63 Things to do near Newton, MA
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Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
0.9 miles SENewton'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
Olin College Disc Golf
Needham, Massachusetts
4.2 miles SWA 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
Shannon Beach
Winchester
7.8 miles NEFree DCR swimming beach on Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester, with summer lifeguards, a new bathhouse and free but limited parking. Frequent bacteria closures, so check the state beach dashboard first.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Hanscom Air Force Base
Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts
9.1 miles NWA well-equipped base skatepark with a 31-foot spine, six-foot halfpipe, pyramid rail, fun box, and more — access requires knowing someone on base.
Skateboard
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
9.7 miles NWSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
Swim
Simonds Park Disc Golf Course
Burlington, Massachusetts
11.6 miles NTwo open starting holes leading into a mostly wooded disc golf course — a compact, straightforward free option in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Disc Golf
Braintree Skatepark
Braintree, Massachusetts
13.8 miles SESkateboard near Braintree, Massachusetts
Skateboard
Projects Skatepark
Weymouth, Massachusetts
15.1 miles EAll-concrete skate park with a quarter bowl, quarter pipe, fun box with a 10-foot rail, and banks.
Skateboard
Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
15.7 miles NWilmington's guarded town beach on Silver Lake, a small glacial kettle pond off Burnap Street. Free for residents, $10 per person for non-residents, with lifeguards from mid-June to mid-August.
Swim 0.4 mi
Wicked Hard
Saugus, Massachusetts
16.0 miles NEWicked Hard is a Jeff Lenosky-built flow trail in Lynn Woods Reservation north of Boston, full of berms and rocky New England tech.
Mountain Bike
Pingree Skatepark
Weymouth, Massachusetts
16.0 miles SEA free community skatepark in East Weymouth featuring two- and four-foot mini ramps, a funbox, flybox, grind rails, and a manual pad.
Skateboard
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
16.6 miles WThe 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
Dacey Field Disc Golf
Franklin, Massachusetts
18.1 miles SWA 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
Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
18.3 miles NWFree, unguarded town beach on 91-acre Heart Pond in South Chelmsford, open dawn to dusk to residents and non-residents, right beside the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Peabody Disc Golf at Scouting Woods
Peabody, Massachusetts
18.6 miles NEA hilly disc golf course around a 12-acre detention basin, with towering Locust trees, rock outcroppings, ace run potential, and precision demanded through the wooded sections.
Disc Golf
Borderland State Park
Easton, Massachusetts
19.3 miles SScenic 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
Hartsuff Park Disc Golf Course
Rockland, Massachusetts
20.8 miles SEShort but challenging, with twists, turns, wooded bends, and water hazards — a well-done Eagle Scout project in Rockland.
Disc Golf
Koumantzelis Skatepark
Lowell, Massachusetts
21.2 miles NA free concrete skatepark in Lowell with a vert ramp, mini ramp, and street course — open from 8:30 am to sunset behind Bartlet School.
Skateboard
Clemente Skatepark
Lowell, Massachusetts
21.8 miles NA free concrete skatepark in Lowell with a mini ramp and street course — open from 8:30 a.m. to sunset.
Skateboard
Drum Hill Chelmsford Skatepark
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
22.3 miles NWA free skatepark behind McCarthy Middle School in Chelmsford with a vert ramp, mini ramp, and street course — open from 3 pm on school days and 9 am on non-school days.
Skateboard
