The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) maintains over 150 state parks. We are a family of 5 – two grown-ups and three boys age 13, 10, and 6. We have boldly decided to try to visit all of the State Parks in one year. We will be blogging our progress and sharing our favorites along the way.
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OUR TOP TEN
Bristol Blake State Reservation 
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation 
Mount Greylock State Reservation 
Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation
FAVORITES BY REGION
- Southwest Corridor Park
- Castle Island, Pleasure Bay, M Street Beach, Carson Beach
- Squantum Point Park / Chestnut Hill Reservation / Roxbury Heritage State Park
- Mount Greylock State Reservation
- Natural Bridge State Park / DAR State Forest / Ashuwillticook Rail Trail
- Bash Bish Falls
ALPHABETICAL FULL LIST
 Alewife Brook Reservation Cambridge, MADate of visit: 12/22/2019 Our rating:  3.9Our review Official site |  Ames Nowell State Park Abington, MADate of visit: 03/28/2020 Our rating:  3.1Our review Official site | Appalachian Trail Lanesborough, MA |
 Ashland State Park  Ashland, MA 03/08/2020 3.1 |  Ashuwillticook Rail Trail Lanesborough, MA 09/19/2021 4.8 |  Bash Bish Falls State Park Mt. Washington, MA07/20/2019 4.75 |
 Beartown State Forest Monterey, MA 07/13/2020 3.8 |  Beaver Brook Reservation Belmont, MA 04/08/2020 3.0 |  Belle Isle Marsh Reservation East Boston, MA 11/17/2019 3.0 |
 Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park Uxbridge, MA 10/20/2019 4.0 |  Blue Hills Reservation Milton, MA08/12/2019 3.8 |  Borderland State Park North Easton, MA 11/3/2019 4.5 |
 Boston Harbor Islands Boston, MA 09/06/2020 4.0 |  Bradley Palmer State Park Topsfield, MA08/11/2019 3.2 |  Breakheart Reservation Saugus, MA 04/12/2020 3.9 |
 Brimfield State Forest Brimfield, MA 03/15/2020 2.9 |  Bristol Blake State Reservation Norfolk, MA 09/15/2019 5.0 |  Brook Farm Historic Site West Roxbury, MA 11/10/2019 2.9 |
| C.M. Gardner State Park Huntington, MA |  Callahan State Park Framingham, MA 02/02/2020 3.2 | Camp Nihan Education Center Saugus, MA |
 Cape Cod Rail Trail Brewster, MA 08/09/2020 4.2 |  Castle Island, Pleasure Bay, M Street Beach, Carson Beach Boston, MA 10/06/2019 4.2 |  Charles River Reservation Boston, MA 06/09/2019 3.8 |
 Chestnut Hill Reservation Brighton, MA 11/17/2019 4.1 |  Chicopee Memorial State Park Chicopee, MA 05/03/2020 3.4 |  Clarksburg State Park Clarksburg, MA 11/30/2019 2.6 |
 Cochituate State Park Natick, MA 07/31/2020 4.375 |  Connecticut River Greenway State Park Northampton, MA 05/25/2020 2.1 |  Constitution Beach Park Boston, MA 07/04/2019 3.2 |
 Cutler Park Reservation Needham, MA 06/02/2019 3.9 |  Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Forest Goshen, MA 07/19/2020 4.8 |  Demarest Lloyd State Park Dartmouth, MA 07/26/2020 3.0 |
| Dighton Rock State Park Berkley, MA |  Douglas State Forest Douglas, MA 08/22/2020 4.4 |  Dunn State Park Gardner, MA 10/13/2019 4.8 |
 Ellisville Harbor State Park Plymouth, MA 06/16/2019 3.8 |  Elm Bank Reservation Wellesley, MA 06/08/2019 3.8 |  Erving State Forest Erving, MA Date of visit: 6/18/2021 Our rating: 4.6Our review Official site |
 F. Gilbert Hills State Forest Foxborough, MA 04/05/2020 3.5 |  Fall River Heritage State Park Fall River, MA 08/04/2019 4.0 |  Farnham-Connolly State Park Canton, MA 10/05/2019 3.375 |
