The Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachussetts, USA is located just a few miles outside of Boston, it stretches over 7000 glorious acres with 125 miles of trails to explore. Enjoy beautiful surrounds of nature, forests and wetlands, up hills and more, they offer great hiking and mountain biking trails, swimming, fishing and picnics at Houghton's pond recreation and cross country skiing in winter. The Blue Hills Reservation is great for non motorized boating, canoeing and kayaking, there are camping facilities, golf and horseback riding, rock climbing, historic sites, a pavilion, science center and visitor center, an observatory, restrooms, a lifeguard and much more, come for endless fun in nature.READ MORE

Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island, United States, is a spectacular park spread over 950 acres of ground that that offers something fun and exciting for visitors of all ages who enjoy outdoor activities and interesting visits to a nature center. The sandy beach located in our park is great for swimming, and other activities include kayaking, canoeing, fishing, golf, cycling, walks along beautiful nature trails and much more. Winter months turn Beaver Island State Park into a veritable paradise with ice fishing, sledding, snowmobiling, skiing, snowshoeing and more. Beaver Island Clubhouse is a great venue for hosting banquets and other private events, and offers excellent catering facilities. READ MORE

The John Gorrie Museum State Park in Apalachicola, Florida, USA offers a museum where visitors can learn about the contributions of Dr. John Gorrie to the town and the amazing ice making machine he created. There are interpretive exhibits chronicling the colourful history of Apalachicola, and accessible amenities, geocaches are also hidden in the park, and there are sidewalks to the Gorrie gravesite and memorial. The John Gorrie Museum State Park is perfect for visiting and learning, then enjoying a picnic under the cedar trees, come see how one man changed the world, it's a fascinating experience.READ MORE

Shackford Head State Park is close to downtown Eastport, Maine, USA encompassing 90 acres on Moose Island overlooking Cobscook Bay and there are several miles of trails available as well as pocket beaches and protected coves, woods and a rocky headland. Activities including picnics and hiking and there's plenty of wildlife to see, it's a birders paradise, and swimming is allowed on the beaches except for Cony beach which is the demolition site of civil war ships. Shackford Head State Park trails are interconnected with easy walking and challenging trails providing some stunning views, and there are some wheelchair accessible trails near the parking area, visitors must be aware this park is not routinely staffed and tides of more than 20 feet can flow in very quickly.READ MORE

Quoddy Head State Park in Lubec, Maine, USA offers wonderful walks cliffside or by the shore with many interconnected trails to explore through forest and wetlands some of which are wheelchair accessible, and there's a historical lighthouse which still shines with two white flashes every 15 seconds. With over 541 acres at the tip of America's easternmost peninsula, Quoddy Head State Park is great for picnics and hiking as well as wildlife watching, and in summer you may spot humpback, minke and finback whales offshore, as well as many sea and shore birds, other activities included beaches and hunting, and there's a visitors center open daily for tours and program information, come for a wonderful visit.READ MORE

Bahia Honda State Park and Beach on the tropical island of Big Pine Key, Florida, USA covers over 500 acres complete with offshore island offering some of the best snorkeling and beachcombing in Florida, and an award winning beach and historic bridge. There's a concession service and gift shop a snack bar and boat slip rentals, you can also hire kayaks and enjoy daily snorkeling tours to the stunning Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. Bahia Honda State Park and Beach also offer boat trips to the reef, or you can bring your own boat for launch, there are sea wading birds and shore birds, as well as the Sea and Sand Nature Center introducing nature loves to the island's plants and animals, plus if you want to stay over they have campsites and vacation cabins, and accessible amenities, come for a memorable visit to these beautiful surrounds.READ MORE

Sebago Lake State Park in Casco, Maine, USA is a forested lakeside park on the shore of Maine's deepest and second largest lake, and has 1400 beautiful acres at the foothills of the White Mountains. The park boasts sandy beaches, ponds, bogs and a river, has extensive woodlands and a variety of plant and animal life. Sebago Lake State Park has a campground with RV hookup for electricity and water and an RV dumping station, there's a trailered boat launch, food service, showers, playground and group picnic shelter, there are hiking trails and you can enjoy swimming and fishing in the lake, motorized boating, canoeing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing and more, come for a memorable visit.READ MORE

Friends of Holbrook Island Sanctuary in Brooksville, Maine welcomes you to visit Holbrook Island Sanctuary bordering Penobscot Bay and explore and enjoy the many different ecosystems that are protected here. There are old volcanoes, beaches and mud flats, rocky coasts and steep hills as well as a diversity of plant and animal life including forests and old fields, marshes and ponds, spruce-fir, pine, and mixed hardwoods, wetlands and meadows, a multitude of colorful wildflowers and so much more. A bird list is available at the sanctuary headquarters and there are nesting great blue herons and ospreys, bald eagles and peregrine falcons flying over to name but a few. Holbrook Island Sanctuary is unique with a network of old roads, paths and animal trails and visitors can experience a natural environment shaped by natural forces rather than modern park facilities.READ MORE

Birkenhead Park is the biggest back garden and English country garden in the area with much to see and do, it's a landscaped horticultural wonderland as they say. Located in Birkenhead, Wirral is free to enter and enjoy, and is awash with wildlife, and along with the horticultural magnificence is also a thriving sport community including cricket clubs, squash clubs, military fitness, tennis, running, health and fitness, Nordic walking and more. Birkenhead Park is beautifully inspired by nature and a park for everyone, come for an unforgettable visit.READ MORE

Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida offers a recreation rich experience with canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, motor boats, and single speed cruiser bicycle rentals, boat tours and equestrian activities. There's a large picnic area with four pavilions, single picnic tables and BBQ grills under large trees right on the banks of the Loxahatchee River, and two of their nature trails start in the picnic area. The Jonathan Dickinson State Park also offer interpretive boat tours on the river, guided canoe and kayak tours, Ranger Guided Full Moon Interpretive Boat Tours, and Chartered Fishing Trips, and you can enjoy the wildlife, various types of birds and animals from the comfort of the boat. Their boat charters are ideal for groups and families or company outings, and the 49 passenger vehicle is perfect for traveling the river and inland waterways of Florida, you captain can even perform your wedding ceremony.READ MORE