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The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Boxford by type
All 287 places by distance →One day from Boxford
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:50 pm
43 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Boxford
- Sentinel Perimeter Acquisition Radar Excavationlake · 45 min
- Harold Parker State Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Coolidge Estatenature spot · 2 hrs
- Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuarysanctuary · 2 hrs
- Willowdale State Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Boxford
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Boxford?
Sentinel Perimeter Acquisition Radar Excavation (lake, about 5 km), Coolidge Estate (nature spot, about 6 km), Willowdale State Forest (nature spot, about 8 km), Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary (sanctuary, about 10 km), Bradley Palmer State Park (nature spot, about 10 km), Harold Parker State Forest (nature spot, about 10 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Boxford?
287 places on Spotwander: 52 other attractions, 50 churches, 41 wildlife, forests & gardens, 36 parks, 31 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest church to Boxford?
North Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, about 12 km by road; Wenham Museum (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Boxford?
Coolidge Estate, about 6 km by road; Willowdale State Forest (8 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Boxford?
Start in Boxford, visit Sentinel Perimeter Acquisition Radar Excavation, then Harold Parker State Forest, then Coolidge Estate, then Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, then Willowdale State Forest, and drive back — about 43 km by road in all.






















