Wompatuck State Park

Huge park. Great for all kinds of bike riding. The trails are awesome. The scenery is way better than what you might expect. The fresh water blue spring is the main attraction for me. It’s easy to get lost if you aren’t familiar so grab a map.

This was a great park. We camped here for about a week and used it as our hub into Boston. We were in an RV so driving into the city was not an option. We were able to pick a nice spot and didn’t have too much trouble with the neighbors. Perhaps that was partly because we were there during the week, but Friday night was fine too.
The area is lush, and has good sites. Lots of wild mushrooms to look at too!
We didn’t do any of the trails because we were short on time. I would come back here in a heartbeat if we were to come to Boston again. The ferry into town was lovely and seeing more than just downtown proper was a great experience.

Good park to camp in; big campsites, lots of trees between them for privacy, a fire pit, ample parking space, large bathrooms with toilets sinks and showers with hot water. I came here in the fall and there were some weird but harmless kamikaze beetles crashing into the table like pebbles and flipping over on their backs. Only downside was a giant asthmatic mutt digging through our garbage in the morning who must’ve also been deaf because it completely ignored our yells at it to shoo. The owner came and took it away. This is a good park which has few people for some reason.

This review is just for the park itself not the campground. I have never camped here.
If you love mountain biking you will love this park. It has so many amazing trails you can’t even count them. Ranging from easy to difficult. The trails are marked pretty good. Maps available for free. There are quite a few paved roads here too. Bikers, walkers and joggers have so many options. It’s also dog friendly as long as you keep your pups on a leash.
I’ve also kayaked here before. You need to leave your ID with them and they give you the key to unlock the gate. It’s not a huge pond but it’s great for a relaxing day on the water.
They also have spring water here for free. Mount Blue spring water. I bring my empty water jugs and fill them up when I’m there. It’s awesome.
Lots of history here too. Used to be a Naval annex. You’ll come across bunkers here and there. Pretty cool!
My go to place for mountain biking!

Awesome park. Stayed a few nights as a launch to Boston and Plymouth. Unfortunately, the park could have just as well been our main event but our plans were urban. The sites were well spaced and felt isolated from others campers. Lots of trails, mini-​rock climbs, asphalt trails etc. Beautiful pine forest, quiet at nights. The shower houses were not fantastic but sufficed. The campground is a mile or so back into the park, which for our purposes was a bit of a negative but if we had intended to explore the park it would have been perfect.

If this was a private facility, it would be closed down for health violations. At the time of our visit there were two working mens toilets for 119 sites, most of which were occupied. No toilet paper! So, be sure to bring your own or you’ll be roughing it.
When you reserve online it will show three bath houses, but one was closed down. Have the sites have been abandoned and can no longer be reserved.
Don’t think about moving your picnic table, because it is probably completely rotted.
Be careful with your fire, because you might have to pick out a hypodermic needle.
Wompatuck USED to be nice, say 20 years ago. But its neglected and its all about the $$.
Toilets, picnic tables and a fire-​pit. It that REALLY that hard, three things. Not even showers, you can put those off if you want.
On the day of our visit there was a rear-​end accident and someones car was totaled. I am not sure how hard it is to drive in the park, but evidently it is a challenge. The rules say no alcohol, but I was not able to find a single adult without it after the sun went down. You’re supposed to buy the $ 5 bundle of logs, but it seems the campers here would rather just go for the hunter/​gatherer approach and get their own.
Anyone here that’s given this park more than two stars needs to experience more parks.

Went here for my 2^nd time camping — the first time we were in a nonelectric site and 2^nd time had an electric site. The bathrooms in the electric site area are MUCH cleaner, I didn’t see one spider the whole time, it was a relief! Lots of RVs and there are people who basically live there. Definitely will be coming back next year.

Great place for hiking, biking, dog walking or camping. Really enjoyed camping there. Nice big and clean campsites.

