State Reservation
Plum Island State Reservation
- 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
Plum Island State Reservation is a 64-acre park unit in Essex County, about 4 miles east of Newburyport.
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
- Newburyport — about 4 mi east (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.8150, -70.8127
Nearby state parks
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
1.4 mi north (straight line)
Maudslay State Park5.8 mi west (straight line)
Hampton Beach State Park6.6 mi north (straight line) · New Hampshire
Sandy Point State Reservation7.9 mi south (straight line)
North Beach8.7 mi north (straight line) · New Hampshire
North Hampton State Park9.8 mi north (straight line) · New Hampshire
Willowdale State Forest11.1 mi southwest (straight line)
Georgetown-Rowley 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