Swimming at Massasoit
State Park |
Middleboro Ave.,
East Taunton
508 822-7405
This heavily wooded park, minutes from Interstate
Route 495, offers abundant beauty and many opportunities for recreation.
Four lakes provide excellent fishing. Swimming for camping patrons
only is available at the beach on Middle Pond. Picnicking, biking,
canoeing, walking, hiking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing
and ice fishing are popular activities. In the fall the contrast
of scarlet cranberry bogs against the pines is breathtaking.
Massasoit is also a favorite of trailer campers,
with most of its 126
campsites provided with electrical or water hookups.
Recreational Opportunities
Accessible Beaches, Accessible Camping, Accessible Restrooms, Nonmotorized boating, Boat Ramp, Canoeing, Fishing, Hiking, Hunting (Restrictions), Interpretive Program , Mountain Biking, Picnicking, Showers, Swimming, Skiing (Cross-Country), Trailer / R.V. Dumping, Trailer / R.V. Hookup, Visitors Center, Walking Trails.
Trail Map
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Things to know before you go…
• Campground Office Hours: 8am–8pm
• Camping Season: Late May through Columbus Day
Park Directions
Massasoit State Park is located in south-eastern Massachusetts.
From Cape Cod or Worcester: Take Rte. 495 to Exit 5 in Middleborough. Take Rte. 18 South to the first intersection where there is a yellow flashing light. Turn right onto Taunton Street which becomes Middleboro Ave.. Park entrance will be on the left, about 2.5 miles from flashing light.
From Boston: Take Rte. 24 south - Rte. 44 east. At first traffic light, turn right onto South St. E.. Follow to end. Turn left onto Middleboro Ave. Continue about 2 miles to Park entrance on the right.
From Fall River/Providence: Take Rte. 195 East - Rte. 24 North - Rte. 44 East. At first traffic light, turn right onto South St. E.. Follow to end. Turn left onto Middleboro Ave. Continue about 2 miles to Park entrance on the right.
Other State Parks
These parks are also very popular with trailer campers: Scusset
Beach State Reservation, Salisbury Beach
State Reservation, and Wompatuck State Park.
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