Visit scenic Houghton's Pond Recreation Area for a fun day of swimming, fishing, or a family picnic.Ĭross-country ski on park trails if snowfall allows or head to the Blue Hills Ski Area for downhill skiing. Outdoor enthusiasts flock to Blue Hills to hike the 22 hills, swim in the pond recreation area, and explore the local wildlife of this special place in Milton. Located approximately ten miles south of downtown Boston, the reservation is one of the largest parcels. Managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, it covers parts of Milton, Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Randolph, and Dedham. A great variety of plant and animal life thrive in the diverse habitats, including several rare and endangered species in Massachusetts, such as the timber rattlesnake.Įxplore hiking trails that will take you up rocky summits, through forests and meadows, and along scenic waterways.īlue Hills Reservation has a huge network of wide carriage roads and rolling rocky trails that are perfect for all levels of mountain biking. Just minutes from Boston, Blue Hills Reservation enjoys 7000 acres of beautiful terrain with breathtaking views of the city. Blue Hills Reservation is a 7,000-acre (2,800 ha) state park in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. Trails traverse upland and bottomland forests, marsh, swamp and pond edges, meadows and an Atlantic white cedar bog. The living treasures of the Blue Hills include flora, fauna and natural phenomena - from coyotes to copperheads, dogwoods to lady's slippers, and turkey vultures to dragonflies. Additionally the Blue Hills Weather Observatory, a National Historic Landmark, sits atop Great Blue Hill, as a crowning feature. Sixteen historic structures listed on the National Register tell the fascinating tales of Native Americans, explorers, farmers, quarry workers and inventors. Today, the reservation is rich in both archaeological and historic resources. In 1893, the Metropolitan Parks Commission purchased the lands of Blue Hills Reservation as one of the first areas set aside for public recreation. Located only minutes from the bustle of downtown Boston, the DCR Blue Hills Reservation stretches over 7000 acres from Quincy to Dedham, Milton to Randolph. The colonists built houses and barns, cleared fields for crops and livestock and logged the hillsides for lumber. Eventually the Europeans began settling in this region. The Natives referred to themselves as Massachusett, or "people of the great hills". Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts is perfect for wildlife and nature lovers to enjoy the rich Massachusetts land that is steeped in history. More than ten thousand years before those Europeans arrived, Native Americans made their home in the hills. Three steps below street level, set in a landmark 19th-century townhouse, it maintains the classic warmth of a neighborhood restaurant while delivering superior food and service.
The Blue Hills were so named by early European explorers who, while sailing along the coastline, noticed the bluish hue on the slopes when viewed from a distance. Blue Hill is the perfect location for intimate occasions.
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