The best nature areas in Massachusetts (139)

Taunton Wild and Scenic River

Protected area 11 km²

Quabbin Reservoir Reservation

Nature reserve 336 km²

Cape Cod National Seashore

Nature reserve 180 km²

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve 148 km²

Ware River Watershed

Nature reserve 98 km²

October Mountain State Forest

Nature reserve 66 km²

Wachusett Reservoir Watershed

Nature reserve 62 km²

Barkhamsted Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land

Nature reserve 58 km²

Mount Greylock State Reservation

Nature reserve 52 km²

Savoy Mountain State Forest

Nature reserve 51 km²

Myles Standish State Forest

Nature reserve 49 km²

Beartown State Forest

Nature reserve 42 km²

Tunxis State Forest

Nature reserve 41 km²

Pittsfield State Forest

Nature reserve 39 km²

Warwick State Forest

Nature reserve 38 km²

East Quabbin/Dana

Nature reserve 36 km²

Wendell State Forest

Nature reserve 32 km²

Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest

Nature reserve 31 km²

Chalet Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 30 km²

Freetown-Fall River State Forest

Nature reserve 27 km²

Colebrook Reservoir Watershed Reserve Land

Nature reserve 25 km²

Douglas State Forest

Nature reserve 25 km²

Appalachian Trail Corridor

Nature reserve 24 km²

Blue Hills Reservation

Nature reserve 24 km²

Fox Den Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 20 km²

Mount Holyoke Range State Park

Nature reserve 20 km²

Mount Washington State Forest

Nature reserve 19 km²

Tolland State Forest

Nature reserve 19 km²

Otis State Forest

Nature reserve 19 km²

Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 19 km²

Birch Hill Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 19 km²

Peru Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 18 km²

Parker River National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve 17 km²

Hiram H. Fox Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 17 km²

Leominster State Forest

Nature reserve 17 km²

Birch Hill Reservoir Area

Nature reserve 17 km²

Sandisfield State Forest

Nature reserve 17 km²

Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area

Nature reserve 17 km²

Mill Brook Reservoir

Nature reserve 16 km²

Millers River Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 16 km²

Clarksburg State Forest

Nature reserve 15 km²

Monroe State Forest

Nature reserve 15 km²

Wompatuck State Park

Nature reserve 15 km²

Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve 15 km²

Middlefield State Forest

Nature reserve 15 km²

Northfield State Forest

Nature reserve 14 km²

Rocky Gutter Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 14 km²

Windsor Brook Wildlife Conservation Easement

Nature reserve 14 km²

Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve Land

Nature reserve 14 km²

Harvard Forest

Nature reserve 14 km²

Watuppa Reservation

Nature reserve 14 km²

Sudbury Reservoir Watershed

Nature reserve 14 km²

Farmington River Watershed

Nature reserve 14 km²

Harold Parker State Forest

Nature reserve 13 km²

Brimfield State Forest

Nature reserve 13 km²

Townsend State Forest

Nature reserve 13 km²

Paul C. Jones Working Forest

Nature reserve 13 km²

Phillipston Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 13 km²

Erving State Forest

Nature reserve 13 km²

Middlesex Fells Reservation

Nature reserve 13 km²

Haskell Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 13 km²

Notchview

Nature reserve 12 km²

Ashburnham State Forest

Nature reserve 12 km²

Quabbin Park

Nature reserve 12 km²

Crane Pond Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 11 km²

Willowdale State Forest

Nature reserve 10 km²

Whetstone Wood Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 10 km²

High Ridge Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 10 km²

Cookson State Forest

Nature reserve 10 km²

Granville State Forest

Nature reserve 10 km²

Mount Everett State Reservation

Nature reserve 10 km²

Westfield Watershed Wildlife Conservation Easement

Nature reserve 10 km²

Middle Moors

Nature reserve 9 km²

Satan's Kingdom Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 9 km²

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve 9 km²

Walter Cowls Jones Working Forest

Nature reserve 9 km²

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Nature reserve 9 km²

Sandy Neck

Nature reserve 9 km²

Lynn Woods Reservation

Nature reserve 8 km²

Northern Watershed

Nature reserve 8 km²

Buck Hill Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Montague Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Nickerson State Park

Nature reserve 8 km²

Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 8 km²

Mount Tom State Reservation

Nature reserve 8 km²

Upton State Forest

Nature reserve 8 km²

William Forward Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Frances A. Crane Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Taconic State Park – Copake Falls Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Farmington River Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

Amherst Water Supply Land

Nature reserve 8 km²

Muddy Brook Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 8 km²

H.O. Cook State Forest

Nature reserve 7 km²

Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 7 km²

Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 7 km²

Ludlow Reservoir Wildlife Conservation Easement

Nature reserve 7 km²

Borderland State Park

Nature reserve 7 km²

Quaboag Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 7 km²

East Mountain State Forest

Nature reserve 7 km²

Nashawena

Nature reserve 7 km²

Conway State Forest

Nature reserve 7 km²

Saint Joseph's Abbey

Nature reserve 7 km²

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

Nature reserve 7 km²

Rutland Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 7 km²

Crane Estate

Nature reserve 7 km²

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 7 km²

West Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary

Nature reserve 7 km²

Wright / Mica Mill Wildlife Conservation Easement

Nature reserve 7 km²

Monomoy Wilderness

Nature reserve 7 km²

Mt. Grace State Forest

Nature reserve 7 km²

Bearsden Conservation Area

Nature reserve 7 km²

Eugene D. Moran Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Martin H. Burns Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Copicut Reservoir Watershed

Nature reserve 6 km²

Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Jug End State Reservation & Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Watershed Protection Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Gloucester Water Supply Land

Nature reserve 6 km²

Hockomock Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Appalachian Trail Scenic Open Space

Nature reserve 6 km²

Catamount State Forest

Nature reserve 6 km²

Tekoa Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Ashley Watershed

Nature reserve 6 km²

Herman Covey Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Wells State Park

Nature reserve 6 km²

Sutton State Forest

Nature reserve 6 km²

Mount Toby State Forest

Nature reserve 6 km²

Popple Camp Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

Mount Plantain Wildlife Conservation Easement

Nature reserve 6 km²

Facing Rock Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 6 km²

West Springfield Watershed Land

Nature reserve 6 km²

West Lake and Abbey Pond Flood Control Site

Nature reserve 5 km²

Pelham Lake Park

Nature reserve 5 km²

Hopkinton State Park

Nature reserve 5 km²

Neponset River Reservation

Nature reserve 5 km²

Seven Gates

Nature reserve 5 km²

Tully River Reservation

Nature reserve 5 km²

Steepletop

Nature reserve 5 km²

Wolf Swamp Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve 5 km²