Massachusetts State Parks

Inventory source: DCR State Parks GIS: 'DCR owned and managed lands - whole site' (ArcGIS Online, owner DCRStateParks; 'DCR owned & managed Open Space dissolved on field Site name. Current as of 8/18/2026'), filtered to recreation destinations by name. We re-check it weekly and keep renamed, merged and closed parks traceable.

Not included: DCR pools, spray decks and skating rinks (about 55 sites, e.g. Allied Veterans Pool, Steriti Rink) (Standalone recreation facilities, not park destinations.); Parkways and roads (Alewife Brook Parkway, Morrissey Boulevard, Quincy Shore Drive...) (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination); Flood control sites, dams, fire towers, water supply land, reforestation lots (Infrastructure or closed lands, not visitor destinations.); Boat ramps, public access points and piers (Lake Buel Boat Ramp, Lynn Fishing Pier, State Fish Pier...) (Standalone boat launches and fishing access sites are excluded.); Leo J. Martin and Ponkapoag golf courses (Golf courses (Ponkapoag sits in Blue Hills Reservation).); Neighbourhood parks, playgrounds and small urban parcels (Foss Park, Paul Revere Park, Olmsted Park, Dugger Park, McMorrow Playground...) (DCR-owned urban parks and fields. Excluded for now; revisit when mass.gov is reachable.); WMA overlap parcels (Jug End State Reservation and WMA, Quashnet Woods State Reservation & WMA) (Duplicate parcels of the included reservation.); Stone Zoo, Museum Of Science, Medford Boat Club, Camp Meigs, Bay Farm and similar (Leased or operated by others, or not a park destination.); Blackstone Visitor Center and Central Region HQ, West Region Headquarters (managed outside the state park system or not a visitor destination); Appalachian Trail Corridor, Bay Circuit Trail (Long-distance trail corridors run by partner organisations, not DCR park units.).

Statewide information last reviewed Oct 29, 2026.