State Reservation
West 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
West Island State Reservation is a park unit in Bristol County, about 7 miles southeast of New Bedford.
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
- New Bedford — about 7 mi southeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 41.5945, -70.8266
Nearby state parks
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
3.2 mi north (straight line)
Fort Phoenix State Reservation4.2 mi northwest (straight line)
Demarest Lloyd State Park9.3 mi southwest (straight line)
Acushnet Cedar Swamp State Reservation10.3 mi northwest (straight line)
Horseneck Beach State Reservation13 mi southwest (straight line)
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve16.2 mi east (straight line)
Quashnet Woods State Reservation16.3 mi east (straight line)
Freetown-Fall River State Forest16.5 mi northwest (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
“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