Ames Norwell State Park
Ames Norwell State Park is a good sized (600 acre) park in Abington, MA, about 30 minutes south of Boston. This is a great area where one can drop their kayak in the water, mountain bike about 10 miles of single-track, hik... trailpeak.com
Hingham Bay
A scenic tour of Hingham Bay can be had by putting in at the Hingham Harbor boat ramp and heading north past Button, Sarah, and Langlee Islands. After leaving the harbor continue north to Bumpkin Island. There are a few tr... trailpeak.com
North River To Cove Brook, Marshfield, Massachusetts
This very short paddle is a pleasant and relaxing excursion at high tide. It takes paddlers to a small tidal creek bordering the Nelson Memorial Forest. On narrow, meandering Cove Brook, in the noisy company of birds and inse... trails.com
North River - Hanover To Scituate Harbor, Hanover, Massachusetts
Coursing through expansive marshlands beneath wooded drumlins, the North River is a superb place for a quiet paddle. In early summer or fall, when boat traffic is light and the marsh is alive with birds, this trip is truly ma... trails.com
Weymouth Back River
Put in beside South Shore Yacht Club. If you bear right and go under the 3A bridge, you go up the Back River . . . which is a wilderness preserve surrounded by a forested park. The current is light. If you head away from th... paddling.net
Plymouth Harbor
My wife and I launched at Nelson Field along the Plymouth water front. We traveled straight to the point of Plymouth Long Beach. This was only our second time in the ocean so we learned a lot. The total trip to the beach po... paddling.net
F Gilbert Hills
Covering 1,027 acres in Foxboro and Wrentham, F. Gilbert Hills is a "passive use" pine and oak forest. There are 23 miles of trails for various uses, looping through the forest. One of these leads to the Warner Trail, a lo... trailpeak.com
Nemasket River Run
Grab the kayak and enjoy a full day run down the Nemasket river right off RT 44. This river has some beautiful scenery and makes a fun trip for the whole family. There are two Nemasket river trips this is the second and lo... trailpeak.com
Boston Harbor
Rising 89 feet above the rocky south side of Little Brewster Island, the white tapering tower of Boston Light deserves its description as the ideal American Lighthouse. Flanked by a white clapboard keepers dwelling... lighthousefriends.com
Saquish Neck - Duxbury Beach
My husband and I were looking to combine a kayak day trip with a picnic lunch on the beach. We had found very little online about paddling in Duxbury Bay, but decided to give it a try, as the day was scheduled to be warm an... paddling.net
Nemasket River
Since my kayak was a Mother's Day gift a few years back, I decided that Mother's Day this year would be the perfect time to take it out for the first paddle of the spring. We had just a short amount of time, so after the ka... paddling.net
Snake River
The aptly-named Snake River is so beautiful that I'm amazed that it doesn't seem to be listed in any guidebook. It flows from Winnecunnet Pond in Norton to Sabbatia Lake in Taunton. The Snake meanders with countless hairpin... paddling.net
Barrow's Pond & Wading River
Not much in size, but plenty of wildlife and scenery. I'd guess the paddling area to be less than 50 acres and hardly more than a mile end-to-end. With the put-in/take-out located midway, a total exploration would be a litt... paddling.net
Boston Harbor: Hull To Outer Islands, Hull, Massachusetts
The Boston Harbor Islands provide a wilderness paddling experience within the Boston metropolis and around one of the country?s most historical harbors. One of the best put-in spots is at Hull, where the waters are cleaner th... trails.com
Massasoit State Park
This is a beautiful area widely used by locals and known by many Rhode Islanders. There is a boat ramp to put in kayaks, canoes and row-boats, lots of parking for hiking rails and also campsites available during the summer... trailpeak.com
Winthrop Harbor And Belle Isle Marsh, Winthrop, Massachusetts
Great blue herons and great big planes. Paddling out of Winthrop is a unique experience. Jumbo jets rip the sky, twanging eardrums like tuning forks and sending vibrations through the floor of your boat. Yet, viewed with the ... trails.com
Boston Harbor - Outer Islands, Boston, Massachusetts
There's never a dull moment kayaking Boston Harbor. Its fifty square miles include more than thirty islands hosting historic forts, lighthouses, and view-filled trails. Its waters offer up a variety of currents, refracting wa... trails.com
Mystic River
The Mystic River is the name of a short river in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Its name derives from the Native American word "Missi-Tuk", which translates to "great tidal river", and it lies to t... anglerweb.com