Most DCR facilities charge a daily parking fee. Some add a surcharge to benefit a trust for future projects.
Resident and non resident status is determined by the vehicle license plate
DCR Parking Fee Collection Schedule by Park
Year-round collection
Borderland State Park, Easton
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Castle Island Bus Parking, South Boston
$35 MA resident, $35 Non-MA resident
(Annual Parking Pass not valid at this location)
Maudslay State Park, Newburyport
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
North Point, Cambridge
$1.25 per hour
(Annual Parking Pass not valid at this location)
Regatta Point at Quinsigamond SP, Worcester
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Walden Pond State Park, Concord
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
2024 Collection
*Start dates to be determined unless otherwise noted
Ashland State Park, Ashland
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Beartown State Forest, Monterey
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Bradley Palmer State Park Main Lot, Topsfield
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Chicopee State Park, Chicopee
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Clarksburg State Park, Clarksburg
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
C.M. Gardner State Park, Huntington
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Cochituate State Park, Natick
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
D.A.R. State Forest, Goshen
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Demarest Lloyd State Park, Dartmouth
$12 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident2
Douglas State Forest, Douglas
$9 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Dunn State Park, Gardner
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle
**Starts 4/1) $3 MA resident, $3 Non-MA resident
Halibut Point State Park, Rockport
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Hampton Ponds State Park, Westfield
Fee charged 9AM-5:30PM daily, May 25-Sep. 2
MA Resident Vehicle - $8, Non-MA Resident Vehicle - $30
Harold Parker State Forest: Pavilion & Jenkins Lots, North Andover
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Berry Pond at Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Horseneck Beach State Reservation, Westport
$14 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident
Lake Dennison Recreation Area, Winchendon
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Leominster State Forest, Leominster
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Mt. Sugarloaf State Reservation, South Deerfield
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident (collection season ends when road closes for winter)
Mt. Tom State Reservation, Holyoke
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Myles Standish State Forest (Fearing Pond), Carver
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Nahant Beach State Reservation, Nahant
$10 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident
Nantasket Beach State Reservation, Hull
$15 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident
Nickerson State Park (Cape Cod Rail Trail), Brewster
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Nickerson State Park (Day-Use Area), Brewster
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
(*Day-of-visit pre-payment for Daily Parking Pass is allowed.)
Otter River State Forest, Templeton
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Pittsfield State Forest, Pittsfield
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Pilgrim Memorial State Park
**Starts 4/1) 2 hour parking limit; 9 am – 7 pm $1.25 an hour
Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, Sutton
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Robinson State Park, Agawam
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
Rutland State Park, Rutland
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
(*Day-of-visit pre-payment for Daily Parking Pass is allowed.)
Salisbury Beach State Reservation, Salisbury
$14 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident
Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sagamore
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Skinner State Park, Hadley
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident
South Cape Beach, Mashpee
$12 MA resident, $40 Non-MA resident
Tolland State Forest, Otis
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Wachusett Mt. State Reservation, Princeton
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident (collection season ends when road closes for winter)
Watson Pond State Park, Taunton
$8 MA resident, $30 Non-MA resident
Wells State Park, Sturbridge
$5 MA resident, $20 Non-MA resident