Round Pond
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Allagash Chain Link — Remote pond on the Allagash Wilderness Waterway — a critical link in the 92-mile canoe […]
Salmon Brook Lake Bog
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Ecological Wonder — Pristine peatland ecosystem surrounding a 130-acre lake — one of the most important bogs in northern
Scopan
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Aroostook Wilderness — Remote 5,000-acre lot on Scopan Lake — deep in Maine’s Aroostook County backcountry Scopan is a
Scraggly Lake
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Remote North Woods — Pristine backcountry lake in the North Woods — accessible only by logging roads Scraggly Lake
Seboeis Unit
🏆🏆🏆🏆 East Branch Wilderness — 9,600-acre wilderness unit along the East Branch of the Penobscot — Thoreau’s canoe route Seboeis
Seboomook
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Wild North — Massive 61,000-acre wilderness in the Upper Moose River region — one of the largest conservation acquisitions
Storer Garrison State Historic Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆 King William’s War — 1690s garrison site from the deadliest conflict on the Maine frontier — King William’s War
Telos
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Telos Cut Gateway — Remote wilderness lake on the Allagash — site of the 1841 Telos Cut that changed
Tumbledown
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Maine’s Most Beautiful Mountain — Tumbledown Mountain — widely considered the most beautiful mountain hike in Maine with an
Wassataquoik
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Katahdin’s Wild East Side — 34,000-acre wilderness on the wild eastern side of Katahdin — remote approach to Maine’s
Whaleback Shell Midden
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 2,200-Year-Old Oyster Feast — Largest prehistoric shell midden on the Maine coast — 2,200 years of Native oyster harvesting
Brimfield State Forest
🏆🏆🏆 Antique Capital Forest — 3,266-acre state forest near Brimfield — home of the world-famous Brimfield Antique Flea Market Brimfield
Bristol Blake State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 Norfolk Wetland — 141-acre wetland reservation in Norfolk with boardwalk trails through Atlantic white cedar swamp Bristol Blake State
Brook Farm Historic Site
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Transcendentalist Utopia — Site of the 1841–1847 Brook Farm utopian community — where Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau debated paradise
Camp Nihan Environmental Education Camp
🏆🏆🏆 Urban Environmental Ed — Environmental education camp in Saugus providing outdoor learning for Boston-area students Camp Nihan Environmental Education
Canalside Rail Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Industrial Revolution Trail — Rail trail along the historic Turners Falls Canal — America’s first navigational canal (1798!) Canalside
Chestnut Hill Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Emerald Necklace Gem — 120-acre reservoir park in Newton/Brighton — part of Boston’s legendary Emerald Necklace park system Chestnut
Elm Bank Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Garden Paradise — 182-acre reservation on the Charles River featuring the Massachusetts Horticultural Society gardens Elm Bank Reservation covers
Federated Women’s Club State Forest
🏆🏆🏆 Women’s Conservation — State forest donated by the Massachusetts Federation of Women’s Clubs in the 1920s — early environmental
Fort Revere Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Harbor Defense — Revolutionary War and WWII fortification with panoramic views of Boston Harbor Fort Revere Park preserves military
Gardner Heritage State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Chair City Heritage — Heritage state park celebrating Gardner’s industrial history as the “Chair City of the World” Gardner
Georgetown-Rowley State Forest
🏆🏆🏆 North Shore Forest — 1,112-acre mixed forest on the North Shore with trails through pine and wetland Georgetown-Rowley State
Granville State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Western MA Wilderness — 2,426-acre forest in the Berkshire foothills with a stunning gorge and waterfall Granville State Forest
Hammond Pond Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 Newton Suburbia Oasis — 113-acre wooded oasis next to the Chestnut Hill Mall in one of Boston’s most affluent
Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Berkshire Crown Jewel — 1,158 acres of pristine Berkshire meadows and summits with AT views — one of MA’s
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Berkshire Wilderness — 7,882-acre state forest with the highest trail in the Berkshires and spectacular fire tower views Kenneth
Lake Lorraine State Park
🏆🏆🏆 Community Lake — Community swimming lake and park in Springfield’s neighborhood Lake Lorraine State Park provides a community beach
Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Merrimack Valley Forest — 1,100-acre tri-town forest along the Merrimack River — Mill City heritage meets nature Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State
Lower Neponset River Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban River Revival — 3.5-mile trail along the revitalized Neponset River — from industrial wasteland to urban greenway Lower
Lynn Heritage State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Shoe Capital Heritage — Heritage park celebrating Lynn’s history as the “Shoe Capital of the World” Lynn Heritage State
Lynn Shore Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 North Shore Promenade — 2-mile oceanfront promenade along Lynn Shore Drive with sweeping views of Nahant Bay Lynn Shore
Mahican-Mohawk Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Ancient Native Highway — Historic trail connecting the CT River valley to the Atlantic — traveled by Mahican and
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Martha’s Vineyard Forest — 5,343-acre state forest in the center of Martha’s Vineyard — protecting the island’s unique sandplain
Mass Central Rail Trail—Wayside
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Cross-State Rail Trail — Multi-section rail trail spanning central MA — part of an ambitious coast-to-border trail vision Mass
Middlesex Fells Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 America’s First Public Forest — 2,575 acres just 6 miles from Boston — one of the oldest public forests
Mount Everett State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Southern Berkshire Summit — 1,606-foot summit with some of the finest views in southern New England — AT and
Mount Grace State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Fire Tower Summit — 1,617-acre forest with a restored fire tower offering 360° views of the North Quabbin highlands
Mount Greylock State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 HIGHEST POINT IN MASSACHUSETTS — 3,491 feet! The only subalpine ecosystem in southern New England — Veterans Memorial Tower,
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Connecticut Valley Overlook — Volcanic summit overlooking the Pioneer Valley — one of the most photographed views in New
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Pilgrim Monument — 116-foot granite monument on Captain’s Hill honoring Myles Standish — military captain of Plymouth Colony Myles
Mystic River Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban River Park — Linear park along the Mystic River through Boston’s inner suburbs — greenway connecting communities Mystic
Nahant Beach Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Causeway Beach — Scenic beach on the Nahant peninsula connected to Lynn by a dramatic mile-long causeway Nahant Beach
Nantasket Beach Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 America’s Oldest Public Beach — Nantasket Beach — one of the oldest public beaches in America with over a
Nashua River Rail Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Premium Rail Trail — 12.5-mile paved rail trail from Ayer to Nashua, NH — one of New England’s top
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 Buzzards Bay Cove — Scenic reservation on Nasketucket Bay overlooking Buzzards Bay and the Elizabeth Islands Nasketucket Bay State
Neponset River Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Boston’s River Revival — 740-acre greenway along the Neponset River — Boston’s most ambitious river restoration project Neponset River
Norwottuck Rail Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Five College Trail — 10-mile paved rail trail connecting Northampton and Amherst — “Five College” region’s premier bike path
Pope John Paul II Park Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban Transformation — 72-acre riverfront park in Dorchester built on a former landfill — named for Pope John Paul
Quabbin Reservoir
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 MA’s LARGEST Body of Water — 412-billion-gallon reservoir created by drowning 4 entire towns — Boston’s water supply and
Quincy Quarries Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Quarry Turned Climbing Mecca — Flooded granite quarries transformed into rock climbing destination — 300 years of quarrying history