Rail Trail
Nashua River Rail Trail
- 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
Nashua River Rail Trail is a 18-acre trail in Middlesex County, about 9 miles southwest of Nashua.
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
- 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
- Nearest town
- Nashua — about 9 mi southwest (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.6319, -71.5715
Nearby state parks
J. Harry Rich State Forest
0.7 mi northwest (straight line)
Squannacook Brook State Forest6.5 mi west (straight line)
Townsend State Forest8.4 mi northwest (straight line)
Silver Lake State Park9.1 mi north (straight line) · New Hampshire
Pearl Hill State Park9.8 mi west (straight line)
Willard Brook State Forest10.4 mi west (straight line)
Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsborough State Forest10.6 mi east (straight line)
Lancaster State Forest11.2 mi southwest (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
- 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