MA
US-2440 Hopkinton SP
Hopkinton is all about the lake, and you'll find boat rentals and amenities in season.
Site Review
MA
US-11678 Mill Brook Bogs WMA
Three piles of what looked like bobcat scat, one recent, made me look for another spot to set up at.
Site Review
US-8385 Farnham-Connolly SP
This is an unremarkable park that I think would be a short stop for most people in a multi-park rove.
RI
US-6979 Arcadia Management Area
Like Goldilocks I tried each throne in turn.
Site Review
US-11573 West Hill Dam WMA
I was standing in front of my car taking a picture of the barricade when the man who built the structure walked over to say hello in a way that made me want to show him that my hands were empty.
MA
US-8402 Blue Hills SP
Apparently I'd set the station up ON the trail.
Site Review
US-2880 Snake Den SP
No snakes, come here for the rocks and QSOs instead.
MA
US-11633 Hockomock Swamp WMA
One wet, one dry, Hockomock Swamp borders Erwin Wilder WMA.
MA
US-2424 Callahan State Park
A sandwich and a little POTA are the perfect combo for a warm New England fall day.
MA
US-11625 Erwin Wilder WMA
There was a guy in full camo carrying a shotgun in front of me, and a fully bedecked transvestite walking a poodle passing him on the way out. It was a little surreal.
MA
US-11501 Chockalog Swamp WMA
A rare unactivated reference in Massachusetts that's more accessible than you might think.
MA
US-2464 Whitehall State Park
Bring a ruler along to make sure that you are within the park boundaries at this lake-is-the-park site.