Recreation Areas

Recreation Areas in Massachusetts

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Facility Name Description Activities Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in north-central Massachusetts, approximately 35 miles northwest of Boston, MA. The refuge lies within the towns of Ayer and Shirley in Middlesex  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Parker River National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1942 primarily to provide feeding, resting, and nesting habitat for migratory birds. Located along the Atlantic Flyway, the refuge is of vital  more... Fishing , Hiking , Hunting , Wildlife Viewing Salem Maritime National Historic Site Salem Maritime, the first National Historic Site in the National Park System, was established to preserve and interpret the maritime history of New England and the United States. The Site consists of  more... Biking , Fishing , Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site This is the site of the first integrated ironworks in North America, 1646-1668. It includes the reconstructed blast furnace, forge, rolling mill, and a restored seventeenth century house. With  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Picnic Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge was established in 1997 to conserve, protect and enhance the abundance and diversity of native plant, fish and wildlife species and the ecosystems on  more... Hunting , Museum/Visitor Center Springfield Armory National Historic Site On a chill Spring morning in 1968, amid speeches and farewell addresses, the men and women of Springfield Armory bid each other goodbye as the ?Stars and Stripes? were lowered for the last time.  more... Museum/Visitor Center Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary The slow retreat of massive Ice Age glaciers formed what is today the Gerry E. Studds- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, a sand and gravel plateau at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay. There,  more... Fishing , Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1972 primarily to provide feeding, resting and nesting habitat for migratory birds. It occupies the northern 22 acres of 52-acre Thacher  more... Historic/Cultural Sites Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Waquoit Bay Reserve encompasses open waters, barrier beaches, marshlands and uplands on the south shore of Cape Cod. Within the reserve boundaries are Washburn Island and South Cape Beach State Park.  more... Museum/Visitor Center , Wildlife Viewing

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