Parks Near Me in Wayland, ma

Cochituate State Park

43 Commonwealth Rd, Natick, MA

Cochituate State Park is a popular regional day use park featuring water based recreational opportunities including boating, swimming, windsurfing, and fishing on its three large lakes.... Read More

Minute Man National Historical Park

250 North Great Road, Lincoln, MA

Minute Man National Historical Park is located 22 miles outside of Boston within the towns of Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, Massachusetts. The park commemorates the opening battles 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

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

Ashland State Park

162 West Union Street, Ashland, MA

Ashland State Park has 470 acres including the 157 acre Ashland Reservoir. The park is operated seasonally and provides opportunities for swimming, picnicking, boating, fishing, bicycling and... 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

Rocky Woods

Hartford Street, Medfield, MA

We think it's the rich history of Rocky Woods' 491 acres, laced by footpaths and former logging roads that meander through woods and wetlands and to the top of 435-foot Cedar Hill. At... Read More

Hopkinton State Park

164 Cedar St, Hopkinton, MA

Hopkinton State Park is located in the towns of Hopkinton and Ashland and includes the picturesque Hopkinton Reservoir. The park offers a variety of year round recreational activities including... 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

Great Brook Farm State Park

165 North Road, Carlisle, MA

Great Brook Farm State Park stands as a jewel in northern Massachusetts! Agriculture has been part of Great Brook's history for centuries. Holsteins have been kept here for over 60 years and... Read More

Chestnut Hill Reservation

Beacon Street, Brighton, MA

Considered a nineteenth-century masterpiece of engineering, urban planning and landscape design, the Chestnut Hill Reservation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a... Read More

Whitehall State Park

Rte. 135, Hopkinton, MA

This park consists almost entirely of water: the 592 acre Whitehall Reservoir was once used as a source of drinking water. The area offers boating, fishing, a public boat ramp, and hiking... 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

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

125 Arborway, Boston, MA

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University discovers and disseminates knowledge of the plant kingdom to foster greater understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of Earth’s botanical... 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

Neponset River Reservation

Truman Pkwy, Milton, MA

Open year round dawn to dusk. The Neponset River, unlike the Charles and Mystic Rivers, remains a natural estuary with extensive marshlands at its mouth and significant freshwater wetlands... Read More

Franklin Park Zoo

1 Franklin Park Road, Boston, MA

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Franklin Park Zoo mission is to inspire people to protect and sustain the natural world for future generations by creating fun and engaging... Read More