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Mount Greylock State Reservation in Lanesborough, where you can camp and also hike to the state’s highest peak at 3,491 feet. Flickr/Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism
If sleeping under trees and roasting marshmallows over a campfire describes your perfect weekend getaway, then there’s no need to waste precious hours commuting to another state. Massachusetts has 31 state parks where you can camp.
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Here is a list of 31 state parks where you can pitch a tent. At some you can park your RV or even rent a cabin or yurt.
Beartown State Forest, Monterey
Boston Harbor Islands, Boston
Camp Nihan Education Center, Saugus
Clarksburg State Park, Clarksburg
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) State Forest, Goshen
Erving State Forest, Erving
Federated Women’s Club State Forest, Petersham
Granville State Forest, Granville
Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover
Horseneck Beach State Reservation, Westport
Lake Dennison Recreation Area, Baldwinville
Massasoit State Park, East Taunton
Mohawk Trail State Forest, Charlemont
Mount Greylock State Reservation, Lanesborough
Mount Washington State Forest, Mount Washington
Myles Standish State Forest, Carver
Nickerson State Park, Brewster
October Mountain State Forest, Lee
Otter River State Forest, Baldwinville
Pearl Hill State Park, West Townsend
Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury
Savoy Mountain State Forest, Florida
Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sagamore
Shawme-Crowell State Forest, Sandwich
Tolland State Forest, East Otis
Waquoit Bay National Estuary Research Reserve, East Falmouth
Wellfleet Hollow State Campground, Wellfleet
Wells State Park, Sturbridge
Willard Brook State Forest, West Townsend
Wompatuck State Park, Hingham
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