Explore South Shore 2025: Postcards from the ‘Shed
Get to know your local watershed!
Established in 2020, our Explore South Shore program offers daily tips on ways to enjoy the outdoors. Each year we mix things up a little by changing the theme. This year, it’s “Postcards from the ‘Shed.”
“Which shed?” The watershed! In addition to connecting you with great places to enjoy nature, our aim this year is to increase awareness of our local watersheds. Not just the North and South Rivers, but the Indian Head and Herring Rivers too. We’ll head north to the Gulf, Weir and Fore Rivers, and south to the Bluefish, Eel, and Jones. Each day, when we feature a public property, we’ll also identify which watershed it’s in and the stewardship group for that watershed on the South Shore.
Throughout 2025, Explore South Shore will offer one suggestion per day — walking trails and boat launch ramps; fishing spots and playgrounds; beaches, parks and historic sites; and plenty more. We’ll show you where to find picnic tables, where to look for wildlife, where to bring the kids (and/or the dogs), and where to just sit and enjoy the view. Plus, test your local knowledge with our monthly “Where in The Watershed” photo quiz! (Click here for contest rules.)
Ready to join us for this great adventure? Every morning beginning January 1st, we’ll feature one of the South Shore’s best nature places on Facebook and Instagram. Not on social media? We’re listing all the spots on our website as well (see below) . Find detailed information on each and every property in the Get Outdoors section of NSRWA.org.
As always, we encourage you to share photos from your Explore South Shore adventures with the hashtag #ExploreSouthShore.
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Postcards from the ‘Shed
UNDER CONSTRUCTION! This information will be posted before January 1, 2025.
JANUARY
January 1 • Furnace Brook Watershed Conservation Area, Marshfield
January 2 • JJ Shepherd Memorial Forest, Pembroke
January 3 • Whitman Town Park
January 4 • Red Gold Farm, Marshfield
January 5 • Bonney Hill Trail, Hanson
January 6 • Duxbury Beach Reservation
January 7 • Fort Revere Park, Hull
January 8 • Wampatuck Pond, Hanson
January 9 • Silver Lake Sanctuary, Kingston
January 10 • Hedges Pond Recreation Area & Preserve, Plymouth
January 11 • George Washington Forest, Hingham
January 12 • Crosbie Family Preserve & Appleton Field, Scituate
January 13 • Great Pond Trail, Weymouth
January 14 • Lyford’s Lyking, Hingham
January 15 • Powder Point Bridge, Duxbury
January 16 • Wharf Creek Conservation Area, Marshfield
January 17 • Beals Park, Weymouth
January 18 • Myles Standish State Forest, Plymouth
January 19 • Indian Brook Conservation Area, Plymouth
January 20 • Weir River Farm, Hingham
January 21 • Bluefish River Firehouse and Grist Mill, Duxbury
January 22 • Stetson Pond Beach, Pembroke
January 23 • Where In The Watershed – January
January 24 • Siever Field, Plymouth
January 25 • Marshfield Bridle Path and Rail Trail
January 26 • Hanson Veterans Memorial Town Forest
January 27 • Osprey Overlook Park, Weymouth
January 28 • Widows Walk Golf Course, Scituate
January 29 • Triphammer Pond & Woods, Hingham
January 30 • Miller Woods, Norwell
January 31 • Weston Park, Weymouth
FEBRUARY
February 1 • Halfway Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
February 2 • McCarthy Farm Conservation Area, Rockland
February 3 • Duxbury Beach Reservation
February 4 • Old Cove Town Landing, Duxbury
February 5 • Hingham Maritime Center / Barnes
February 6 • Cushing Memorial State Park, Scituate
February 7 • Botieri Field/Hanson Skate
February 8 • Holbrook Town Forest
February 9 • James Landing Walkway, Scituate
February 10 • Bradford Torrey Bird Sanctuary,
February 11 • Minot and North Scituate Beaches,