| Federated Women’s Club State Forest Petersham, MA |  Fort Phoenix State Reservation Fairhaven, MA 08/04/2019 4.375 |  Fort Revere Park Hull, MA 09/08/2019 4.1 |
 Francis D. Martini Memorial Shell Park and Moynihan Recreation Area Boston, MA 11/3/2019 2.4 |  Franklin State Forest Franklin, MA 09/15/2019 3.2 |  Freetown-Fall River State Forest Assonet, MA 06/14/2020 2.6 |
 Georgetown-Rowley State Forest Georgetown, MA 07/04/2020 3.2 |  Granville State Forest Granville, MA 07/18/2020 4.4 |  Great Brook Farm State Park Carlisle, MA 01/19/2020 4.7 |
 Great Falls Discovery Center Turners Falls, MA 11/29/2019 4.2 |  Halibut Point State Park Rockport, MA 06/13/2020 5.0 |  Hammond Pond Reservation Newton, MA 11/28/2019 4.0 |
 Hampton Ponds State Park Westfield, MA 07/20/2019 3.125 |  Harold Parker State Forest North Andover, MA 08/31/2019 3.0 |  Hemlock Gorge Reservation Newton, MA 07/25/2019 3.6 |
 Holyoke Heritage State Park Holyoke, MA 07/20/2019 3.125 |  Hopkinton State Park Hopkinton, MA 07/13/2019 4.625 |  Horseneck Beach State Reservation Westport, MA 06/21/2020 4.1 |
 Houghton’s Pond Recreation Area Milton, MA 12/8/2019 4.2 | Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area Egremont, MA | Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest Plainfield, MA |
 Lake Dennison Recreation Area Winchendon, MA 10/13/2019 4.2 |  Lake Wyola State Park Shutesbury, MA 06/07/2020 3.9 |  Lawrence Heritage State Park Lawrence, MA 06/30/2019 3.0 |
| Leo J. Martin Memorial Golf Course Weston, MA | Leo J. Martin Ski Track Weston, MA |  Leominster State Forest Westminster, MA 03/22/2020 4.5 |
 Lowell Heritage State Park Lowell, MA 06/22/2019 3.5 |  Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest Lowell, MA 02/15/2020 3.6 |  Lower Neponset River Trail Boston, MA 04/19/2020 3.7 |
| Lynn, MA |  Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation Nahant, MA 09/22/2019 4.3 |  Manuel F. Correllus State Forest Edgartown, MA 09/07/2020 4.1 |
 Mary O’Malley State Park Chelsea, MA 09/01/2019 3.8 |  Massasoit State Park East Taunton, MA 04/05/2020 4.0 |  Maudslay State Park Newburyport, MA 09/01/2019 4.4 |
| Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex Roxbury, MA |  Middlesex Fells Reservation Stoneham, MA 07/14/2019 4.374 | Mohawk Trail State Forest Duxbury, MA |
 Monroe State Forest Monroe, MA 06/20/2021 3.8 |  Moore State Park Paxton, MA 01/12/2020 3.4 |  Mount Everett State Reservation Mt. Washington, MA 07/17/2020 3.5 |
 Mount Grace State Forest Warwick, MA 06/07/2020 4.2 |  Mount Greylock State Reservation Lanesborough, MA 07/14/2020 4.9 |  Mount Holyoke Range State Park Amherst, MA 07/12/2020 4.6 |
 Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation South Deerfield, MA 05/25/2020 4.7 |  Mount Tom State Reservation Holyoke, MA 05/03/2020 4.5 | Mount Washington State Forest Mt. Washington, MA |
 Myles Standish Monument State Reservation Duxbury, MA 06/16/2019 3.9 |  Myles Standish State Forest Carver, MA 05/30/2020 3.6 |  Mystic Lakes State Park Medford, MA 04/25/2020 3.8 |
 Mystic River State Reservation Medford, MA 12/15/2019 3.4 |  Nantasket Beach Reservation Hull, MA 06/28/2020 4.0 |  Nashua River Rail Trail Ayer, MA 10/14/2019 4.6 |
 Nasketucket Bay State Reservation Mattapoisett, MA 08/02/2020 3.3 |  National Monument to the Forefathers Plymouth, MA 05/30/2020 3.9 |  Natural Bridge State Park North Adams, MA 11/30/2019 4.8 |
