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    Ashland State Park

    4.2 (27 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Bianca S.

    Such an amazing place to go and take a break from everything ! I loved the views and the peace I felt at this place. You can take your dog for walk here too I do recommend wearing shoes some place there can be very slippery to walk. There's such a nice view of the lake and the waterfall.

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    Kim C.

    I love taking my dog to ashland state park! I live in Hopkinton and probably live equidistant between Hopkinton state park and ashland state park and typically favor ashland for whatever reason. When I first started coming here I would walk my dog on the leash in the paved areas/when I would see other people (especially kids) or when there were many people in one area (I don't like to assume that everyone will want to socialize with my overly friendly but very submissive dog). Some people who have been going here for a while said "if you keep your dog on a leash, people will assume it is not friendly and your dog won't be invited to socialize with other dogs or people" so I started taking her off leash as soon as we got there and since her recall is pretty good (especially with the treats I tend to bring to the park). As I read reviews on this site clearly many people feel like the dogs should stay on leash (I hear ya loud and clear everyone! My dog will now stay on leash in areas where other people will be and I'm sure she won't care) I love this park. I don't know all the trails yet but have liked walking the ones I have done. I love the beach and its true on off hours there will be a lot of dogs there particularly swimming and on the beach which is fun social time for them. The people who visit ashland state park have all been super friendly to me as well. Everyone will strike up conversation and being that I am new to the area I have had a couple different people tell me about good things in the area, history of ashland/Hopkinton and I welcome all of these conversations. The only thing I didn't love about this park is that I generally work normal business hours. One day I took a day off and took my dog to the park mid day and when I reached the beach there were 2 dog walkers that had tons of dogs with them. I love for my dog to have social time but I thought this was too much. Each dog walker probably had close to 8 dogs with them (varying sizes) and being that I didn't know the dogs, I called my dog and put her on the leash immediately. This seemed like too many unleashed dogs to me (they may have been all friendly dogs and everything maybe would have been fine if my dog did start mixing with them but I wasn't ready to chance it.) Anyways, I'm sure ill come to this park as long as I live in Hopkinton.

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    It's a nice chill dog friendly spot. I had a great time with my dogs and met some nice people there with their dogs too. Loved it!

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    This is one of my favorite places. Pet friendly, family fun, and great place to just relax.

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    Very well kept environment filled with friendly people and furry friends. Good place to walk around or post up for the day!

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    Cushing Memorial Park

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    4.6(32 reviews)
    3.9 mi

    Great place to relax or run or just have a walk around…read more The total round trip of this park is 1.3 miles. One can bring their dogs too, it's a great place for socializing with other pet owners. I found that this place is hardly ever crowded and hence a lot of parking is naturally available. Recommend for runners!

    Really great park! Went here to enjoy a bagel sandwich and take a walk in the sun on a beautiful…read moreday! It is well maintained, so pretty clean and peaceful. The tree memorial for the 9/11 victims from the area was beautiful and a nice way to honor those folks in the community. There is alot of open grassy area to sit or play - a few benches along the trail, and a handful of picnic tables. If you want to sit out though, you probably want to bring your own chair. The walk was nice - very flat area without really any hills and the trail is paved, well defined, has mile markers, and is wide. It's a little over a mile, so if you're short on time you can get a quick walk in otherwise you can do a few laps to get in extra mileage! I did see there was a little playground area as well and a gazebo! There was actually a small ceremony happening when I was there. Another sweet thing to note, there is a senior living home on the trail, so it was lovely to see some elderly people out getting sunshine and enjoying the park too! Definitely recommend checking it out if you want to get outside and have a nice place to go!

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