Top Tourist attractions in Medfield, United States

This is a sleeper of a nice woodland tucked away in the heart of Medfield. It is pretty dry and nice woodland, not as wet or buggy as you'd imagine (the region surrounding it is otherwise a vast wetlands).

The trails are a little tricky, but expansive and the red loop has a nice hill challenge if you can find it. The summit lacks a dominant landscape view like Blue Hill or the Bluff head on Moose Hill. Overall it's a very pleasant conservation with low foot traffic and peaceful quiet for large parts of the day including after hours (4-7).

Great trails! The yellow trail has great inclines and views. Was about 3.5 maybe less because did some of the orange trail 1st. Lots of streams and mud so dress appropriately and enjoy!

Very well marked and maintained trails, not too muddy in the fall. There are several loops, the view from Noon Hill is great: one can see Gillette Stadium.

Nice easier hike with our 3 and 5 year olds! It has clear paths which was nice and a great lookout spot at the top of the area we went to. It was pretty buggy though!

Visited the grove Difficult to find.
The Rhododendrons do not look very well. They need help.

The path is clearly marked and it is any easy trail overall besides rough trail near Noon hill Outlook. Not to much human traffic.

Fave area to go walk, trail, hike or play with dogs.

Historic mill site, with large wetlands area created by beaver activity.

The old hospital grounds, so many people having their dogs off leash, wide open space ,wonderful walk and space for your pups to run around.

Paddled through here early this week. It is a beautiful section of the river. There were muskrats and beavers as well as a myriad of birds. Easy paddle because the water is slow.
Great place for families and just getting out.

There's a small parking lot for 2-3 cars on Woodbridge road with a tiny sign that explains access to the protected rhododendron's. There road leads you adjacent to private property and the trail is overgrown with poison ivy, large ferns & high grass. It didn't feel safe being that it wasn't well-worn. I recommend long pants in the summer for this trail. It's a relatively short hike to the fenced-in rhododendrons. They all appeared to be in bad shape, so I think it's wonderful that people are protecting them and trying to help the grove rebound. Perhaps in a few years this will be a more worth-while adventure. Apple maps sent me to a swamp on the other side with no trail access but Google maps got me to the right place. I was able to see the rhododendron's in bloom and I am grateful for that.

A great place for a hike. The trails are well marked and maintained. The main trails are good for kids, nothing too strenuous. The side trails offer a better challenge for those interested. It is also very dog friendly, and has some off-leash sections.

Just a great little oasis in the Metrowest suburbs. Big enough to feel like you've left the city behind but small enough for a short hour or two hike. The trails are well marked and offer a variety of hikes (up, down, easy, moderately challenging). Dirt road leads to unpaved parking lot. Trail maps throughout the reservation. Dog friendly.

Went for a short hike at the end of February on an unseasonably warm day. Trails were beautifully maintained and clear. Stuck mostly to the orange loop that circles a small pond. Easy walk but one or two steep spots that may be harder for those with more limited mobility. Great for a toddler. Can't wait to come back in the spring for birdwatching and exploring the rest of the reservation. Parked in the small lot on Noon Hill Rd near Causeway, arriving at 10 on a Wednesday. When we got back to the car about an hour and a half later, the lot was full. Not sure if it's busy like this every day but this school vacation weekday, it was a popular spot!

Trail to the rhododendron grove is short, but has poison ivy, many wet areas, and many large fallen trees. The grove has only a few straggling bushes, with no blossoms even during peak rhododendron season. A sign from 1999 says it is being restored, but the fencing that was apparently installed then to keep deer out is now in disrepair.

I was here a few years ago, and saw the rhodos completely bare of flowers when the rhodos around our neighborhood were flowering beautifully. Went back last week and it was again a dismal sight, a few sparse and sickly rhodos, in a space poorly maintained, and at the end of a path long abandoned. The path has fallen trees blocking it at multiple points, and weeds encroaching on the path everywhere. It feels like the Trustees are intentionally trying to keep visitors away, but then those that do make it to the rhodo enclosure discover it more likely a case of negligence than something intentional. The enclosure itself is fallen in one part by another fallen tree, meaning the wildlife will have no trouble nibbling on the few rhodos that remain, and decreasing the likelihood this stand will stand for the next generation. Not worth a visit, but worth a plea to the Trustees to please preserve this space for all to enjoy.

