Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Massachusetts

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Facility Name Description Activities Adams National Historical Park Adams National Historical Park is located in the City of Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, approximately ten miles south of Boston. The Park comprises 11 historic structures and a cultural  more... Museum/Visitor Center Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge Assabet River NWR, formerly referred to as the U.S. Army's Fort Devens Sudbury Training Annex, is a 2,230-acre parcel of land located approximately 25 miles west of Boston, and 4 miles west of the  more... Boston African American National Historic Site Located in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the site includes 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including: the  more... Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Boston Harbor Islands national park area includes 34 islands situated within the Greater Boston shoreline. The islands are rich in natural and cultural resources. Imagine a place where you can  more... Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing Boston National Historical Park Discover the revolutionary generation of Bostonians who blazed a trail from colonialism to independence. Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that together give the visitor a  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Restaurants and SnackBar Cape Cod National Seashore Cape Cod National Seashore comprises 43,604 acres of shoreline and upland landscape features, including a forty-mile long stretch of pristine sandy beach, dozens of clear, deep, freshwater kettle  more... Autotouring , Biking , Fishing , Hiking , Horseback Riding , Hunting , Lodging , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic , Restaurants and SnackBar , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing , Winter Sports Essex National Heritage Area The Essex National Heritage Area is a 550-square mile area between the Atlantic Coast and the Merrimack Valley. It includes the thousands of historic sites and districts that illuminate colonial  more... Autotouring , Biking , Camping , Fishing , Hiking , Water Sports , Wildlife Viewing , Winter Sports Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation?s foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and  more... Museum/Visitor Center Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located just 20 miles west of Boston. The refuge was established in 1947 to provide nesting, resting, and feeding habitat for migratory birds.   more... Fishing , Hiking , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing John F Kennedy National Historic Site John F. Kennedy National Historic Site preserves the birthplace in 1917 and boyhood home of the 35th President of the United States. The modest frame house in suburban Boston was also the first home  more... Museum/Visitor Center

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