February 12 • Harding’s Pond Conservation Area, Whitman
February 13 • Pembroke High School & Hobomock Elementary Trails, Pembroke
February 14 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Hanson
February 15 • Webster’s Wilderness, Marshfield
February 16 • Nook Preserve, Kingston
February 17 • O’Neil Farm, Duxbury
February 18 • Berrybrook Fields, Duxbury
February 19 • Oldham Pond Town, Pembroke
February 20 • Where In The Watershed – February
February 21 • North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
February 22 • Russell & Sawmill Ponds Conservation Area, Plymouth
February 23 • Billings Creek Salt Marsh Trail, Quincy
February 24 • Whitney and Thayer Woods, Cohasset
February 25 • Marshfield Town Pier
February 26 • Egypt Beach, Scituate
February 27 • Smith-Nawazelski Conservation Area, Hanson
February 28 • North Scituate Seaside Fun Playground, Scituate
MARCH
March 1 • Braintree Town Forest
March 2 • House Rock Park, Weymouth
March 3 • Tubbs Meadow, Pembroke
March 4 • Keene’s Sawmil, Duxbury
March 5 • Woodbine Island Conservation Area, Weymouth
March 6 • Whiton Woods and Cedar Crest, Duxbury
March 7 • Forges Field Recreation Facility, Plymouth
March 8 • Carolina Hill Reservation, Marshfield
March 9 • Jack Medeiros Recreation Area, Plymouth
March 10 • Wheelwright Park, Cohasset
March 11 • Pemberton Point / Windmill Point, Hull
March 12 • Winsor Shores, Hull
March 13 • Green’s Harbor Path and Kettle Hole Loop, Duxbury
March 14 • Marshfield Kids at Play
March 15 • Quincy Riverwalk
March 16 • Hull Art Walk
March 17 • Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
March 18 • Historic Sylvester Field, Hanover
March 19 • Humarock Beach, Scituate
March 20 • Where In The Watershed – March
March 21 • Stephens Field, Plymouth
March 22 • Plain Street Trails, Hanover
March 23 • Dixon Preserve at Hio Hill, Plymouth
March 24 • Thomas Memorial Park, Middleborough
March 25 • King Oak Hill Park, Weymouth
March 26 • Couch Beach, Marshfield
March 27 • Damon Preserve, Scituate
March 28 • Daniel Webster Estate, Marshfield
March 29 • Darby Pond Well Water Protection Area, Plymouth
March 30 • Rocky Point Preserve, Plymouth
March 31 • Bare Cove Park, Hingham
APRIL
April 1 • Mary’s Garden & Rogers Yard, Marshfield
April 2 • Smith Beach, Braintree
April 3 • Clear Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
April 4 • Billington Street Park, Plymouth
April 5 • Ellisville Harbor State Park, Plymouth
April 6 • Coast Guard Hill, Marshfield
April 7 • Weymouth Herring Run (see listings for Herring Run Pool Park, Iron Hill Park, and Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park
April 8 • Indian Head River Fish Ladder, Pembroke
April 9 • Squantum Point Park, Quincy
April 10 • Clear Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
April 11 • Herring Run Conservation Area, Pembroke
April 12 • Carter Beal Conservation Area, Bourne
April 13 • Cavern Rock Park, Weymouth
April 14 • Weymouth Herring Run (see listings for Herring Run Pool Park, Iron Hill Park, and Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park
April 15 • Forge Pond Park, Hanover
April 16 • Peterson’s Sawmill Pond, Duxbury
April 17 • French Stream Trail, Hanover
April 18 • Watson Park, Braintree
April 19 • Round Pond Conservation Area & Cherry Hill Bogs, Duxbury
April 20 • Higgins-MacAllister Preserve, Scituate
April 21 • Weymouth Herring Run (see listings for Herring Run Pool Park, Iron Hill Park, and Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park
April 22 • Town Brook Trail, Plymouth
April 23 • Morton Park, Plymouth
April 24 • Where In The Watershed – April
April 25 • Braintree Highlands Community Playground, Braintree
April 26 • Weir Woods, Hull
April 27 • St. Catherine’s Chapel Park, Plymouth
April 28 • Stephen Rennie Herring Run Park, Weymouth
