Wachusett Mountain State Reservation


Wachusett Mountain State Reservation is a protected area encompassing around the summit of Mount Wachusett in Massachusetts. Views from the top of Mount Wachusett include Mount Monadnock to the north, Mount Greylock to the west, southern Vermont to the northwest and Boston to the east.

Activities and amenities

A seasonal automobile road ascends to the summit of Wachusett Mountain. The reservation's of hiking and walking trails include a section of the Midstate Trail. The section of the Midstate Trail traversing the summit of the mountain is one of the only remaining old-growth forests in Massachusetts. The privately operated Wachusett Mountain Ski Area occupies a lease parcel on the northern slopes of the mountain.