Explorations
One of my goals for 2017 is to explore as many of Massachusetts’ natural places as I can. This map documents the locations of all the conservation areas, Mass Audubon properties, state parks, and other open space lands I’ve explored. Where appropriate, links to associated websites and trail maps are provided below.
Town/Land Trust Conservation Land (dark blue):
Beebe Woods, Falmouth
Birch Island, Wareham
Bourne Farm, Falmouth
Bourne Sisters Woodland, Bourne
Bridge Creek Conservation Area, Barnstable
Carter Beal Conservation Area, Plymouth
Coonamessett Pond, Falmouth
Destruction Brook Woods, Dartmouth
Duxbury Beach, Duxbury
East Sandwich Game Farm, Sandwich
Four Ponds Conservation Area/Bourne Town Forest, Bourne
Goodwill Park and Long Pond Trails, Falmouth
Hathaways Pond Conservation Area, Barnstable
Herb Hadfield Conservation Area, Westport
Jackknife Cove Beach, Chatham
Johns Pond Park, Mashpee
Kettle Holes Conservation Area, Falmouth
Lansing Bennett Forest, Duxbury
Lawrence Island, Bourne
Leary Property, Bourne
Linnell Landing Beach, Brewster
Little Bay and Monks Park, Bourne
Little Sippewissett Marsh, Falmouth
Long Pond Trails/Goodwill Park, Falmouth
Mill Pond, Wareham
Mineral Hills Conservation Area Trail Network, Northampton
Nauset Beach, Orleans
Pocasset River, Bourne
Red Brook Conservation Area, Bourne
River Bend Conservation Area, Falmouth
Sandy Neck, Barnstable
Santuit Pond Preserve, Mashpee
Scudder’s Lane Town Landing, Barnstable
Tobys Island, Bourne
Town Neck Beach, Sandwich
State Parks and Forests (green):
Beartown State Forest, Monterey
Caldwell Memorial Forest, Pelham
Chalet Wildlife Management Area, Dalton
Clarksburg State Forest, Williamstown
Crane Wildlife Management Area, Falmouth
East Mountain State Forest, Great Barrington
Jug End State Reserve and Wildlife Management Area, South Egremont
Lithia Springs, South Hadley
Mt. Everett State Reservation, Sheffield
Mt. Greylock State Reservation, Adams
Mt. Holyoke Range State Park, Hadley
Mt. Toby State Forest, Sunderland
Myles Standish State Forest, Carver
October Mountain State Forest, Lee
Quabbin Gate 40, Petersham
Quashnet River, Mashpee
Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sandwich
Skinner State Park, Hadley, MA
South Cape Beach, Mashpee
MassAudubon Locations (purple):
Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Dartmouth
Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary, Easthampton
Ashumet Holly Wildlife Sanctuary, Falmouth
Joppa Flats, Newburyport
Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary, Barnstable
The Trustees of Reservations Locations (yellow):
Crane Beach, Ipswich
Lyman Reserve, Bourne
Mashpee River Woodlands – Fitch Conservation Area, Mashpee
Federal Land (red):
Herring Run Recreation Area, Bourne
Marconi Beach, Wellfleet
Mashpee River National Wildlife Refuge, Mashpee
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Newburyport