Overall, this was a decent camp ground. The bathrooms weren’t amazing, but they weren’t filthy either. The campsites were normal sized and spaced far enough away from others. There are some nice walking trails right off the campsites and we enjoyed exploring. There are also some good paved paths that are good for cycling.
The 2 stars are mainly about the other campers, which I know the management doesn’t control, but it still impacted our experience. The campers seemed to fit two types. The first, like us, was families and groups of friends enjoying the woods for a long weekend, cooking, pitching tents, quietly hanging around the campfire, etc. Normal camping. The second type of camper seemed a bit… transient. Some examples:
–one man was waiting by the front office while we checked in, yelling directions to the campground into his cell phone. I thought he might be having friends come stay with him… nope, he was talking to the delivery man. He had ordered takeout to the campground. When I saw him back at his campsite, instead of a tent he had draped a plastic sheet over a rope strung between two trees.
–another man showed up in the middle of the night, he wasn’t there when we went to bed at 11 p.m. (after the office was closed) but was there in the morning. All he ahd with him was a rolling suitcase (???) and a sleeping bag. He was sleeping on top of the picnic table.
–there was a couple camped across from us who looked like they were in for the long haul. Instead of the usual folding chairs around the campfire, they had some sort of rolling computer desk chair. They had huge stacks of wood that looked like they could last weeks. Also, they blasted 50 cent all night, well beyond quiet hours, and had a mini dance party by the campfire. They were a lot older than us, I’m not sure what was going on with them. A lot of other campers stopped by the campsite, you got the feeling that they knew a lot of the other people because they were fixtures at the campsite.
–one of the guys who stopped by our neighbors’ site didn’t actually seem to have a site of his own. He was a bit dirty, with a constant backpack and a pitbull on a leash. I got the distinct sense he was the wandering sort.
I wouldn’t go here again… my sense is that despite the good location and decent amenities, the campground has a reputation among transients as a good place to stop and set up camp for a while.

I like coming here for hiking, but the park is excellent for mountain bikers. Even though you don’t get the wonderful views that the Blue Hills have, it’s still a nice peaceful walk through the trails, with the occasional train track and WWII munitions depot (now I know where I can hide during a zombie apocalypse). Even though there are a lot of bikers that venture here, the park is huge enough where you don’t feel like they’re all over the place.
Btw, don’t expect Mount Blue Spring to be some roaring waterfall of some kind. It’s pretty much a shed with a faucet inside. The water’s great but… womp womp *sad trombone*

