Name | Type | Location | Description | Date established | Notes |
Adams | National Historical Park | Quincy | | 1998 | Most properties owned and operated by NPS. |
Appalachian Trail | National Scenic Trail | Berkshire County | | 1968 | Managed by NPS and other organizations. |
Blackstone River Valley | National Heritage Corridor | Worcester County | | 1986 | Extends into Providence County, Rhode Island. Visitor Center operated by Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; NPS operates in advisory capacity. |
Boston African American | National Historic Site | Boston | | 1980 | NPS acts in advisory role, and provides rangers. |
Boston Harbor Islands | National Recreation Area | Boston and other nearby communities | | 1996 | Most properties are state or private; NPS acts in advisory and coordinating role. |
Boston | National Historical Park | Boston | | 1974 | Some properties owned and operated by NPS. |
Cape Cod | National Seashore | Barnstable County | | 1961 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Essex | National Heritage Area | Essex County | | 1996 | Some properties owned and operated by NPS.[1] |
John F. Kennedy | National Historic Site | Brookline | | 1967 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters | National Historic Site | Cambridge | | 1972 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Lowell | National Historical Park | Lowell | | 1978 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Minute Man | National Historical Park | Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington | | 1959 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
New Bedford Whaling | National Historical Park | New Bedford | | 1996 | Most properties are not owned or operated by NPS. |
Frederick Law Olmsted | National Historic Site | Brookline | | 1979 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley | National Heritage Corridor | Worcester and Hampden Counties | | 1994 | Extends into eastern Connecticut. NPS acts in advisory role.[2] |
Salem Maritime | National Historic Site | Salem | | 1938 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Saugus Iron Works | National Historic Site | Saugus | | 1968 | Property owned and operated by NPS. |
Springfield Armory | National Historic Site | Springfield | | | Joint state-NPS administration. |
Westfield River | Wild and Scenic River | Berkshires | | | NPS acts in advisory role.[3] |