Cannon mortars and…read moremisery Veteran's Place is a small park like memorial that is right next to the Cumberland Public Library and close to a bunch of cool hiking trials. The park is a pleasant little area that has some paved paths, benches to sit on as well as lot of flowers and old trees. A big old cannon as well as some kind of cool looking mortar thing are hanging around as well as some tributes and memorials to the veterans of all American wars. Veteran's Place is near the oldest war memorial in the country, a very morbid place called Nine Men's Misery. This is a spot where nine colonists were captured and tortured to death by the Narragansett Tribe during the horrible King Phillip Wars. A brutal affair where atrocities were common on both sides. It's a lovely and peaceful place now but a nice reminder and tribute to the men and women in times past when the cost of freedom was anything but free.

The Blackstone River Park put on a historic tour with an NPS guide, so my review is more for that…read morethan for the bike path. There is a parking lot at the Wilber House (open seasonally) and the guide described and showed the site of the original mill off of the river canal and then walked us over the multistate bridge to the Ashton Mill and pointed out the smokestacks of the factory-turned-lofts and the old residence of the factory workers. If possible, you should check park events because it gave some great local history of the site. It sounds like they have some tours on weekdays and weekends. If not on a tour, there are some informational signs but not much to look at and wouldn't take more than 10 minutes to read the signs. The interaction was definitely a great additional to learning about the site.

The Blackstone River Bikeway is a beautiful way to explore the Blackstone Valley, whether by bike…read moreor on foot and offers something for everyone to enjoy. We have done it both ways, mostly by bike. It is a beautiful green space that goes along rivers and small waterfalls, just lovely. With over 24 miles already constructed, the vision is for it to extend 48 miles from downtown Worcester, MA, to India Point Park in Providence, RI. From there, it connects with the existing East Bay Bike Path and continues to Bristol, RI, for additional 14.5 miles. When completed, the Blackstone River Bikeway will serve as an alternate mode of transportation for commuters as well as the region's premier recreational resource, connecting New England's second and third largest cities.

This is a really good local playground. Everything is cared for and well maintained. Highly…read morerecommended!

This is a beautiful park! I love how many options there are for playground climbing equipment. The…read morestage is really cool as well. It's particularly beautiful in the fall!

Diamond Hill State Park is 373-acres of fields, woods, pavilions, and steep slopes. A former…read moredownhill ski facility, this area is full of hiking trails, old ski machinery, picnic areas, a pond/stage structure, among many other features. Looking for a place to participate in short hike, a group of friends and I decided to check out what this park had to offer. Finding little information online as well as little direction once we arrived... we decided to just walk around and see what we could find. Locating a clearing in the trees after walking through a wide-open aisle of shaded picnic tables on a bed of pine needles, we trekked over an open field and eventually followed a couple small hiker signs we found. Be prepared to hike STRAIGHT UP the hillside. Making the summit means scrambling up a series of extremely steep hills covered in loose rocks and dirt. I was thinking it felt dangerous on the way up... then I reached the way down and felt even more uneasy with each step down. It was an adventure none-the-less. I enjoyed checking out the abandoned ski lift equipment on the way up and envisioning the history of this park as a ski reservation. Though I've never been skiing myself, I can't imagine dodging the rocks and trees on the way down. As with most aging structures, these are covered in graffiti and surrounded by the remnants of old campfires and broken beer bottles. I wished the summit had a more rewarding view, but feeling the accomplishment of climbing to the top is fulfilling enough I suppose. In trying to learn more about the park, I discovered that Cumberlandfest is held here each year. Entertainment makes use of the staging area complete with pond, the lot I suppose holds the carnival rides, etc. I feel as though this park has a lot of unexplored potential. A nice outdoor space for those nearby; I'm not sure it would be worth a long distance drive for a visit, unfortunately. Also the location of "Haunted Hill" in the fall for a good scare with the family! (http://www.hauntedhill.net/)

Ahhhh such a shame what's happened to this place. We used to go here all the time when I was little…read more- now it's completely changed for the worse! The main stage where bands would play is destroyed and the pond...well, is no longer a pond. They've closed off the water source so it's just a dry swamp that remains.There's a ton of trash in there as well. The land in general seems unkept, and the only positive I noticed is that they've created a sort of skate/bike park for kids in a corner. Anyone know if they still have the haunted trail here for Halloween? I remember sledding down that big hill, picnicing, bbqing and just walking around here after grabbing an ice cream from across the street.

