Picnic Spots Near Me in Newburyport, ma

Maudslay State Park Association

The Maudslay State Park Association is a volunteer group devoted to restoring and maintaining park facilities in a time of tight state budgets.

OUR MISSION - To assist... Read More

Salisbury Beach State Reservation

Beach Rd. Rte. 1A, Salisbury, MA

Salisbury Beach is one of the state's most popular ocean beaches, stretching 3.8 miles along the Atlantic Ocean. This 521-acre park offers swimming, boating, fishing, and 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

Halibut Point is a uniquely beautiful coastal seascape. Looking seaward on a clear day, the view stretches from Crane Beach in Ipswich to Mount Agamenticus in Maine and the Isles of Shoals off... 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

Lawrence Heritage State Park

One Jackson Street, Lawrence, MA

A restored boarding house with two floors of interactive exhibits tells the tale of Lawrence, one of the nation's first planned industrial cities. Along with stories of Lawrence's mill workers... Read More

Revere Beach Reservation

Revere Beach Boulevard, Revere, MA

Open year round, dawn to dusk. Lifeguards are on duty from late June to early September. Revere Beach, the oldest public beach in America, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1996. Today, this... Read More

Constitution Beach

Homer St, Boston, MA

Constitution Beach is one of Boston's hidden waterfront gems. It is a popular spot for swimming. In general, Lifeguards are on duty June- Labor Day. The new bathhouse and concession stand... Read More

Boston Harbor Islands

Moon Island Rd, Boston, MA

The Boston Harbor Islands national recreation area includes 34 islands and peninsulas spread over 50 square miles of bays, harbors, and rivers within the greater Boston Harbor basin. The... Read More

Dorchester Shores Reservation

Harborwalk, Boston, MA

Malibu Beach, Victory Road Park and Tenean Beach provide the public with coastal access along the extended mouth of the Neponset River. Malibu Beach offers protected swimming and bathhouse.... Read More

Beaver Brook Reservation

66 Mill Street, Belmont, MA

The first reservation established by the Metropolitan Parks Commission (later the MDC) in 1893, Beaver Brook Reservation is 59 acres of open fields, wetlands and woodlands. Ponds, fields,... Read More

Squantum Point Park

Neponset District, Quincy, MA

Open year-round, dawn to dusk. At Squantum Point, visitors can see the Boston skyline across the harbor and dozens of species of wild birds in the park. The park was originally used as a Naval... Read More

Quincy Shores Reservation

East Squantum Street, Quincy, MA

Open year round, dawn to dusk. Bathhouse open July to September. Quincy Shore Reservation offers a variety of recreational opportunities. Quincy Shore Drive links Wollaston Beach with Caddy... 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

Webb Memorial State Park

River St, Weymouth, MA

Located on Boston Harbor close to the Boston Harbor Islands, Webb Memorial offers quiet enjoyment and vistas of the harbor and Boston skyline. The park is a scenic peninsula that extends nearly... 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

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

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

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