The state parks and forests of Massachusetts are some of the best areas in the state. You can reconnect with nature, experience magnificent natural settings, hike, bike, climb, swim, fish, ride horse and even paddle.

Massachusetts‘ park system is actually one of the largest state park systems in the country with 450,000 acres of forests, parks, greenways and historical sites coupled with beautiful landscapes, seashores, lakes and ponds.

Here are some other state forests and parks to visit:

Beartown State Forest
Clarksburg State Park
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Forest
Demarest Lloyd State Park
Douglas State Forest
Erving State Forest
Fort Phoenix Beach State Reservation
Granville State Forest
Lake Wyola State Park
Massasoit State Park
Mohawk Trail State Forest
Mount Everett State Reservation
Mount Holyoke Range State Park
October Mountain State Forest
Otter River State Forest
Pearl Hill State Park
Pittsfield State Forest
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
Sandy Point Beach State Reservation
Savoy Mountain State Forest
Scusset Beach State Reservation
Shawme-Crowell State Forest
South Beach State Park
South Cape Beach State Park
Tolland State Forest
Wachusett Mountain State Reservation
Walden Pond State Reservation
Wells State Park
Western Gateway Heritage State Park
Willard Brook State Forest
Windsor State Forest
Wompatuck State Park