Recently got back from a weekend camping trip with a friend at Wompatuck. It was our first time there, we usually camp in the White Mountains off the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. We chose Wompatuck mostly because of distance, it is less than an hour away from us and they were one of the only passes in Massachusetts with vacancy on pretty short notice. There were plenty of pros and cons about this place. but in the end, I’m not pleased with our first (and only) experience here.
PROS:
— Overall the place is beautiful, very scenic
— Plenty of room, this place is enormous. There’s 250+ campsites and plenty of room for walking, hiking, biking, etc.
— The campsites individually are huge. They all look like they could support an RV (and there were many RV’s) with room to spare
— The front desk we dealt with (this does not include the park rangers) were incredibly friendly
— Very cheap camping rates. They were cheaper than what were used to paying in NH, we paid $ 15 a night for the site (in state resident with electric hookup at site).
— Good amount separation from your neighbor, lot of trees in between sites.
— Lots of trails
— Sites with either electric hookups or no hookups (only a few dollars price difference)
— Sites have open fire pits for campfires AND a cooking grid directly behind it
— Watering stations very nearby– came in handy after cooking
— Flush toilets and free hot showers in bathrooms (I was surprised by this, we get vault toilets and no showers at Blackberry in NH).
— They do not charge extra for more than one car at a site (another nice benefit I wasn’t expecting)
CONS:
— Our campsite was dirty on arrival. The fire pit and site itself were not raked or groomed at all. There were wrappers and other trash in the fire pit and on the ground
— Our site was more gravely/​sandy than anything else. We did not have a lot of grass.
— The bundles of fire wood they sell at the front desk were small ($ 5 a «bundle»)
— As is the rule at all Massachusetts state parks, alcohol is prohibited. They strictly enforce this rule (this is addressed below – read on)
— It’s a LONG drive from the front gate up to the camping area (I know this part isn’t really their fault, but it should be mentioned)
— The park ranger has an attitude problem and clearly thinks he’s some big shot (this is also addressed below)
— The bathrooms and showers were dirty and badly littered.
— They need more signage, it’s very easy to get lost here
Quiet hours start at 10:00pm, and of course the ranger was on our site by 10:06pm. We were not being very loud, we were not causing any problems, we were not ruining other campers good time, yet this ranger decided to sneak up on us and barge into campsite. We were almost immediately given a warning reprimanded because I had a mixed drink, and my friend had a few beers in our cooler. We were honest, respectful and courtesy to this ranger who was nothing but arrogant, rude, and sarcastic to us. I was standing up and my friend was sitting in a camping chair. when the ranger came onto our site (for no reason, by the way) and approached us the first thing he said to me was «SIT DOWN» in an authoritative, annoyed tone. Hey State of Massachusetts. I don’t enjoy being treated like a criminal. I haven’t done anything wrong and this park ranger is barking orders at me like I’m some inmate.
He «reminded» us of the no alcohol policy, and that we «probably knew about it anyway», so he basically called us liars (very rude) — I actually did not know the rule, or else I wouldn’t be holding a mixed drink in front of a park ranger, you dope! He initially ordered us to pour out everything we had in his presence, which I found to be unbelievably childish. My friend asked if we could just put it back in our trunks, which the ranger agree to. He acted like he was doing us this huge favor by not fining and/​or evicting us immediately. We were also reprimanded because supposedly one of us swore and he heard it. My question is why are you hoovering over my campsite listening to my conversations? Get lost. I’m a tax paying Massachusetts adult citizen, this rule is absolutely ridiculous and childish. Don’t get me wrong, I would understand some sort of responsible alcohol policy in place– people who are loud and disruptive ruin the experience for others, I get that. But an outright ban is completely babyish.
I enjoy the freedoms and no attitude I receive when I go to NH State Campgrounds, and I will be returning there in the future. I will not being camping Wompatuck, or any other Massachusetts State Park for that matter, ever again.

Great place to go running, hiking or biking. Though as a runner I’d stick to the paved roads/​paths as mountain bikers tend to dominate the trails. Often quiet in there and there’s enough tree coverage to provide respite from the sun. For long runs, it helps that Mount Blue Spring is on site where you can refill your water from an underground stream – fresh and clean! There are enough paths for a simple 3 mile run to much longer runs, up to 12 – 14 miles if you double back. This is a great local resource for outdoor activity away from main roads.

Great place to ride a mountain bike. Most of the terrain is beginner to intermediate, with a few tricky sections here and there. There’s not a lot of vertical drop, but some of the single track is still fun.
Also, Mount Blue Spring is free & the water is great– no need to filter! Definitely stop by to fill your water bottle!

good, varied singletrack, excellent signage, rad abandoned factory buildings and a very nice campground. there are bike trails at all levels, from paved trails to 8 foot drops in the freeride course. (enough for broken bones — personal experience.) the xc trails are what i come here for and they range from fast and swoopy double track to a few rock gardens.
there is a huge network of interconnected trails, so don’t expect to ride for hours on the same trail. each mtb trail is short and generally butts up against paved roads, though the maps are the best i’ve used on massachusetts trails. there is more goodwill towards mtb riders at wompatuck than at other parks and there are few hikers and dog walkers that stray from the paved roads.
the place is quite large, and the pond is nice to swim in on a hot day. the campground is cheap, you can steer far away from the rv section, and there are few if any prominently displayed american flags. good place to spend the weekend.

