National Parks & Sites in Massachusetts

18 National Park Service sites — explore trails, campgrounds, weather, and plan your visit with AI.

Adams National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Adams National Historical Park

MA

From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn’s Hill to the gentleman’s country estate at Peace fie...

Appalachian National Scenic Trail — Massachusetts national park

Appalachian National Scenic Trail

CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV

The Appalachian Trail is a 2,190+ mile long public footpath that traverses the scenic, wooded, pasto...

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park

RI,MA

The Blackstone River powered America's entry into the Age of Industry. The success of Samuel Slater'...

Boston African American National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

Boston African American National Historic Site

MA

Centered on the north slope of Beacon Hill, the African American community of 1800s Boston led the c...

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area — Massachusetts national park

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

MA

. . . where you can walk a Civil War-era fort, view historic lighthouses, explore tide pools, hike l...

Boston National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Boston National Historical Park

MA

Discover how one city could be the Cradle of Liberty, site of the first major battle of American Rev...

Cape Cod National Seashore — Massachusetts national park

Cape Cod National Seashore

MA

The great Outer Beach described by Thoreau in the 1800s is protected within the national seashore. F...

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

MA

Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture an...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site

MA

JFK’s parents never expected that their second son would grow up to be president. Yet in his birthpl...

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

MA

Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site preserves a remarkable Georgian ho...

Lowell National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Lowell National Historical Park

MA

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early ...

Minute Man National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Minute Man National Historical Park

MA

At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as vi...

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park

MA

"The town itself is perhaps the dearest place to live in, in all New England..nowhere in all America...

New England National Scenic Trail — Massachusetts national park

New England National Scenic Trail

MA,CT

From the Sound to the summits: the New England Trail covers 235 miles from Long Island Sound across ...

Salem Maritime National Historical Park — Massachusetts national park

Salem Maritime National Historical Park

MA

Originally established in 1938 as the first National Historic Site in the United States, Salem Marit...

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site

MA

In the 1600's, on the banks of the Saugus River, something extraordinary happened! Explore the place...

Springfield Armory National Historic Site — Massachusetts national park

Springfield Armory National Historic Site

MA

For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory f...

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail — Massachusetts national park

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

MA,RI,CT,NY,NJ,PA,DE,MD,VA,DC

This 680-mile-long trail follows the paths taken by George Washington's Continental Army and Jean-Ba...

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