MASSACHUSETTS

National Parks

Cape Cod National Seashore
Dogs are allowed on the beaches in non-nesting areas but not on any of the 11 nature trails

State Parks With Hiking
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/

Dogs are not permitted in Walden Pond State Reservation or Boston Harbor Islands State Park and are restricted at Moore State Park, Plum Island State Reservation (from April 1 until October 1) and Sandy Point State Reservation.
Otherwise dogs are allowed in Massachusetts state parks except in swimming areas.

Ames Nowell State Park ames.htm	Bash Bish Falls State Park bash.htm	Beartown State Forest bear.htm	Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park blst.htm
Borderland State Park bord.htm	Bradey Palmer State Park brad.htm	Callahan State Park call.htm	Cape Cod Rail Trail ccrt.htm
Chester-Blandford State Forest chbl.htm	Clarksburg State Park clsp.htm	Connecticut River Greenway State Park crgw.htm	D.A.R. State Forest darf.htm
Demarest Lloyd State Park deml.htm	Dighton Rock State Park digr.htm	Douglas State Forest doug.htm	Dubuque, Kenneth Memorial State Forest dubq.htm
Dunn Pond State Park dunn.htm	Ellisville Harbor State Park ells.htm	Erving State Forest  ervf.htm	F. Gilbert Hills State Forest  fgil.htm
Fort Phoenix State Reservation  ftph.htm	Freetown-Fall River State Forest free.htm	Georgetown-Rowley State Forest grow.htm	Granville State Forest gran.htm
Great Brook Farm State Park gbfm.htm	Harold Parker State Forest harp.htm	Holyoke Range State Park hksp.htm	Hopkinton State Park hpsp.htm
Lake Dennison Recreation Area lden.htm	Lawrence Heritage State Park lwhp.htm	Leominster State Forest lmsf.htm	Lowell Heritage State Park llhp.htm
Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest ldtf.htm	Manuel F. Correllus State Forest corr.htm	Massasoit State Park mass.htm	Maudslay State Park maud.htm
Mohawk Trail State Forest mhwk.htm	Monroe State Forest mnro.htm	Moore State Park more.htm	Mt. Everett State Reservation meve.htm
Mt. Grace State Forest mgrc.htm	Mt. Greylock State Reservation mgry.htm	Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation msug.htm	Mt. Tom State Reservation mtom.htm
Mt. Washington State Forest mwas.htm	Myles Standish State Forest mssf.htm	Natural Bridge State Park nbdg.htm	October Mountain State Forest octm.htm
Otter River State Forest ottr.htm	Pearl Hill State Park phil.htm	Pittsfield State Forest pitt.htm	Purgatory Chasm State Reservation purg.htm
Robinson State Park robn.htm	Rutland State Park rtld.htm	Sandisfield State Forest sand.htm	Savoy Mountain State Forest svym.htm
Shawme-Crowell State Forest schr.htm	Skinner State Park skin.htm	South Cape Beach State Park socp.htm	Spencer State Forest spen.htm
Tolland State Forest toll.htm	Upton State Forest uptn.htm	Wachusett Mountain State Reservation wach.htm	Wahconah Falls State Park wahf.htm
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve wbnr.htm	Wells State Park well.htm	Wendell State Forest wndl.htm	Willard Brook State Forest wilb.htm
Willowdale State Forest wild.htm	Windsor State Forest wnds.htm	Wompatuck State Park womp.htm

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Your Dog's Favorite Hikes In Massachusetts

Submitted by Dianne
I just want to share my two favorite places to hike with my dog. I live on Cape Cod in Pocasset, Ma. which is part of the town of Bourne. There is a
set of trails called "The Four Ponds Conservation Area". There are four different trails of different difficulities and length on this 300 acre
conservation area. There are streams with little wooden bridges to walk over. Dogs must be leashed. But, usually no one else is on the trails so I let
him go off-leash. You can get trail maps at the Bourne Town Hall on Perry Ave (508) 759-0623 .

Directions: From the Bourne Bridge rotary take Rte 28 towards Falmouth. At 3 miles look for Pocasset/Wings Neck exit. (If you reach another rotary, you,ve gone too far.) Take a right here onto Barlows Landing Rd. and continue for < mile. The parking area is on your right and it's free.

My other favorite place is along the Cape Cod Canal which runs between the Bourne and Sagamore bridges. It is a 7 mile paved path. It is beautiful to walk along the ocean and sea all the boats and different types of birds. Dogs must be leashed. There are picnic tables, park benches and restrooms. There are several different ways to get to the canal. It depends upon where you live.

Submitted by Christopher
I would like to let you know of a wonderful place in Massachusetts for hiking with your dog. The Tully Trail is very dog friendly. It is a scenic 18 mile loop trail. The northern portion of the trail is very underutilized making it enjoyable to take a dog off leash.
Their website is http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/37_tully_trail.cfm

Submitted by Seve
Nunes Farm is an undeveloped area that has been acquired by the State of Massachusetts. It is on the border of Mattapoisett and Fairhaven. There is a main access road (partly gravel paved) and several trails cut through the woods. The main road curves towards Buzzard's Bay, leading to the beach. It's probably less than a mile from the parking area. If you hiked all the trails, it probably comes to 2.5 to 3 miles, not including perhaps a half of mile of beach. Don't know if there is a leash rule. We generally go to Nunes Farm in the fall/winter season and let the dogs run.

Directions:

From 195, take exit 19 (Mattapoisett) and go south approximately 1 mile on North St. Go right (west) at the light at the Rt. 6 intersection. Proceed approximately 1.6 miles to Brandt Island Rd., turning left (south). Go approx. 1.25 miles on Brandt Island to a parking area on the right. If you know the area, you can also come east from Fairhaven on Rt. 6. Brandt Island Rd. is just over the Fairhaven/Mattapoisett line on the right.

Submitted by Jessica and Thor
We just love Cape Cod.. particularly Provincetown National Seashore at Herring Cove Beach.
We vacation in this area every year and it is fantasticly dog friendly.   We spend the day at the beach with our Weimaraner Pup Thor in tow.  He loves to dig a hole in the cool sand under the umbrella and take a nap with Dad.  On beach BBQ's are allowed so you bet Thor is always ready for a 'hot dog" or two.  Swimming in the ocean is a breeze here.  The rule is dogs allowed 24/7 on a leash.  Looooooooooong leashes are seen quite often around here.  In the cool evenings the people leave the area and if you pick an isolated spot the rangers tend to turn an eye to off leash dogs.  Just make sure you are far way from people.
About a mile away from the far end of the parking lot area is a wonderful lighthouse surrounded by tidepools galore.  Doggie heaven.  I am attaching a photo of Thor sniffing out a crab in the water during our last vacation.
We just love this place.  The main street in Provincetown is also commercial street.  A 3 mile stretch of sidewalks and stores.  The nightlife here is interesting and the favorite local pastime is people watching.  This is also a great place to walk and walk with your dog.  In this area there is also several park trails such as Beech Forest which is a 2 mile loop around a pond.  Camping is nearby which is also dog friendly even for tent campers.

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