76 Things to do near Franklin, MA 02038
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Dacey Field Disc Golf
Franklin, Massachusetts
2.0 miles NA mostly long free course winding through the woods behind a Franklin town park, mixing left, right, uphill, and downhill shots for a varied challenge.
Disc Golf
World War I Memorial Park
North Attleborough, Massachusetts
7.5 miles SEA nicely laid-out wooded course over rock formations with good use of moderate elevation — follow the brick-beneath-basket navigation cues for a smooth round near North Attleborough.
Disc Golf
Falls Pond
North Attleborough
9.1 miles SEA residents only town beach on the north basin of Falls Pond in North Attleborough, with a paved lot, a state boat ramp, no lifeguards, and a long record of summer E. coli closures.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Borderland State Park
Easton, Massachusetts
12.5 miles EScenic and challenging across grassy fields and woods with elevation — claimed as the longest disc golf course in New England, with dual tees and baskets and a $5 daily parking fee.
Disc Golf
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
13.1 miles NWThe unguarded reservoir beach above the dam at Hopkinton State Park, separate from the guarded Main Beach below it, with 8 dollar resident parking and boat rentals on the water.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
13.1 miles NNatick's town swimming beach on Dug Pond, with lifeguards, a diving crib and a floating dock. Open to everyone in summer for a day pass sold at the gate, with higher rates for non-residents.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
13.8 miles SFree freshwater beach on Olney Pond in Lincoln Woods State Park, Rhode Island's first state park, with seasonal lifeguards, a beach pavilion and showers just north of Providence.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
14.6 miles SSmithfield's town-run public beach on 92-acre Georgiaville Pond, open to non-residents with a $4 day pass and a $20 parking sticker. Check RIDOH and DEM water advisories before swimming.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Slater Park
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
15.3 miles SA dual-tee, dual-basket disc golf course in Pawtucket with two options per hole — and plans for an 18-hole expansion in the works.
Disc Golf
Olin College Disc Golf
Needham, Massachusetts
16.0 miles NEA disc golf course on the campus of Olin College of Engineering in Needham — open to the respectful public, though soccer games may affect holes 3 and 6; bring the map.
Disc Golf
Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
16.0 miles NLifeguarded town beach on the North Pond of Lake Cochituate in Wayland, with a roped swim area, boat rentals and a picnic grove. Day passes are $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Stephen Onley Skate Park
North Providence, Rhode Island
16.4 miles SSkateboard near North Providence, Rhode Island
Skateboard
Houghton's Pond Beach
Milton
18.0 miles NEFree, lifeguarded beach on a spring-fed kettle pond in DCR's Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, with free parking, a bathhouse and trails into the Blue Hills.
Hike, Swim
Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
19.5 miles NENewton's lifeguarded city beach on Crystal Lake, a 33-acre spring-fed great pond a short walk from the Newton Highlands Green Line stop. Day passes are sold at the bathhouse ($8 residents, $15 non-residents).
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
20.9 miles NMarlborough's lifeguarded city beach on Fort Meadow Reservoir, open daily in summer from 11 am to 6:45 pm. Free for Marlborough residents; non-residents pay a $20 daily parking fee.
Swim
Braintree Skatepark
Braintree, Massachusetts
22.2 miles ESkateboard near Braintree, Massachusetts
Skateboard
Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
22.2 miles NWA small guarded swimming beach on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, part of DCR's Quinsigamond State Park, with lifeguards in summer and a daily DCR parking fee of $8 for Massachusetts plates and $30 for out-of-state plates.
Swim
Salisbury Skatepark
Worcester, Massachusetts
24.1 miles NWA free concrete mini ramp in Worcester — pads not required, no fuss, just a solid little spot for focused ramp practice.
Skateboard
Hodges Village Dam
Oxford, Massachusetts
24.2 miles WA 13-hole disc golf course near Oxford with elevation on most holes and dual tees on several — the course was restored from 9 to 13 holes in 2016 after years of reduction.
Disc Golf
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
24.6 miles NSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
Swim
