National Park System units in Massachusetts
Massachusetts has 17 National Park System units. The list below also includes one place the Park Service does not count as a unit of its own. Each one has its own page here with hours, current alerts, campgrounds and what there is to do.
Massachusetts in figures
- National Park System units
- 17
- Free to enter
- 14
- Recreation visits in 2025
- 14,519,404
- Busiest unit, 6,215,118 visits
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
A unit that reaches into another state counts in full here and in each other state it touches.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park and New England National Scenic Trail report no 2025 count, so the visit total leaves them out.
Free to enter Charges an entrance feePoints are the Park Service reference point for each unit, not a boundary.
Parks near a city
Visits by year
Appalachian National Scenic TrailCape Cod National SeashoreBoston National Historical ParkMinute Man National Historical ParkSalem Maritime National Historical ParkBoston African American National Historic SiteLowell National Historical ParkLongfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic SiteSaugus Iron Works National Historic SiteAdams National Historical ParkNew Bedford Whaling National Historical ParkSpringfield Armory National Historic SiteJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic SiteFrederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteBoston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Fees, hours, alerts, campgrounds and activities are from the NPS API. Data refreshed October 14, 2026.