Noon Hill is great little hidden gem of a trail system. The loops available are short for riding but they are a blast. A great mix of flow with good technical points along the route. I enjoy the elevation gains and loses here with good climbs and fun amount descending.

Right now, I run the Yellow loop, branch off to the Blue loop and come back to the Yellow again to finish a lap. Good times and great scenery.

Peaceful. Less crowded (empty) compared to trails on other side of street. Very pleasant, easy hike.

Very interesting around those parts. I love it!
Cool little fact:
Parts of The New Mutants 2020 (Xmen) was filmed there, as well as Shutter Island! And possibly more😊 At the abandoned state hospital👻

I stopped here for the photo opportunity. There is a good kayak put in with several parking spots and the trails here seem well marked. You do need to be able to carry your boat to the water though, you can't back up to the river's edge.

A beautiful and peaceful place to walk. Lots of interesting rock formations and mill remnants to be discovered.

Stop River looks like a little stream but with the beaver dams under the Causway Street bridge, there is enough water even during a summer draught to comfortably paddle all the way to Devil's Foot. I love this area - a great deal of solitude in the middle of suburbia.

Not maintained well, still a nice visit if you like the outdoors. Tough to get to the sitting area if there is any sort of event going on. You can walk in from hospital road if you find the old access road.

It was deer tick habitat, be prepared to not touch plants. Some cool sights to see, not too far from an abandoned mental hospital as well, so a lot to experience here!

Very wet trail, trail is hard to follow in some places and is overgrown with poison ivy. The Rhododendrons are in rough shape. Restoration is in progress, but not much to look at right now.

This is a beautiful trail for trail run and a family walk. Noon hill is a little uphill hike but most of the trail otherwise is gentle rolling hills. View from the top of the Noon hills are beautiful. On a clear day Patriots Gillette stadium is seen from the hill top. The trail system connects to Shattuck reservation to continue a loop hike/run. Plenty of parking available. Lots of different types of birds around the lake.

Small park with a nice low-key hiking trail. I went hiking with my 7-year old son and we had a great time. A nice easy walk next to Rocky Woods Reservation.

Suck a beautiful place,
Awesome lake
Good for dog waking
Have a beautiful beaver city
The sunset in the winter is so so so gorgeous
I loved

It's beautiful here and a great place to walk dogs

I visited today. The hike to see the stand of rosebay rhododendrons is extremely poorly maintained despite it being well marked on the map. They have tons of signs saying to stay on the trail, but the trail has several large, downed trees crossing it, and there is a lot of overgrowth on the trail - multiple sections were poorly defined and required tiptoeing through plants to get to the next yellow trail marker.

One of the downed trees was surrounded by vegetation, and the "easiest" section for me to climb over had a snake underneath it. Combined with the fact that I couldn't discern the trail beyond this tree, (despite being able to see the next yellow trail marker,) I left without seeing the rhododendrons.

I was very disappointed with this place. I had tried to time my visit to coincide with the blooming of the rhododendrons, but in order for me to see them, I'd have to disobey the posted signs or magically stumble upon a different trail that wasn't on the map.

PS I see that a few of the pictures posted for the Rhododendron Reservation are definitely from Noon Hill/Shattuck. I suspect that a couple of the reviewers probably meant Noon Hill/Shattuck as well.

Nice 1-mile or so walk through old woods, past an old field and scenic swampland. Old artifacts like shed remnants and house foundation ruins. At the far end, the site of the old mill. There's even a little hill to climb! Great area. Noone was there on a Wednesday morning.

We like the Fork Factory side of the park: the kids love exploring around the old mill site, playing in the waterfalls. The summit has a good view, and further west along the ridge there are the remains of an old cabin, complete with wooden watering trough, basement, and rusted wash pans. Beware that the ridge trail is too narrow in places for a double-wide jogger stroller.