Skip to content

Connecticut River Greenway State Park

Connecticut River Greenway State Park from directly overhead

Connecticut River Greenway State Park is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Moon Mountain stands 330 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Conservation Area, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates42.06393, -72.59154

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Meadowbrook Park: 0.6 mi
  • Laurel Park: 0.9 mi
  • School Street / River Road Park: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Field: 1.1 mi
  • Williams Street Playground: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Artworks
Peaks
Attractions: 36
Waterfalls: 28
  • Cascade: 13.7 mi
  • Lost Acres Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Carpenter's Falls: 15.7 mi
  • Enders Falls: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 13
Springs: 5
  • Rd: 9.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 9.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 9.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Connecticut River Greenway State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moon MountainE 87°330 m11.9 mi
Sodom MountainW 269°326 m12.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillESE 103°323 m9.7 mi
Bald MountainESE 118°322 m10.5 mi
Pine MountainE 98°319 m9.8 mi
Soapstone MountainSE 128°315 m11.7 mi
Bald MountainE 101°303 m9.9 mi
Perkins MountainESE 106°298 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4820:30
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252836485967737163514131
Precip in2.72.63.44.13.74.44.23.74.64.73.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield Barnes Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29858157

More nature reserves in Massachusetts

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Connecticut River Greenway State Park.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens