Where to see wild sarsaparilla in Massachusetts

Bear Swamp

Bird Watching and Forest

You might spot Eastern Newt, Purple Pitcher Plant, and Hobblebush.

Chesterfield Gorge

Fall Foliage and Family Friendly

You might spot Mountain Laurel, Azure Bluet, and Partridgeberry.

Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District

American Revolution and Battlefield.

You might spot Striped Wintergreen, Painted Turtle, and Canada Goose.

Field Farm

Art And Architecture and Berkshires

You might spot Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Eastern Newt, and Red Trillium.

New Boston Village Historic District

Architectural Heritage and Berkshire Mountains

You might spot Eastern Newt, Ghost Pipe, and Partridgeberry.

Rockdale Common Housing District

Architectural History and Colonial Revival

You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Bee, and Eastern Calligrapher.

South Hadley Canal

You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee and Eastern Gray Squirrel.

Stevens-Coolidge House and Gardens

Gardens, Historic House, Colonial Revival, Nature, Walking Trails, Birdwatching, Photography, Massachusetts History, Family Friendly, Wheelchair Accessible (partial)

You might spot Eastern Gray Squirrel and Eastern Skunk Cabbage.

Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary

Accessible and Bird Watching

You might spot Eastern Newt and Eastern Red-Backed Salamander.

Malcolm Preserve

Bird Watching and Family Friendly

You might spot American Red Squirrel and Eastern White Pine.

Brookfield Common Historic District

Architecture and Historic District

You might spot Bald Eagle, Hydrangea Sphinx, and Wide Leek.

Chester Center Historic District

Architectural Heritage and Colonial Architecture

You might spot Eastern Newt, Red Trillium, and Hobblebush.

Chester-Blandford State Forest

Cross Country Skiing and Fall Foliage

You might spot Hobblebush, Red Trillium, and Eastern Newt.

Doane's Falls

Family Friendly (partial) and Forest Trails

You might spot Rosy Maple Moth, Solomon's Plume, and Marginal Wood Fern.

Douglas State Forest

Boating and Family Friendly

You might spot Pink Lady's Slipper, Mountain Laurel, and Ghost Pipe.

Fells Connector Parkways

Cycling and Fall Foliage

You might spot Striped Wintergreen, Mapleleaf Viburnum, and Duck.

Freetown Fall River State Forest

Bird Watching and Family Friendly

You might spot Dark-Eyed Junco, Carolina Wren, and Eastern Gray Squirrel.

Harvard Shaker Village Historic District

Architecture and Conservation Land

You might spot Pink Lady's Slipper, Spring Peeper, and Painted Turtle.

Holden Center Historic District

Architecture and Cultural Heritage

You might spot South American Common Toad and Mountain Laurel.

Medfield Rhododendrons

Botanical and Conservation

You might spot Pink Lady's Slipper and Great Rhododendron.

Noon Hill

"dog Friendly" and "forest"

You might spot Garter Snake, Painted Turtle, and Alder Buckthorn.