State Park
Ames Nowell State Park
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- mass.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Ames Nowell State Park is a park in Plymouth County, about 3 miles northeast of Brockton.
Fees and passes
Per vehicle (parking fees at staffed day-use areas), varying by site.
Statewide fee rule from Massachusetts's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.
Amenities
Facilities
- Picnic areas
- Picnic shelters
- Visitor center
- Nature center or museum
- Parking
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Address
- RFD Linwood Street
Abington, MA 02351 - Nearest town
- Brockton — about 3 mi northeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.1201, -70.9860
Nearby state parks
West Bridgewater State Forest
6.5 mi southwest (straight line)
Blue Hills Reservation8.1 mi northwest (straight line)
Abigail Adams State Park9.2 mi north (straight line)
Wompatuck State Park9.4 mi northeast (straight line)
Borderland State Park9.4 mi west (straight line)
Bridgewater State Forest9.7 mi south (straight line)
Neponset River Reservation10 mi northwest (straight line)
Webb Memorial State Park10.2 mi north (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- Massachusetts State Parks (DCR MassParks) — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- 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
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology