Maudslay State Park
"People from Manchester-by-the-Sea often visit for a nearby inland nature destination with broad views and calm, uncrowded paths."
Maudslay State Park offers a mix of historic landscape design and natural beauty, with open fields, forested trails, and riverfront scenery. It is especially popular for walking, birdwatching, photography, and quiet outdoor recreation.
Salisbury Beach State Reservation
"Visitors from Manchester-by-the-Sea come for a different kind of shoreline experience, with wide-open sand and family-friendly amenities."
Salisbury Beach State Reservation combines a classic New England ocean beach with protected dunes, marsh habitat, and riverfront scenery. It is especially known for swimming, surf fishing, birdwatching, and its proximity to the Salisbury Beach boardwalk area.