The best parks & outdoor spots in Westfield

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New England Trail - Section 2 (opens in a new tab)

M+M Trail · Southwick

For a short point-to-point with real variety, New England Trail - Section 2 hugs the Provin Mountain Ridge, passes the former WWLP…

For a short point-to-point with real variety, New England Trail - Section 2 hugs the Provin Mountain Ridge, passes the former WWLP facility, skirts the Springfield Underground Reservoir, then drops into Robinson State Forest at the Westfield River. 8 miles, pack your own water.

From the Westfield newsletter, October 24, 2026

Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area (opens in a new tab)

N Farms Rd · Northampton

Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is a 936-acre backyard escape with nearly 10 miles of trails and a 40-acre lake, complete with a…

Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area is a 936-acre backyard escape with nearly 10 miles of trails and a 40-acre lake, complete with a boardwalk and dock for launching canoes and kayaks. Diverse forests, marshes, and old pastures make for rewarding wildlife watching and that dependable head-clearing walk close to home.

From the Northampton newsletter, October 7, 2026

Mill River Trail (opens in a new tab)

1 Federal St · Northampton

If your legs want a stretch and your brain wants a story, Mill River Trail delivers with self-guided brochures for routes like Leeds Center…

If your legs want a stretch and your brain wants a story, Mill River Trail delivers with self-guided brochures for routes like Leeds Center to the Hotel Bridge and Northampton’s Paradise Pond to South St. Quiet river views plus a crash course in the 1874 flood.

From the Northampton newsletter, October 14, 2026

Holyoke Heritage State Park (opens in a new tab)

221 Appleton St · Holyoke

Holyoke Heritage State Park is that rare combo where you can nerd out on local history, duck into the children’s and volleyball museums,…

Checked Sep 3

Holyoke Heritage State Park is that rare combo where you can nerd out on local history, duck into the children’s and volleyball museums, then grab a breezy canal view while the carousel does its thing. Perfect for a low-key afternoon that still feels like you did something.

From the Holyoke newsletter, October 4, 2026

Blossoming Acres Putnam Farm (opens in a new tab)

249 College Hwy · Southwick

Blossoming Acres Putnam Farm is a flower and vegetable farm meets old-fashioned country store with annuals, perennials, and cut flowers,…

Blossoming Acres Putnam Farm is a flower and vegetable farm meets old-fashioned country store with annuals, perennials, and cut flowers, their own produce and sweet corn, plus a bakery turning out breads, pies, cookies, soups, and those made-on-the-farm French meat pies and chicken pot pies for easy dinners.

From the Westfield newsletter, October 16, 2026

Szot Park (opens in a new tab)

687 Front St · Chicopee

Between the playground, spray ground, pool, and easy trails, Szot Park nails that all-ages, no-fuss afternoon. Courts and fields are there…

Checked Sep 23

Between the playground, spray ground, pool, and easy trails, Szot Park nails that all-ages, no-fuss afternoon. Courts and fields are there for impromptu hoops or a quick soccer scrimmage, and the green space is clutch when you just need fresh air without leaving Chicopee.

From the Chicopee newsletter, October 2, 2026