State Closing Dozens Of Parks Facilities Due To Coronavirus

WORCESTER, MA — If you're practicing social distancing over coronavirus, the outdoors is one of the few places outside the home that's still safe. But now dozens of state park facilities are closing to help temper the spread of COVID-19.

The state Department of Conservation and Recreation on Saturday closed nearly 30 visitor centers, campgrounds, and recreation centers across the state until at least April 1. The closures are required under the emergency declaration made by Gov. Charlie Baker this week.

State parks will remain open even with these closures — for example, you can still climb Mt. Greylock even with its visitor center closed.

Here's the full list of closures from DCR:

Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center
30 Rockwell Rd, Lanesborough, MA

Walden Pond Discovery Center
915 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Fall River Heritage State Park Visitor Center
Davol Street, Fall River, MA

Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitor Center
1 Jackson Street, Lawrence, MA

Mount Holyoke Range State Park Notch Visitor Center
1500 West Street, Amherst, MA

Roxbury Heritage State Park Visitor Center
183 Roxbury Street, Boston, MA

Middlesex Fells State Reservation Botume House Visitor Center
4 Woodland Road, Stoneham, MA

Wompatuck State Park Visitor Center
204 Union Street, Hingham, MA

Purgatory Chasm Reservation Visitor Center
198 Purgatory Road, Sutton, MA

Dunn State Park Visitor Center
289 Pear Street, Gardner, MA

Quabbin Reservoir Visitor Center,
100 Winsor Dam Road
Belchertown, MA

Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex
120 M.L.K. Jr. Boulevard, Boston, MA

Daughters of the American Revolution Campground
78 Cape Street, Goshen, MA

Savoy Mountain State Forest Campground
260 Central Shaft Road, Florida, MA

Great Falls Discovery Center
2 Avenue A, Turner Falls, MA

Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitor Center at Worcester
3 Paul Clancy Way, Worcester, MA

Holyoke Heritage State Park Visitor Center
221 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA

Halibut Point State Park Visitor Center
Gott Avenue, Rockport, MA

Borderland State Park Visitor Center
259 Massapoag Avenue, North Easton, MA

Breakheart State Reservation Visitor Center
177 Forest Street, Saugus, MA

Maudslay State Park Visitor Center
74 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyport, MA

Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park River Bend Farm Visitor Center
287 Oak Street, Uxbridge, MA

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation Visitor Center
345 Mountain Road, Princeton, MA

Western Gateway Heritage State Park Visitor Center
9 Furnace Street, North Adams, MA

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Visitor Center
131 Waquoit Highway, East Falmouth, MA

Beartown State Forest Campground
69 Blue Hill Road, Monterey, MA

Mohawk Trail State Forest Campground
Cold River Road, Charlemont, MA

Scusset Beach State Reservation Campground
22 Scusset Beach Road, Sagamore Beach, MA

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