Heritage State Park
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage 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
Covering about 9 acres, Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park lies in Worcester County, about 9 miles northwest of Woonsocket.
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.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Woonsocket — about 9 mi northwest (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.0988, -71.6212
Nearby state parks
Southern New England Trunkline Trail
3.8 mi south (straight line)
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation5.3 mi northwest (straight line)
Sutton State Forest6 mi west (straight line)
Upton State Forest6.3 mi north (straight line)
World War II Veterans Memorial State Park8.4 mi southeast (straight line) · Rhode Island
Whitehall State Park9.3 mi north (straight line)
Douglas State Forest9.4 mi southwest (straight line)
Franklin State Forest9.7 mi east (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