State Forest
Upton State Forest
- 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 11 acres, Upton State Forest lies in Worcester County, about 11 miles south of Marlborough.
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
- Marlborough — about 11 mi south (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 42.1894, -71.6046
Nearby state parks
Whitehall State Park
3.1 mi northeast (straight line)
Hopkinton State Park5.9 mi northeast (straight line)
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park6.3 mi south (straight line)
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation7 mi southwest (straight line)
Ashland State Park8 mi northeast (straight line)
Sutton State Forest8 mi southwest (straight line)
Quinsigamond State Park9.2 mi northwest (straight line)
Southern New England Trunkline Trail10.1 mi south (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