Central Massachusetts wildlife viewing sites
Closest Town |
Property Name |
Ownership |
Baldwinville | Otter River State Forest | DCR |
Barre | Ware River Watershed | DCR |
Barre | Barre Falls Dam | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Bolton | Bolton Flats Wildlife Management Area | MassWildlife |
Douglas | Douglas State Forest | DCR |
East Brookfield | Quaboag Wildlife Management Area | MassWildlife |
Harvard | Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge | USFWS |
Montague | Turner's Falls Fish Ladder & Barton Cove | FirstLight Power |
Paxton | Moore State Park | DCR |
Petersham | Harvard Forest | Harvard University |
Petersham | Brooks Woodland Preserve | The Trustees of Reservations |
Petersham | Quabbin Reservoir: Gate 40-Dana Common |
DCR |
Princeton | Wachusett Mountain State Reservation | DCR |
Princeton | Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Westminster |
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Worcester |
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Sturbridge |
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Sturbridge |
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Uxbridge |
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Uxbridge | West Hill Dam | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Winchendon/ Royalston |
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Worcester |
Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary |
Connecticut Valley wildlife viewing sites
Closest Town |
Property Name |
Ownership |
Belchertown | Herman Covey WMA | MassWildlife |
Belchertown | McLaughlin Trout Hatchery | MassWildlife |
Belchertown | Quabbin Reservoir: Quabbin Park |
DCR |
Easthampton | Arcadia Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Hadley | Skinner State Park Tip: Summit House with views of the Connecticut River Valley can be reached by auto-road. See webpage for more information. |
DCR |
Hampden | Laughing Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Holyoke | Barrett Fishway | FirstLight Power |
Holyoke | Mount Tom State Reservation Tip: 2 lookout towers provide ideal bird & hawk watching opportunities. |
DCR |
New Salem | Quabbin Reservoir: Gate 29-Rattlesnake Hill |
DCR |
Northfield |
Northeast region wildlife viewing sites
Closest Town |
Property Name |
Ownership |
Hudson/ Maynard/ Stow/ Sudbury | Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge | USFWS |
Boston | Belle Isle Marsh Reservation | DCR |
Boston | Boston Harbor Islands State Park | DCR |
Hingham | World's End Reservation | The Trustees of Reservations |
Ipswich | Crane Wildlife Refuge on the Crane Estate | The Trustees of Reservations |
Lincoln | Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Milton | Blue Hills Reservation | DCR |
Milton | Blue Hills Trailside Museum | Mass Audubon |
Natick/ Sherborn | Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Newburyport | Maudslay State Park | DCR |
Newburyport | Parker River National Wildlife Refuge | USFWS |
Norfolk | Bristol-Blake State Reservation | DCR |
Norfolk | Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Rockport | Halibut Point | DCR |
Salisbury | Salisbury Beach State Reservation | DCR |
Sharon | Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Stow |
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Sudbury |
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Topsfield | Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Southeast region wildlife viewing sites
Western region wildlife viewing sites
Closest Town |
Property Name |
Ownership |
ALL | Western MA Scenic Byways | Multiple |
Charlemont | Mohawk Trail State Forest | DCR |
Huntington | Knightville Dam & Wildlife Management Area | US Army Corps of Engineers |
Lenox | George L. Darey Housatonic Valley Wildlife Management Area | MassWildlife |
Lenox | Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | Mass Audubon |
Monroe | Monroe State Forest | DCR |
Rowe/ Florida | Jack Cockwell Station (Previously known as the Bear Swamp Station) Visitor Center Tip: An underground visitor center is located about 1.5 upstream from the Fife Brook dam. |
Trans Canada |
Sheffield | Bartholomew's Cobble | The Trustees of Reservations |
Stockbridge | Monument Mountain | The Trustees of Reservations |
Williamstown |
Mount Greylock State Reservation |
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Windsor |
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Worthington |