Hiking Near Me in Braintree, ma
Stodder's Neck Park
457 Lincoln Street, Hingham, MA
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. A peninsula on the Hingham/Weymouth line at the mouth of the Back River, Stodder's Neck was once an unsightly gravel pit. Reclaimed and landscaped in a manner... Read More
Pope John Paul II Park Reservation
Neponset District, Dorchester, MA
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Formerly used as a landfill and a drive-in theatre, the site of Pope John Paul II Park was once a barrier between the people of Dorchester and the Neponset River... Read More
Blue Hills Reservation
840 Hillside Street, Milton, MA
The Blue Hills were so named by early European explorers who, while sailing along the coastline, noticed the bluish hue on the slopes when viewed from a distance. More than ten thousand years... Read More
Houghton's Pond Recreation Area
840 Hillside Street, Milton, MA
The Department of Conservation and Recreation invites you to spend the day and enjoy the calm, clear waters of Houghton’s Pond in the scenic Blue Hills Reservation. Offering 7,000 acres of open... Read More
Wompatuck State Park
204 Union Street, Hingham, MA
Located just a 35-minute drive from downtown Boston, Wompatuck State Park offers 262 wooded campsites Link to the image file. (140 of them with electricity Link to the image file. ), 12 miles... Read More
Stony Brook Reservation
Enneking, Turtle Pond, and Dedham Parkways, Hyde Park, MA
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Enneking, Dedham and Turtle Pond Parkways wind through extensive tree covered hills, valleys, rock-outcroppings and wetlands; past Turtle Pond and into Hyde Park.... Read More
Hammond Pond Reservation
888-918 Washington St, Newton, MA
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Hammond Pond, a wooded reservation with a large, scenic pond, is located in the Chestnut Hill section of Newton adjacent to the city's Webster Conservation Area.... Read More
Borderland State Park
259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton, MA
Borderland is one of the most historically significant tracts of publicly owned land in the Commonwealth. Created in the early 1900s by artist and suffragist Blanche Ames and her botanist... Read More
Rumney Marsh Reservation
Salem Turnpike, Saugus, MA
Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Rumney Marsh, a 600+ acre reservation, is located within the rich Saugus and Pines River estuary. This expansive saltmarsh provides habitat for an array of... Read More
Middlesex Fells Reservation
Middle Reservoir Rd, Medford, MA
The Middlesex Fells Reservation's 2,575 acres offer a welcome retreat for city dwellers and a suitable terrain for hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, rock climbers, cross-country skiers... Read More
Breakheart Reservation
177 Forest Street, Saugus, MA
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Open year-round, dawn to dusk. Breakheart Reservation is a 640-acre hardwood forest with jagged, rocky outcroppings, two fresh-water lakes, and a rambling section... Read More
Upper Charles River Reservation
96 Forest Grove Road, Waltham, MA
The Upper Charles River Reservation extends from the Watertown dam to Riverdale Park in West Roxbury. Throughout the reservation, continuous public pathways take visitors along the banks of the... Read More
Massasoit State Park
1361 Middleboro Ave, Taunton, MA
This heavily wooded park, minutes from Interstate Route 495, offers abundant beauty and many opportunities for recreation. In the fall the contrast of scarlet cranberry bogs against the pines... Read More
Walden Pond State Reservation
915 Walden Street, Concord, MA
Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847. His experience at Walden provided the material for the book Walden, which is credited with helping to inspire... Read More
Harold Parker State Forest
305 Middleton Road, North Andover, MA
Harold Parker State Forest, which lies in Andover, North Andover, North Reading and Middleton, comprises just over 3,000 acres of Central Hardwood-Hemlock-White Pine type of forest. The forest... Read More
Dighton Rock State Park
Bay View Avenue, Berkley, MA
An 11-foot-high "glacial erratic" boulder known as Dighton Rock once rested on the shore of the Taunton River adjacent to this park. Covered with petroglyphs, carved designs of ancient and... Read More
Freetown-Fall River State Forest
Slab Bridge Rd, Assonet, MA
Just 5 minutes from Fall River and Taunton, and 15 minutes from New Bedford, Freetown State Forest is a vast tract of public land acquired over a twenty year period beginning in the 1930's.... Read More
Bradley Palmer State Park
40 Asbury Street, Topsfield, MA
This 721-acre former estate features pine needled paths, acres of sunny rolling meadows and spectacular rhododendrons which line old carriage roads. Peak bloom is usually in... Read More