 Neponset River Reservation Boston, MA 06/29/2019 4.0 |  Nickerson State Park Brewster, MA 08/09/2020 4.8 |  Norwottuck Rail Trail Northampton, MA 05/25/2020 4.1 |
 October Mountain State Forest Lee, MA 07/15/2020 2.4 |  Otter River State Forest Baldwinville, MA 10/13/2019 3.1 |  Pearl Hill State Park Townsend, MA 09/29/2019 3.3 |
 Pilgrim Memorial State Park Plymouth, MA 06/16/2019 2.9 | Pittsfield State Forest Pittsfield, MA | Ponkapoag Golf Course Canton, MA |
 Pope John Paul II Park Reservation Boston, MA 06/29/2019 3.5 |  Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Sutton, MA 03/15/2020 4.9 |  Quabbin Reservoir Belchertown, MA 10/13/2019 4.8 |
 Quincy Quarries Reservation Quincy, MA 01/01/2020 4.3 |  Quincy Shores Reservation Quincy, MA 01/01/2020 2.8 |  Quinsigamond State Park Worcester, MA 08/18/2019 3.7 |
 Rehoboth State Forest Rehoboth, MA 05/31/2020 2.7 |  Revere Beach Reservation Revere, MA 07/27/2019 4.0 |  Robinson State Park Feeding Hills, MA 05/03/2020 3.6 |
 Roxbury Heritage State Park Boston, MA 11/23/2019 4.1 |  Rumney Marsh Reservation Saugus, MA 03/21/2020 2.9 |  Rutland State Park Rutland, MA 03/22/2020 3.1 |
 Salisbury Beach State Reservation Salisbury, MA 07/11/2020 4.2 |  Sandisfield State Forest (York Lake) Sandisfield, MA 07/18/2020 3.7 |  Sandy Point State Reservation Ipswich, MA 08/30/2020 4.0 |
 Savoy Mountain State Forest Florida, MA 07/16/2020 4.5 | Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey New Bedford, MA | Scusset Beach State Reservation Sagamore, MA |
 Shawme-Crowell State Forest Sandwich, MA 08/09/2020 3.9 |  Skinner State Park Hadley, MA 02/19/2020 4.1 |  South Cape Beach State Park Mashpee, MA 08/10/2020 4.0 |
 Southern New England Trunkline Trail Douglas, MA 05/31/2020 3.2 |  Southwest Corridor Park Boston, MA 11/23/2019 4.6 |  Spencer State Forest Spencer, MA 03/15/2020 4.0 |
 Squantum Point Park Quincy, MA 06/29/2019 4.1 |  Stodder’s Neck & Abigail Adams Park Hingham, MA 09/08/2019 3.3 |  Stony Brook Reservation Hyde Park, MA 02/23/2020 3.8 |
 Sudbury Reservoir Southborough, MA 02/02/2020 2.8 | Tolland State Forest East Otis, MA |  Upton State Forest Upton, MA 03/14/2020 4.0 |
 Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Princeton, MA 05/24/2020 4.0 |  Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston, MA 01/26/2020 3.1 |  Wahconah Falls State Park Dalton, MA 11/30/2019 4.1 |
 Walden Pond State Reservation Concord, MA 11/10/2019 4.2 |  Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve East Falmouth, MA 08/10/2020 2.0 |  Watson Pond State Park Taunton, MA 04/05/2020 3.8 |
 Webb Memorial State Park North Weymouth, MA 09/08/2019 3.9 | Wellfleet Hollow State Campground Wellfleet, MA |  Wells State Park Sturbridge, MA 01/12/2020 3.5 |
 Wendell State Forest Millers Falls, MA 06/07/2020 2.3 |  Western Gateway Heritage State Park North Adams, MA 11/30/2019 2.7 |  Whitehall State Park Hopkinton, MA 07/06/2019 4.6 |
 Willard Brook State Forest Townsend, MA 09/29/2910 4.2 |  Willowdale State Forest Topsfield, MA 07/04/2020 3.0 |  Wilson Mountain Reservation Dedham, MA 08/18/2019 2.9 |
 Windsor State Forest Windsor, MA 07/16/2020 1.5 |  Winthrop Shore Reservation Winthrop, MA 07/04/2019 3.9 |  Wompatuck State Park Hingham, MA 05/10/2020 3.0 |
 Wrentham State Forest Wrentham, MA 08/08/2020 2.4 |
365 Days and 150 State Parks 