Borderland State Park, Massachusetts, United States

4Mike71553 5:00 PM Jul 2, 2020

Escape from CV
Enjoy a hike or walk in the cool breezes. The park rangers have done an excellent job this year ( 2020) in clearing dead trees and mowing lawns and trimming bushes and hedges. Unfortunately the mansion has been closed so far due to CV19, but there are scavenger hunts planned for July and August a sign at the exit has the dates. The visitor’s center and restrooms are temporary closed as of this review due to cv19 but will hopefully reopen as the state progresses to new phases. If you plan on visiting frequently go online to mass dcr and order an annual or senior pass details are on their website, as parking fees have been increased non Massachusetts cars are now $20 for 1 day. By the way there are 2 payment machines one at the entrance to the parking lot and one down by the visitor center, the ticket procured is placed on your dashboard. This park has 2 main walks one is about 45 minutes to an hour the other an hour to hour and a half and maps of all the trails are in a large covered box opposite the visitor center. Hiking trails on the north side of the park can keep you occupied for 2 hours or more.

4Filiz 5:00 PM Nov 7, 2020

Beautiful, difficult to find parking on Saturday
We visited on a Saturday afternoon ~2pm. We didn't check the closing time and the parking area was closing at 4pm, so that was unfortunate. Therefore, we could only do a little bit of hiking. The lake is beautiful, there was still lots of greenery and foliage on November 7th. I loved the large open grass areas. The area in front of the mansion is especially nice. There was a small cabin with a fireplace inside with active fire in it, there was a wooden small pedestrian bridge and many more sights that are very picturesque. Saw many well-dressed couples and families with kids who came with a photographer. The only downside was that we had so much difficulty finding a parking spot, we probably rotated around the parking lot 6-8 times until we found something and there were ~10 cars doing the same with us. THe staff also told us there is no nearby parking but people seemed to have parked on the side of the road so maybe we could have done that worst case scenario. Also the drive from Boston to Sharon and back was quite beautiful and full of foliage as well.