Still can’t get enough of this place. Very fun being here and always a blast. Lots of hiking and biking trails that you can take and are clearly marked so you never really get lost unless you want to. Bathrooms are very clean and the Park Rangers are super helpful. P
We are planning another stay this coming summer so we can explore more of the area.

This certainly isn’t the place to go if you’re looking for a woodsy nature type experience. Wompatuck State Park is located on the site of a WWII era munitions depot. The woods are littered with old foundations and railroad tracks criss crossing the park. The history is interesting but all of the old manufacturing junk in the woods is a bit of an eyesore.
There are very few hiking trails at this park. Most of the «trails» are actually paved roads from old the manufacturing days. Perhaps Wompatuck is best suited to people looking for a day of biking without having to worry about cars everywhere. The park is somewhat quiet though. I was here on a beautiful Saturday afternoon and I was very surprised that I rarely saw many people outside of the visitor center area.

An update to my previous update — the Whitney Spur Rail Trail is now open (as of last Summer). What’s that mean for you? Now you can hop on the MBTA’s Greenbush Line and hop off @ Cohasset Station, cross RT 3A and start hiking, biking, X-​country skiing,
etc. There’s bridle paths too but bringing a horse on the T might be pushing it a bit.
Map:

Hurray for Wompatuck. Fun to say, fun to visit and for me, only 2 miles from my door.
Now that the weather is better, it’s become easier to take some of those long hikes that I like on two regularly shod feet. No need for snow shoes, skis or ice-​cleats.
Hub and I have been back to Wompatuck over the last couple of weekends for longer hikes as we get back into summer shape. Hiking/​walking and biking are two of our favorite ways to cruise the park, although I have come here with friends for runs too.
This state park has long been a favorite given its over 4000 acres. While the majority of the park lies within Hingham boundaries, it also runs into the neighboring towns of Cohasset, Norwell, and Scituate.
Originally, this land was the property of Josiah Wompatuck a local native American. Despite his having deeded the land to English settlers in the 1600s, it retains his name as a reminder of our Indian roots here.
This state park really has something for everyone from easily paved areas that are easy to walk or bike, to more rugged trails on which to hike or mountain bike.
You can also go camping here from April until mid-​October. You’ll find loads of campsites both for more rustic tent camping to areas that have space for your camper which have electrical hookups, although using electricity while camping strikes me as besides the point.
Of some historical interest, this park also used to house the former Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot where ammo was kept in bunkers during World War 2. The ammo was assembled here and then sent by train or boat to where it needed to go. Some of those military bunkers are still exposed when walking on the paved areas.
This is also a great area for dog walking, bird watching, horse back riding, tree identifying and picnicking.
Look for the Mt. Blue spring while you’re here. Visitors can help themselves to free filtered spring water so bring your bottles!
It loses one star because the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, which oversees this property, could do a better job of marking the trails and paved roads. I’ve gotten temporarily lost here on more than one occasion. :-((
Nevertheless, it’s great any time of year but it sure feels good to get out and stretch in the warmer spring weather.
If you do visit, remember to cover up appropriately as thorny brambles abound in the woods and spray yourself with insect repellent. Unfortunately we’re loaded in these parts with ticks, deer and otherwise. Keep yourself safe.

Very nice local camping. Each tent site it a little small but private. Bath houses are kinda buggy, to be expected. The surrounding area is very pretty, green, and peaceful. Lots of great bike trails too!

I am consistently impressed by the sheer amount of public and beautifully maintained park space in the greater Boston area. I went camping in Wompatuck State Park this weekend and had a wonderful time. Wompatuck offers two different types of campsites on their 4,000 or so acres — electric and non-​electric. I opted for one of the several dozen electic campsites, which had a new and sturdy weather-​secured electrical outlet (as well as a metal cook fire box and a fire pit). I saw plenty of campers and RVs in some of the other electric sites, which is no surprise considering the electricity, abundant fresh water lines and dump sites.
If you want an easily accessible campsite that is clean and easy to get to, I definitely recommend Wompatuck. There are plenty of walking trails, lakes and an awful lot of nature.