Abington
Ames Nowell State Park, Route 123 to Rockland Street to Linwood Street
Hiking, picnicking, skiing, horseback riding. Boating and fishing at Cleveland Pond. 611 acres.
Duxbury
Standish Monument State Park, off Route 3A
Focal point of this 29-acre site in Captain’s Hill and a 116-foot monument,topped by a larger than life statue of Myles Standish completed in 1889.
East Bridgewater
Hockomock State Wildlife Management Area
Fishing, hunting (in season), hiking, trapping, wildlife viewing. 4,400 acres
508-759-3406
Hanson/Halifax
Burrage Pond State Wildlife Management Area
Fishing, hunting (in season), hiking, trapping, wildlife viewing – 1,638 acres
508-759-3406
Hingham
Wompatuck State Park, off Route 228
Fishing, hiking, bridle paths, ski touring, campgrounds. Six miles of bike trails. – 2,900 acres
Marion/Mattapoisett/Rochester
Haskell Swamp State Wildlife Management Area
Fishing, hunting (in season), hiking, trapping, wildlife viewing. 2,324 acres
Middleborough/Carver
Rocky Gutter State Wildlife Management Area
Fishing, hunting (in season), hiking, trapping, wildlife viewing. 3,034 acres
Plymouth/Carver
Myles Standish State Forest, off Route 3 (Exit 5)
This 14,000-acre preserve was the first state forest created in Massachusetts (1916). Nine ponds, with bathhouses and beaches at College and Fearings Ponds. Twenty bridle paths, 16 miles of bike paths. Fishing, boating, hiking, ski touring.
Plymouth
Ellisville Harbor State Park, Harlow Farm, Route 3A
102-acre preserve. Walking trails and marsh view.
Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Water Street, Plymouth
Plymouth Rock is believed to be the landing place of the Pilgrims in 1620.
Scituate
Cushing Memorial State Park, off Route 3A
Named for Judge William Cushing, a member of the first U. S. Supreme Court. While Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, Cushing rendered a 1783 decision abolishing slavery in the state.
Trustees of Reservations Parks
Trustees of Reservations
2468B Washington Street
Canton, MA 02021
(781) 821-2977
www.thetrustees.org
Weirs River Farm, Turkey Hill Lane, Hingham
Open fields, woodland paths, farm and estate buildings, views of harbor and Boston skyline. 1.5 miles of trail. 60 acres.
Whitney & Thayer Woods, Route 3A, Cohasset
Ten miles of trails through mostly woodlands. 600 acres.
World’s End, Martin’s Lane, Hingham
Peninsula on Hingham harbor with 5 miles of tree-lined trails. 250 acres. (Free to Trustees members. $4.50 for adults; children under 12 free.
Two Mile, Union Street, Marshfield
Frontage on the scenic North River with one mile of woodland trail. 68 acres.
Norris Reservation, Dover Street, Norwell
Two miles of woodland trails with frontage on the North River. Mill Pond for fishing. 129 acres.
Holmes Field, Route 3A, Plymouth
Open, grassy field for scenic view of Plymouth Harbor and Duxbury Beach. No trails. 26 acres.
