people. places. perpetuity.

The Trustees of Reservations is here to protect and share the Massachusetts places people love for their exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value. For their trails, their history, their gardens, their beaches. For the simple reason that nature and culture can soothe the soul and improve our lives.

What's Happening

Pumpkins, Pumpkins all Aglow

Explore our gardens as we transform two special places into a celebrations of autumn with hundreds of jack-o-lanterns and mums. This special event is happening in the Berkshires at Naumkeag and north of Boston at Long Hill.

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Halloween Events

Join us for tricks and treats for all ages.

Events on our Farms

Looking for some fun on a farm? From barnyard cuddles, goat hikes, pizza picnics, and more -- you and your friends or family are sure to find an udderly ...

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Our gift shops and farm stores are online so you can shop with us from the convenience of your own home.
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Fall Family Fun

A variety of ways to get the whole family out! From art-making, and easy hikes, to outdoor concerts and picnics, you are sure to find something.
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2024 Trustees Downloadable Map

Download this Trustees property map and checklist to keep track of all of our places you have visited.
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Things to do This Weekend

Looking for something to do in Massachusetts this weekend? Here are some highlights across the state.

Exhibitions

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum and Fruitlands Museum have long histories of presenting changing exhibitions.
castle hill family hike

Ideas for Hiking the Trustees

Curated lists and ideas for hiking Trustees properties across Massachusetts.

A group of campers meeting farm animals at Weird River Farm Summer Camp

Accessible Programming

Programs and events that offer accessibility accommodations for a more inclusive Trustees experience.

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Enjoy 120 sites featuring inspired trails, historic homes, beautiful gardens, farms, summer camps and more.
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Museums

deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Lincoln | Metro West

deCordova's mission is to inspire, educate, and delight with contemporary art fro...

Garden

Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens

North Andover | Northeast

Enter a world of a former farm that became an early-20th-century estate, where a ...
the red Alcott farm house

Museums

Fruitlands Museum

Harvard | Metro West

Explore a bygone Transcendentalist community, whose pastoral landscape houses wid...
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Who We Are

The Trustees is a member-supported organization of more than 100,000 people like you who love the outdoors, who love the distinctive charms of New England, and who believe in celebrating and protecting them. Since 1890, our passion has been to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for as The Trustees of Reservations.

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350+

miles of trails

14

historic homes

123

unique places

47000+

acres protected

Moraine Farm
A bobolink flies above Jean Shin's Perch at Appleton Farms.
Jean Shin: Perch
Field Farm morning
The Guest House at Field Farm
Inn at Castle Hill
The Inn at Castle Hill