Baxter Park

Baxter Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Baxter Park

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Baxter Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.18541, -71.30827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baxter Park

• Medfield Rhododendron Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~2 km · Must-see
• Noon Hill · viewpoint · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Medfield Meadow Lots · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bridge Island Meadows · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fork Factory Brook · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rocky Woods Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cedariver · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chase Woodlands · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Peters Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
• Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see
• BCT 10 · trek · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Francis William Bird Park · park · Norfolk · ~10 km · Must-see
• Francis William Bird Park · park · Providence · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Providence · ~11 km · Must-see
• Moose Hill Farm · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elm Bank Reservation · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Norfolk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Providence · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baxter Park

Other forts & heritage near Baxter Park

• Devotion House · fort · Norfolk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Roxbury High Fort · fort · Suffolk · ~29 km · Must-see
• John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial · fort · Suffolk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Washington Park · fort · Middlesex · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ayer Mansion · fort · Suffolk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Central Library in Copley Square · fort · Suffolk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Civil War Monument · fort · Middlesex · ~33 km · Must-see
• William Ellery Channing Statue · fort · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Charles Sumner · fort · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ether Monument · fort · Suffolk · ~34 km · Must-see

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