United States is a land filled with a lot of exploration opportunities and a lot of people come to this incredible country to fulfill a wide range of dreams. Among the places to visit is also the famous state of Massachusetts, the history, culture and opportunities in which are vast. This is especially true for people who are looking for an adventure. The outdoors of this state are very popular among tourists, so read on to find out what you can do while you stay here.
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![Walden Pond State Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Assabet River Rail Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Skyline Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cascade Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Massasoit State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![White Cedar Swamp Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Norwottuck Rail Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Freedom Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Fort Hill Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wompatuck State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Beaver Brook Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Blue Hills Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cranberry Pond](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ashuwillticook Rail Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mountain Meadow Preserve](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Francis William Bird Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Monument Mountain](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![nashua river rail trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Stanley Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Whitehall State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Skyline Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Borderland State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Black Heritage Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ames Nowell State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Old Mill Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![October Mountain State Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![lithia springs](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Saddle Ball Mountain](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Beartown State Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Natural Bridge State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mirror Lake](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Tully Lake](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Happy Trails Natural Foods](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mt Watatic](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Great Island Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Beech Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ellisville Harbor State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Thunderbolt Mountain Coaster](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Horseshoe Park and Fairy Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Hemlock Gorge Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Endicott Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cape Cod Rail Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Squantum Point Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Shaker Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Beartown Mountain](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Dr Molly Scott Lmhc](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Dean Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mount Auburn Cemetery](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Long Lake Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Den Rock Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mount Tom State Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Royalston Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cape Cod National Seashore](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![MA NET: Section 03 (Metacomet-Monadnock Trail)](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mountain Park Reservoir](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mass Central Rail Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Larz Anderson Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Gibby's Bar & Grill](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mohawk Trail State Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Dorchester Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Holy Hill Conservation Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Barrett Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Chapel Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mass Audubon's Lake Wampanoag Wildlife Sanctuary](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Duxbury Beach Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Otter River State Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Bousquet Mountain Ski Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mass Audubon's Cook's Canyon Wildlife Sanctuary Entrance](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Doane's Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Audubon Long Pond Woods Wildlife Refuge](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ashley Lake Park Apartments](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Game Farm Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Stodder's Neck](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Prospect Lake Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cascading Waters](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mass Audubon's Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Coal Mine Brook](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Salem Willows Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Metacomet-Monadnock Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Auburndale Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Old Indian Meeting House](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Webb Memorial State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wapack Trail Northern Terminus](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Piers Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Davis Farmland](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Joe Sampson Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ghiloni Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Glendale Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Prospect Hill Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![The Freedom Trail Foundation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ponkapoag Trail Parking](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Quabbin Reservoir](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Sheepfold Dog Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Watson Pond State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![North Attleboro WW1 Memorial Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mt Misery](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Hickman Natural Bridge](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wood Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Westville Recreation Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Thousand Acre Swamp](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Rail Trail Parking](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Danehy Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Bash Bish Falls State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Nelson Memorial Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mt Prospect](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Purgatory Chasm State Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Tillys](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Sandy Neck Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Turner Reservoir Loop Trailhead Parking](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Bradley Mountain Farm](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cape Cod Maple Park Campground & RV Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Tannery Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Little Fresh Pond Dog Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Lake Wyola](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Spirit Falls Trail head](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ragged Mountain Trailhead](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cushing Memorial Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![West Hill Dam](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Waitts Mt Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Start of Minuteman Bike Path](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Buffumville Lake](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Six Flags New England](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Coughlin Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mt Frissell Trailhead](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Stage Fort Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Hoosac Range Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Carlstrom Memorial Forest](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Race Brook Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Elm Bank](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Pond Meadow Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Barre Falls Dam Disc Golf](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Lake Williams State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mill River Conservation Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wahconah Falls State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Halibut Point State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Dune Shacks Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Nara Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Swansea Town Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Randolph Dog Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Bare Cove Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Trap Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![World's End](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Cold Spring Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Appalachian Trail Conservancy](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Lake Gardner Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Franklin Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Kalmus Park Beach](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Poet's Seat Tower](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Dighton Rock State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Ward Hill](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Monument Mountain Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Haskell Field](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wachusett Reservoir](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mass Audubon's Flat Rock Wildlife Sanctuary](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Buffam Falls Parking](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Leadmine Mountain Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Buttonwood Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Lake Massapoag](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Prospect Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Pawtucket Falls](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mount Greylock State Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Mystic Lakes State Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Tekoa Country Club](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Crystal Gorge Conservation Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Wilson Mountain Reservation](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Camp Winnekeag Youth Camp](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Crow Hill North Parking Area](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![The Rockwell](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![D.W. Field Park](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Hatches Harbor Trail](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
![Chestnut Park at Cleveland Circle](/Images/No-Location.jpg)
Major Locations
Apart from the great outdoors, the state is home to a lot of important places. These include cities such as Boston, Worchester, Springfield, Cambridge, Plymouth and others. There are a total of 50 cities and 14 counties in this state. Boston is the capital with the largest population and Plymouth is the biggest place in terms of size.
Bash Bish Falls Park
This is the most important location that you should travel to during your trip to the state of Massachusetts. This park is home to one of the biggest waterfalls in the state and it is an amazing place to go to for water related fun. The day hike to this place is very rewarding as you can cool off under the water spray. You can also take the hiking trail to the top of the falls where you will be able to look at both Massachusetts and New York states.
Mount Holyoke Range Park
If you think of yourself as a hiking thrill seeker then this place is the ultimate place to visit for you. This place offers a huge range of hiking locations that you can climb to on a multi day trip across the Connecticut River Valley. This place is very popular among people form both hiking and biking communities and you will see a lot of activity here, especially during peak visiting times. We highly recommend keeping this park in your list of places to visit in this state.
South Cape Beach Park
This state park is another great place to visit in this state and is popular with families in particular. You will find yourself exploring a beautiful sandy beach that stretches for miles and has views of distant light houses. This park is very special and has a unique mix of terrain with woodlands, marshes, dunes and ponds all in one place. You should also take time out to do some bird watching as well since there is a lot of wildlife here in both summer and winter.
Nickerson State Park
This place is also very good for exploring the outdoors of Massachusetts from a different view as you will get to enjoy a very vast spread of land that is home to unlimited chances for hiking and other adventure. People come here all year round to walk on the famous Cape Cod Rail Trail. This trail is also a part of the park and is very good to enjoy the views. You will also visit nice beaches and ponds and will be able to get involved in fishing activities.
Knowing the state
Wherever you travel to, it is important to know details about that location to ensure that you do not get lost or get in trouble. In addition to that, you should also respect the land and its people and try to merge with the locals in every possible way. The website for the Parks department of the state provides a lot of useful info that you can take with you on your trip.
Have a good time
It is a key part of your visit to ensure that you make the best of your time in the state. We highly hope that you are able to enjoy your time in Massachusetts and become fond of the place when you leave. With the info provided here, we hope you will be able to achieve that goal and will definitely want to come back for more fun and to simply relax.