April 29 • Wompatuck State Park – Main Entrance, Hingham
April 30 • Crocker Park/Island Creek Pond, Duxbury
MAY
May 1 • Damon’s Point, Marshfield
May 2 • Iron Hill Park, Weymouth
May 3 • Twin Pond Trail, Rockland
May 4 • Valley Swamp Conservation Area, Norwell
May 5 • Herring Run Pool Park, Weymouth
May 6 • King’s Cove Park, Weymouth
May 7 • Pembroke Town Forest, Pembroke
May 8 • Pratt Farm, Marshfield
May 9 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Halifax
May 10 • Nelson Memorial Forest/Union St Woodland/Phillips Farm Preserve, Marshfield
May 11 • Plymouth River Complex, Hingham
May 12 • Duxbury
May 13 • Beals Park, Weymouth
May 14 • Hanover Public
May 15 • Great Brewster Woods & Dean’s Meadow, Cohasset
May 16 • Pond Meadow Park, Braintree
May 17 • Two Brooks Preserve, Plympton
May 18 • Brass Kettle Brook Consevation Area, Cohasset
May 19 • Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary, Cohasset
May 20 • Bare Cove Park, Hingham
May 21 • Weymouth Landing Access Ramp, Weymouth
May 22 • Where in the Watershed – May
May 23 • Caddy Memorial Park, Quincy
May 24 • Beaver Dam Conservation Area, Plymouth
May 25 • Clark Bog, Hanover
May 26 • Wompatuck State Park – Doane Street Entrance, Cohasset
May 27 • Jacobs Pond Conservation Area, Norwell
May 28 • Marshfield Launch and Brooks Tilden Shipyard
May 29 • Rocky Run Conservation Area, Hanson
May 30 • Duxbury Beach Park
May 31 • Veterans Commemorative Town Forest, Pembroke
JUNE
June 1 • Rockland Town Forest, Rockland
June 2 • Butterfly Park, Abington
June 3 • North River Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
June 4 • Jericho Road State Boat Ramp, Scituate
June 5 • Cranberry Pond Conservation Area, Braintree
June 6 • Scituate Skatepark
June 7 • Camp Wing Conservation Area, Duxbury
June 8 • Herring River Trail, Scituate
June 9 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Hanson
June 10 • Herring Run Recreation Area, Bourne
June 11 • Francis Keville Footbridge, Marshfield
June 12 • French’s Common, Braintree
June 13 • Plymouth Long Beach, Plymouth
June 14 • Cornhill Woodland, Marshfield
June 15 • Wompatuck State Park – Grove Street Entrance, Norwell
June 16 • Griffin Dairy Farm, Abington
June 17 • Peter Igo Park, Marshfield
June 18 • Joseph Carven Boat Ramp, Weymouth
June 19 • Ferry Hill Thicket, Marshfield
June 20 • Nelson Memorial Park, Plymouth
June 21 • Lyman Reserve, Bourne
June 22 • South Elementary School Trail, Hingham
June 23 • Wompatuck State Park – Doane Street Entrance,
June 24 • Wompatuck State Park – Leavitt Street Entrance , Hingham
June 25 • Musquashcut Brook Launch, Scituate
June 26 • Where In the Watershed – June
June 27 • George E. Lane Beach, Weymouth
June 28 • Hingham Middle School Trails, Hingham
June 29 • Melzar Hatch Trails, Hanover
June 30 • Osprey Overlook Park, Weymouth
JULY
July 1 • Harbor Park & Harbor Walk, Marshfield
July 2 • Leo F. DeMarsh State Boat Ramp, Plymouth
July 3 • Luddens’s Ford Park, Hanover
July 4 • Bradford Torrey Bird Sanctuary, Weymouth
July 5 • Willow Brook Farm Preserve, Pembroke
July 6 • Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury
July 7 • World’s End, Hingham
July 8 • Mabbett Park, Plymouth
July 9 • Bourne Island Lagoon, Marshfield
July 10 • Norwell Community Gardens, Norwell
July 11 • Bathing Beach,
July 12 • John Little Conservation Area, Marshfield
July 13 • Webb Memorial State Park, Weymouth
July 14 • Ames Nowell State Park, Abington
July 15 • Brant Rock Beach, Marshfield
July 16 • West Monponsett Pond Boat Ramp , Halifax
July 17 • Town Brook Patuxet Preserve, Plymouth
July 18 • Beaver Brook playground, Abington
July 19 • Pudding Hill Reservation, Marshfield
July 20 • Plymouth Harbor
July 21 • Alton Smith Reserve, Hanson
July 22 • Driftway Conservation Park, Scituate
