Medfield Charles River State Reservation
About
Medfield Charles River State Reservation is a 517-acre park in Massachusetts, about 3 miles from the town of Medfield. For comfortable weather, late spring through early fall works well. A nearby weather station in Natick typically averages highs around 68°F in May and 73°F in September, with summer highs in the low 80s by July. Hemlock Knoll, a climbing area, sits about 3 miles away, and the Orange mountain biking trails are roughly the same distance. Rocky Woods offers more climbing at about 3.2 miles, and the Bay Colony Rail Trail is around 4 miles off.
Park size
517 acres
Location
Medfield Charles River State Reservation
Massachusetts
Data source: USGS PAD-US 4.1 (Protected Areas Database, public domain)
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 62–82°F and lows of 40–62°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Natick, MA weather station, 4.3 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan35° high17° low
- Feb38° high18° low
- Mar46° high25° low
- Apr58° high35° low
- May68° high46° low
- Jun76° high56° low
- Jul82° high62° low
- Aug80° high59° low
- Sep73° high52° low
- Oct62° high40° low
- Nov51° high31° low
- Dec41° high23° low
Nearby
- Hemlock KnollRock climbing2.9 mi
- OrangeMountain biking3 mi
- Rocky WoodsRock climbing3.2 mi
- Peter's HillRock climbing3.5 mi
- Noanet Park TrailHiking3.7 mi
- Larabee Trail (Orange Blaze)Hiking3.7 mi
- Bay Colony Rail TrailMountain biking4.2 mi
- East Branch Neponset RiverCanoeing9.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
