	16 ha
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation	Plymouth	210 acres	85 ha	1999
Neponset River Reservation	Suffolk	1,880 acres	760 ha
Nickerson State Park	Barnstable	1,967 acres	796 ha	1934	Cliff Pond
October Mountain State Forest	Berkshire	16,460 acres	6,660 ha	1915
Otter River State Forest	Worcester	1,022 acres	414 ha	1915	Otter River, Millers River
Pearl Hill State Park	Middlesex	1,000 acres	400 ha		Park Hill Brook
Pittsfield State Forest	Berkshire	10,601 acres	4,290 ha
Pope John Paul II Park Reservation	Suffolk	66 acres	27 ha	2001	Neponset River Estuary		Reclaimed former landfill and commercial area
Quabbin Reservoir	Hampshire	39 sq mi	100 km2	1938
Quincy Quarries Reservation	Norfolk	22 acres	8.9 ha	1985
Quincy Shores Reservation	Norfolk	87 acres	35 ha	1899
Quinsigamond State Park	Worcester	38 acres	15 ha
Revere Beach Reservation	Suffolk	84 acres	34 ha	1896
Robinson State Park	Hampden	1,025 acres	415 ha	1934	Westfield River
Roxbury Heritage State Park	Suffolk	3 acres	1.2 ha	1992			The 1750 Dillaway-Thomas House and a small park
Rumney Marsh Reservation	Essex, Suffolk	815 acres	330 ha	1992	Saugus River; Pines River
Rutland State Park	Worcester	284 acres	115 ha		Whitehall Pond		Swimming, picnicking and boating.
Salisbury Beach State Reservation	Essex	355 acres	144 ha	1931			The park's main feature is its 3.8-mile (6.1 km)-long beach, one of the most popular in the Commonwealth.
Sandisfield State Forest	Berkshire	4,190 acres	1,700 ha		York Lake
Sandy Point State Reservation	Essex	134 acres	54 ha
Savoy Mountain State Forest	Berkshire	10,457 acres	4,232 ha	1918
Scusset Beach State Reservation	Barnstable	459 acres	186 ha	1957			On Cape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, a popular swimming and camping area.
Shawme-Crowell State Forest	Barnstable	624 acres	253 ha				Forested 285 site campground
J.A. Skinner State Park	Hampshire	843 acres	341 ha	1940	Connecticut River
South Cape Beach State Park	Barnstable	460 acres	190 ha				A component of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve with a one-mile (1.6 km) stretch of beach.
Southwest Corridor Park	Suffolk	221 acres	89 ha	1987			Greenway of 4.7 miles (7.6 km) that runs South End, Back Bay, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain neighborhoods
Spencer State Forest	Worcester	903 acres	365 ha	1922	Howe Pond
Squantum Point Park	Norfolk	46 acres	19 ha	2001
Stony Brook Reservation	Suffolk	616 acres	249 ha	1894	Turtle Pond
Streeter Point Recreation Area	Worcester	1 acre	0.40 ha		East Brimfield Reservoir		Fishing, swimming, picnicking
Sudbury Reservoir	Middlesex; Worcester	4,943 acres	2,000 ha	1898	Sudbury Reservoir
Tolland State Forest	Berkshire	4,415 acres	1,787 ha	1925	Otis Reservoir
Upper Charles River Reservation	Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk	863 acres	349 ha		Charles River		Covers Charles River between Watertown Dam and Riverdale Park, West Roxbury; see also Charles River Reservation
Upton State Forest	Worcester	2,790 acres	1,130 ha	1915			Has Civilian Conservation Corps structures
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation	Worcester	2,288 acres	926 ha	1899
Wachusett Reservoir	Worcester	4,135 acres	1,673 ha	1908	Nashua River; Quinapoxet River
Wahconah Falls State Park	Berkshire	48 acres	19 ha		Wahconah Falls Brook
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve	Barnstable	110 acres	45 ha	1987	Waquoit Bay; Quashnet River; Childs River; ponds
Ware River Watershed Area	Worcester	23,000 acres	9,300 ha
Watson Pond State Park	Bristol	163 acres	66 ha
Webb Memorial State Park	Norfolk	59 acres	24 ha	1980	Hingham Bay
Wells State Park	Worcester	1,445 acres	585 ha	1968	Walker Pond
Wendell State Forest	Franklin	7,566 acres	3,062 ha	1921	Millers River, Quabbin Reservoir
Western Gateway Heritage State Park	Berkshire	8 acres	3.2 ha	1986
Weymouth Back River Reservation	Norfolk	35 acres	14 ha				Site of Stodder's Neck and Abigail Adams Park
Whitehall State Park	Middlesex	837 acres	339 ha	1947	Whitehall Reservoir
Willard Brook State Forest	Middlesex	2,929 acres	1,185 ha	1930
Willowdale State Forest	Essex	2,491 acres	1,008 ha		Hood Pond
Wilson Mountain Reservation	Norfolk	215 acres	87 ha	1995
Windsor State Forest	Berkshire	1,824 acres	738 ha	1925	Westfield River
Winthrop Shore Reservation	Suffolk	18 acres	7.3 ha	1900	Atlantic Ocean
Wompatuck State Park	Plymouth	3,579 acres	1,448 ha	1967	Aaron River Reservoir

More State Trails

Name	Towns	County	Length		Estab- lished	Image	Remarks
			mi	km
Canalside Rail Trail	Deerfield, Montague	Franklin	3.7 mi	6.0 km	2008		Trail along the Connecticut River
Lower Neponset River Trail	City of Boston	Suffolk	2.4 mi	3.9 km	2010		Runs along the Neponset River in Dorchester
Mahican-Mohawk Trail		Berkshire, Franklin	30 mi	48 km			In development
Mass Central Rail Trail - Wayside	City of Waltham, towns of Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Marlborough, Stow, Hudson, Bolton, and Berlin	Middlesex, Worcester	23 mi	37 km	2010		In development, sections in Waltham, Wayland, Weston, and Hudson are complete.
Nashua River Rail Trail	Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Dunstable	Middlesex	12.5 mi	20.1 km	2002		Trail along the Nashua River
Norwottuck Rail Trail	City of Northampton, towns of Hadley, Amherst, and Belchertown	Hampshire	11 mi	18 km	1992		Part of the Mass Central Rail Trail

See also

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