Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth is almost 15,000 acres of trees, trails, campgrounds, and ponds managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It is the largest publicly owned recreation area in southeastern Massachusetts.
Since most of the greenery is pine and oak, color is not as spectacular as if there were lots of maples but, it's still a nice place to wander on a crisp fall day.
There are five camping areas, either in the forest or set beside four of the park's sixteen ponds, including an area set aside specifically for horse camping (with their human partners I presume). One of the day-use ponds offers picnicking, swimming, fishing, and canoeing.
There are 15 miles of bicycle trails, 35 miles of equestrian trails and 13 miles of hiking trails through the forest, which includes one of the largest contiguous pitch pine/scrub oak communities in the northeast. (Panorama - click on the image to view in full width).
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