Quincy Shores Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 South Shore Beach — Public beach and promenade on Quincy’s scenic waterfront Quincy Shores Reservation provides public beach access […]
Revere Beach Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 America’s FIRST Public Beach — Established 1896, Revere Beach is the oldest public beach in the United States! Revere
Rumney Marsh Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Urban Salt Marsh — 600-acre salt marsh in Saugus/Revere — the largest remaining salt marsh in Boston Harbor Rumney
Sandisfield State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Berkshire Swimming Hole — 9,533 acres with York Lake beach and spectacular Berkshire fall foliage Sandisfield State Forest covers
Southern New England Trunkline Trail
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Cross-State Rail Trail — 22-mile rail trail from Franklin to the CT border — one of the longest in
Southwest Corridor Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Freeway That Never Was — 4.7-mile linear park through Boston built on the route of a cancelled highway —
Spencer State Forest
🏆🏆🏆 Central MA Forest — 963-acre state forest in Spencer with hiking and wildlife Spencer State Forest covers 963 acres
Sudbury Reservoir
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Hidden Reservoir — 2-billion-gallon reservoir surrounded by protected watershed — Boston’s backup water supply Sudbury Reservoir is a 2-billion-gallon
Tolland State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Island Camping Paradise — Otis Reservoir island camping and boating in the Berkshire hills — MA’s best lakeside camping!
Upper Charles River Reservation
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Charles River Greenway — Linear greenway along the upper Charles River through Milford, Holliston, and Sherborn Upper Charles River
Wachusett Reservoir
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 65 Billion Gallons — Massive reservoir supplying 2.2 million people — MA’s second-largest body of water with 37 miles
Ware River Watershed Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Quabbin’s Guardian — 23,000-acre protected watershed feeding the Quabbin Reservoir — one of the most restricted natural areas in
Wendell State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Off-Grid Forest — 7,566-acre forest in one of MA’s most remote towns — hippie communes, off-grid living, and old-growth
Weymouth Back River Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 South Shore Greenway — Tidal river reservation along the Back River in Weymouth Weymouth Back River Reservation protects tidal
Windsor State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 Windigo Falls! — 1,626-acre forest with the spectacular Windsor Jambs gorge — 80-foot cascade through a narrow granite chasm
Winthrop Shore Reservation
🏆🏆🏆 Boston Harbor Beach — 1.5-mile beachfront promenade in Winthrop with Boston skyline views across the harbor Winthrop Shore Reservation
Assekonk Swamp Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Eastern CT Wetland — 570-acre freshwater swamp habitat in the Connecticut woodlands Assekonk Swamp Wildlife Management Area protects 570
Barber Pond Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Wooded Wetland — Forested wetland habitat with pond and upland woodland in Stafford Barber Pond Wildlife Management Area encompasses
Bartlett Brook Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Rural Woodland — Upland forest and brook habitat in rural eastern Connecticut Bartlett Brook Wildlife Management Area protects upland
Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Upland Forest — Forested upland wildlife habitat in the Connecticut hills Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area protects upland hardwood
Becket Hill State Park Reserve
🏆🏆🏆 Undeveloped Reserve — State park reserve in Lyme protecting coastal forest and wetlands for future development Becket Hill State
Belding Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Farmington Valley Wetland — Wetland and upland habitat along the Farmington River corridor Belding Wildlife Management Area protects wetland
Bishops Swamp Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Coastal Swamp — Forested swamp in Connecticut’s coastal lowlands Bishops Swamp Wildlife Management Area protects a forested swamp in
Black Pond Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Forest Pond Habitat — Secluded woodland pond and surrounding forest in Meriden Black Pond Wildlife Management Area protects a
Burlington Trout Hatchery
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Connecticut’s Trout Factory — State fish hatchery producing 500,000+ trout annually to stock Connecticut’s rivers and lakes Burlington Trout
Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Upland Woodland — Forested hillside wildlife habitat in New Fairfield near Candlewood Lake Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area protects
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Ancient Swamp — Atlantic white cedar swamp — one of Connecticut’s rarest wetland types Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Long Island Sound Marsh — 800+ acre salt marsh on Long Island Sound — critical stopover for migratory shorebirds
Charter Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
🏆🏆🏆 Freshwater Marsh — Freshwater marsh sanctuary along the Connecticut River Charter Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary protects a freshwater marsh system
Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 River Meadows — Floodplain meadows along the Connecticut River near Cromwell Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area protects floodplain meadows
Durham Meadows Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 River Meadows — Floodplain meadows along the Coginchaug River — important grassland bird habitat Durham Meadows Wildlife Management Area
East Swamp Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Freshwater Swamp — Forested swamp habitat in central Connecticut East Swamp Wildlife Management Area protects freshwater forested swamp in
Eightmile River Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 National Wild & Scenic River — Pristine river corridor on the Eightmile River — one of only 2 National
Franklin Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Quiet Corner Woodland — Upland forest habitat in Connecticut’s rural northeastern hills Franklin Wildlife Management Area protects upland forest
Goshen Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Litchfield Hills Wetland — Upland swamp and forest in the scenic Litchfield Hills of northwest CT Goshen Wildlife Management
Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 Coastal Wetland — Tidal wetland habitat on Long Island Sound Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area protects tidal wetland and
Higganum Meadows Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 CT River Floodplain — Connecticut River floodplain meadows near Higganum with migratory waterfowl Higganum Meadows Wildlife Management Area protects
Housatonic River Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Major River Corridor Housatonic River Wildlife Management Area protects habitat along the Housatonic River — Connecticut’s second-longest river (149
James V. Spignesi Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Woodland Habitat James V. Spignesi Wildlife Management Area provides upland forest habitat for hunting and wildlife observation. The mixed
King’s Island Coop Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 CT River Island King’s Island Coop Wildlife Management Area protects a Connecticut River island — one of the unique
Kollar Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Forest Habitat Kollar Wildlife Management Area protects forested upland in Connecticut, providing habitat for deer, turkey, and migratory songbirds.
Larson Lot Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Rural Woodland Larson Lot Wildlife Management Area provides upland forest habitat in Connecticut. These smaller WMAs are critical pieces
Lord’s Cove Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 CT River Tidal Marsh Lord’s Cove Wildlife Management Area protects a major tidal marsh at the mouth of the
Maromas Coop Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆 River Floodplain Maromas Coop Wildlife Management Area protects floodplain habitat along the Connecticut River near Middletown. The cooperative WMA
Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Brook Habitat — Riparian wetland and meadow along a meandering brook Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area protects riparian wetland
Menunketesuck Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Shoreline Estuary — Tidal estuary on the Menunketesuck River emptying into Long Island Sound — prime salt marsh habitat
Messerschmidt Wildlife Management Area
🏆🏆 Rural Habitat — Upland forest and wetland in rural Connecticut Messerschmidt Wildlife Management Area provides upland forest and wetland
Minnie Island State Park
🏆🏆🏆🏆 CT River Island — State park on a Connecticut River island — accessible only by boat! Minnie Island State
Mohegan State Forest
🏆🏆🏆🏆 Mohegan Tribal Land — State forest on ancestral Mohegan tribal territory in eastern Connecticut Mohegan State Forest covers ancestral
Moosup Valley State Park Trail
🏆🏆🏆 Rail Trail — 12-mile rail trail through the Moosup River valley in eastern CT’s Quiet Corner Moosup Valley State