July 23 • Blueberry Island, Marshfield
July 24 • Where in the Watershed – July
July 25 • Nantasket Beach Reservation, Hull
July 26 • Stetson Meadows, Norwell
July 27 • Moswetuset Hummock, Quincy
July 28 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Halifax
July 29 • Route 3A Bridge, Scituate
July 30 • Long Pond Boat Ramp, Plymouth
July 31 • Bumpus Park, Duxbury
AUGUST
August 1 • Carlson Fields / Hingham Skate Park, Hingham
August 2 • Bay Farm Conservation Area, Duxbury
August 3 • Bouve Conservation Area, Hingham
August 4 • Tindale Bog, Hanover
August 5 • Lawrence Wharf, Cohasset
August 6 • Great Herring Pond Access Site, Bourne
August 7 • Captain Cleverly Park, Hull
August 8 • Rexhame Beach, Marshfield
August 9 • McKenna Marsh & Marchesiani Farmlands, Hingham
August 10 • Stewart Person Preserve, Kingston
August 11 • Powder Point Bridge, Duxbury
August 12 • Kibby Property, Weymouth
August 13 • Abigail Adams State Park, Weymouth
August 14 • Scituate Lighthouse
August 15 • Gaffield Park, Norwell
August 16 • Eel River Preserve, Plymouth
August 17 • Cow Tent Hill, Duxbury
August 18 • Tidmarsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Plymouth
August 19 • Creedon Memorial Park & Hewitts Landing Walkway, Hingham
August 20 • Peter Igo Park, Marshfield
August 21 • Where in the Watershed – August
August 22 • Richard E Gifford Playground, Weymouth
August 23 • Wompatuck State Park – Main Entrance, Hingham
August 24 • Ellis Nature Sanctuary, Marshfield
August 25 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area,
August 26 • Scituate
August 27 • Nantasket Pier Marine Ramp, Hull
August 28 • Ludden’s Ford Park, Pembroke
August 29 • Hanover Playground
August 30 • Black Cat Preserve, Plymouth
August 31 • Phillips Sanctuary and Firehouse Loop, Hanover
SEPTEMBER
September 1 • Jacobs Meadow, Hingham
September 2 • Rockland Rail
September 3 • Minot Kayak Ramp, Scituate
September 4 • Crawley Woodlands Preserve, Plymouth
September 5 • Holmes Playground and Plymouth Skate Park, Plymouth
September 6 • Donovan /Wildcat Conservation Area, Norwell
September 7 • Winslow House, Marshfield
September 8 • Damon’s Point, Marshfield
September 9 • Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth
September 10 • Marshfield Town Landing
September 11 • Foundry Pond, Hingham
September 12 • Weir River Farm, Hingham
September 13 • Emery Preserve West + also Six Ponds East Preserve, Plymouth
September 14 • Whortleberry Hollow, Hingham
September 15 • Wompatuck State Park – Doane Street Entrance, Cohasset
September 16 • North Plymouth Rail Trail, Plymouth
September 17 • Mordecai Lincoln Homestead, Scituate
September 18 • Indian Crossway Conservation Area, Hanson
September 19 • Right Field Playground, Kingston
September 20 • Russell Mill Pond Conservation Area, Plymouth
September 21 • Comassakumkanut Preserve, Plymouth
September 22 • World’s End, Hingham
September 23 • Whitney Spur Rail Trail, Cohasset
September 24 • Furnace Pond Beach, Pembroke
September 25 • Where in the Watershed – September
September 26 • Carver Community Playground, Carver
September 27 • Williams Preserve & Wright Reservoir, Duxbury
September 28 • Poor Meadow Brook Conservation Area, Hanson
September 29 • Wompatuck State Park – Aaron River Reservoir, Cohasset
September 30 • Ashdod Forest & Matthews Bog, Duxbury
OCTOBER
October 1 • Fresh Pond Park, Plymouth
October 2 • South River Park, Marshfield
October 3 • Julia Road Park, Weymouth
October 4 • Colby Phillips Trails, Hanover
October 5 • Recreation Park Drive Trail, Hingham
October 6 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Halifax
October 7 • Norwell Pathway, Norwell
October 8 • Maquan Pond at Cranberry Cove, Hanson
October 9 • Misty Meadows Conservation Property, Pembroke
October 10 • Legion Memorial Field, Weymouth
