Road trips from Worcester

Beaver Brook

Beaver Brook Park

Outdoors

Elm Park

Historic 60-acre park with reconstructed bridges, tennis & basketball courts & winter skating.

Biotech Park Area

Quinsigamond State Park- Regatta Point

Recreation area on Lake Quinsigamond with swimming, boating, fishing, sports & picnic facilities.

Outdoors

Whitehall State Park

Natural area on Whitehall Reservoir with boating, fishing & a 6-mi. perimeter hiking trail.

Outdoors

Blackstone Gorge

Park with a hiking trail featuring dramatic views of the river below from the cliffs.

West Tatnuck

Cascading Waters

Outdoors

Moore State Park

Tranquil, densely-forested area with short hiking trails, picturesque old mills & a charming pond.

Arts & Culture

Indian Ranch

This bucolic outdoor music venue with campgrounds is equipped with a bar, grills & picnic tables.

Biotech Park Area

Green Hill Park

480-acre park with sports, playgrounds, trails, a petting zoo, a golf course & picnic facilities.

Outdoors

Douglas State Forest

Woodland environs with a cedar swamp, plus swimming, boating, fishing, snowmobiling & hiking.

Broadmeadow Brook

Mass Audubon's Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary

Outdoors

Wachusett Mountain State Reservation

Protected area including roadways to the summit, 17 miles of hiking & biking trails & ski slopes.

Outdoors

Purgatory Chasm State Reservation

Quarter-mile rift between ancient granite formations provides climbing space & picnic sites.

Central Business District

Worcester Common

Outdoor urban space featuring park benches & food trucks, plus a farmers' market & live music.

Shrewsbury Street

Cristoforo Colombo Park

Large green space with a playground & fenced splash pad, ball field & picnic tables.

Family

Crystal Caves-Family Entertainment

South Worcester

Crompton Park

Humble park with an open grassy field for sports, plus a basketball court & outdoor swimming pool.

Sports & Recreation

Blissful Meadows Golf Club.

Lake Park

Quinsigamond State Park - Lake Park

Webster Square

Coes Park

Biotech Park Area

Barnyard Zoo

Outdoors

New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

A nature-lover's paradise featuring many gardens, an orchard, outdoor event space, library & more.