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🌳 Outdoors this fall in Boston

Parks, gardens, trails and waterfronts, plus outdoor events.

Updated Nov 5, 2026, 8:27 PM EST

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Prescott Park

📍 Portsmouth · Southern New Hampshire

City of Portsmouth waterfront park with formal gardens, sculpture, and harbor views opposite Strawbery Banke. Created from the Prescott sisters' gift for public enjoyment.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway

📍 Downtown / Waterfront · Boston Core

Linear downtown park with gardens, public art, fountains, food trucks, and free fitness and family programming. Conservancy visit page highlights self-guided tours and seasonal beverage gardens.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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Boston Common

📍 Downtown · Boston Core

America's oldest public park (founded 1634), with ballfields, a tot lot, and the Frog Pond. City of Boston Parks page notes its long role as a gathering place for free speech and public events.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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Mount Auburn Cemetery

📍 Cambridge · Cambridge & Inner Suburbs

Historic garden cemetery and landscape open daily 8 am–5 pm (Washington Tower 8–4). Popular for contemplative walks and horticulture; more than 200,000 visitors a year per the official visit page.

🕑 Daily 8am–5pm

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Boston Public Garden

📍 Downtown / Beacon Hill edge · Boston Core

America's first public botanical garden (1837), with formal plantings, the Lagoon, monuments, and the famous Swan Boats. Adjacent to Boston Common across Charles Street.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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251-acre coastal Trustees reservation of drumlins and Olmsted-designed carriage paths with harbor and Boston skyline views. Trails close to the public Wed Dec 2 and Dec 9, 2026 for habitat management.

💵 Open daily year-round 8 AM–sunset. Advance passes required weekends/holidays (encouraged weekdays). Parking: members free; nonmember vehicle $15. Walking: Trustees members and children free; nonmember adults $5.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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Odiorne Point State Park

📍 Rye · Southern New Hampshire

NH Seacoast state park with ocean views, WWII coastal-defense bunkers, trail network, and tide pools. Seacoast Science Center operates on site with its own ticket.

💵 Day-use fees: adults 12+ $4; NH residents 65+ $0; ages 6–11 $2; ages 5 and under $0. Seacoast Science Center admission is separate. Park notes unstaffed periods after ~Nov 9 and off-season use when gates may be closed; recreationists assume risk. Pets not permitted.

🕑 Hours vary by season; see the official page

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Garden in the Woods

📍 Framingham · MetroWest

Native Plant Trust botanic garden west of Boston with 1,000+ New England native plant species on 45 acres of glacial terrain, brook, and wetlands. Fall extended hours continue through Nov 22.

💵 Open Wed–Sun 10 AM–4 PM through Nov 22, 2026. Non-members: adults 18–64 $18; seniors 65+ $15; students $12; youth 5–17 $8; under 5 free. Members free. Active service members and spouses free with military ID; veterans 50% off.

🕑 Wed–Sun 10am–4pm

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🌳 Outdoors this fall in Boston

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Odiorne Point State Park

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