I never knew this was here despite always hearing the waterfalls and eating at the restaurant…read moreacross the street a couple times. I'm not sure if it's official parking but there is a small area where I've seen cars parked but there's also lots of street parking not too far away. The park is handicapped accessible, since the entire walk down is a winding ramp. There are multiple places to sit and admire nature along the way and there are even benches. In either direction you look, you get a good view of something whether is a cool bird, ducks, water, leaves, train tracks, etc. I found it to be a very relaxing place to read, reflect, or enjoy a meal. People trickle in and out but everyone has been quiet and respectful. There is graffiti all over but I think it adds personality to the park.

Over a thousand acres in Foxboro and Wrentham, 23 miles of trails, nice and hilly, great place for…read moretaking a long hike, dog walking and mountain biking. Good Mountain Biking/multi-use trails, many challenging areas, some areas are muddy year-round. Few picnic tables. Nice fall colors here as well. Convenient to I95, I495, Rt. 1, close to Gillette Stadium.

I visit Gilbert and Borderland State Forests frequently as I live in Norton. Both have pros and…read morecons, but I overall Foxboro is better imo. The wide variety of trails and the mileage of trails is why visit here more. Dog friendly and very relaxed leash policy. Trails are pretty well maintained. Very rocky and hilly. Lots of watering holes, but most are dried up toward the middle of season. Trails are marked via painted trail markers on trees or rocks. Maps are scarce so make sure to snap a pic of one before venturing. The yellow trail from start to finish is ~9 miles alone and most trails interlink with each other. Very easy to get lost if you don't know the park. Parking is free. I usually park on Mill st where the State Forest Fire department is located, but there's probably 10+ parking areas surrounding the park including one off route 1 near Gillette. Con: terrain is tough, especially if you want to run. Also easy to get lost. I can't stress this enough. Take a pic of the map before going in the park. 4/5 stars

Easy to find. Small pakring lot for about 12 cars. I headed straight up to the top of the hill…read more It seems like it is about 10

This is a very popular spot for some easy climbing and hiking...a popular hangout for high…read moreschoolers as well. Lovely view from the top, the climb is steep but not difficult with wooden rails places up the trail to help with the climb. A few picnic areas with benches, streams and woided and rock trails, unmarked but easy to follow.

A darn good baseball facility. There are three baseball field here and there is a batting cage…read more Pretty impressive. It does not look that large from the road but it is large. The fields are well maintained. The parking is dirt and has some pot holes. The one thing to look out for is there is one entrance for entering the parking area and one exit for leaving the parking area. The bathrooms are portable johns. To get there if you are driving north on Diamond Hill Road, just after the stop light at Nate Whipple Highway the Complex is on your right. Take the first entrance by the blue sign.

this is a cool spot to go on a walk. there's some places where the trail breaks off and there's…read morealso a loop path around the water which is rly nice! would recommend

This place is awesome!! Great trails but we technically only hiked for a half hour but beautiful…read moreand lush with trees and it wraps around a beautiful lake with kayak launching spots. I parked in the private lot that was next to the gated playground. Playground was small but had great stuff.

A beautiful park with lots of green space to enjoy. The bike path was so nice and I enjoyed the…read morescenery.

I used to go in the water when we were all small my Dad used to take us all me Rita and Joey. he…read morewould throw us all in the water. We all had a blast on a Sunday afternoon. There was a body of fresh water and we all would go in the water just to cool off and in our swimsuits. I really wish that pond would re-open for us to go swimming in but all the broken glass from the drunken people in the months of the winter kept throwing beer bottles on the icy pond plus water rats were at the bottom of the lake. I wish the Town of Lincoln had raised enough money to get rid of the problem we all had for so many years so we can go swimming in that pond once again.