October 11 • Muddy Pond Wilderness Preserve, Kingston
October 12 • Pape Reservation, Cohasset
October 13 • Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area, Hanson
October 14 • Gifford Bog, Duxbury
October 15 • Minot Beach, Scituate
October 16 • South River Bog, Duxbury
October 17 • Kenberma Playground, Hull
October 18 • Indian Head River Trails, Hanover
October 19 • Hubbell Preserve, Scituate
October 20 • Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary, Marshfield
October 21 • Hanover Branch Rail Trail, Hanover
October 22 • Whitman’s Pond Park, Weymouth
October 23 • Where in the Watershed – October
October 24 • Tower Avenue Park, Marshfield
October 25 • Center Hill Preserve, Plymouth
October 26 • Patuxet Park, Kingston
October 27 • Barnes Wildlife Sanctuary, Cohasset
October 28 • Pond Meadow Park, Braintree
October 29 • White Horse Beach, Plymouth
October 30 • Tucker Preserve, Pembroke
October 31 • Striar Conservancy, Halifax
NOVEMBER
November 1 • Cato’s Ridge Preserve, Plympton
November 2 • Stodder’s Neck, Hingham
November 3 • Duxbury Beach
November 4 • Amonte Meadow Conservation Area, Hingham
November 5 • Indian Head Pond, Hanson
November 6 • Governor Long Bird Sanctuary, Hingham
November 7 • Webb Park, Weymouth
November 8 • Union Point Northern Gateway Trail Network, Weymouth
November 9 • Pine Island Trails, Hanover
November 10 • North Hill Marsh, Duxbury
November 11 • Hingham Shipyard Waterfront Walkway, Hingham
November 12 • Lake Holbrook, Holbrook
November 13 • Monatiquot River Nature Trail, Braintree
November 14 • Veterans Memorial Playground, Plymouth
November 15 • Hoyt-Hall Preserve, Marshfield
November 16 • Donald Flaherty Trail, Whitman
November 17 • Masthead Drive Trail, Norwell
November 18 • Great Hill Park, Weymouth
November 19 • Howland’s Landing Park, Duxbury
November 20 • Where in the Watershed – November
November 21 • Birch Street Playground / Marcus Ford Park, Pembroke
November 22 • More Brewer Park, Hingham
November 23 • Patty Whitehouse Scenic Overview Trail, Braintree
November 24 • wild turkeys
November 25 • Turkey Hill, Hingham
November 26 • Peggotty Beach, Scituate
November 27 • Hathaway Preserve, Kingston
November 28 • Hingham Community Playground
November 29 • Great Esker Park, Weymouth
November 30 • Crooked Meadow River Area, Hingham
DECEMBER
December 1 • Lansing Bennett Forest, Duxbury
December 2 • Brewster Gardens, Plymouth
December 3 • Little Sandy Bottom Pond Beach, Pembroke
December 4 • Lapham Woods, Duxbury
December 5 • Gordon Riker Wheels Park, Halifax
December 6 • Foothills Preserve, Plymouth
December 7 • Ellis Estate Trails, Scituate
December 8 • Crowell Conservation Area, Duxbury
December 9 • Hobart Pond, Whitman
December 10 • Mound Street Field & Beach, Quincy
December 11 • Thaddeus Chandler Conservation Area, Duxbury
December 12 • Hollis Field & Community Playground, Braintree
December 13 • Eaton’s Pond Conservation Area, Braintree
December 14 • Blackwater Memorial Forest, Kingston
December 15 • Wampatuck Pond, Hanson
December 16 • Studley Pond/Reed’s Pond, Rockland
December 17 • Sand Hills Beach, Scituate
December 18 • Where in the Watershed – December
December 19 • HOPS Playground, Halifax
December 20 • Cranberry Watershed Preserve, Kingston
December 21 • David E. Alper Preserve, Plymouth
December 22 • Bates Lane Conservation Area, Scituate
December 23 • Skating Club Pond, Hingham
December 24 • Wompatuck State Park – Aaron River Reservoir, Cohasset
December 25 • (add category)
December 26 • Island Grove Park/Pond, Abington
December 27 • Chapman’s Landing and Iron Mine Brook Trails, Hanover
December 28 • Holbrook Playground & Sumner Field
December 29 • World’s End, Hingham
December 30 • Shipyard Lane Beach, Duxbury
December 31 • (Preview for next year)