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Mattapoisett
Nasketucket Bay State Reservation
Date visited: 5/28/2023
This is one of two places we visited the Sunday before Memorial Day. This is a wonderful, dog friendly state reservation. There is a wide mowed trail that leads to the scenic shore line. The shore is rocky, but there is a small sandy beach. The views are wonderful, and the weather was perfect for our visit. It wasn't that busy, but most of the people we passed were walking their dogs. This, along with West Island State Reservation in Fairhaven, are probably the best kept secrets on Massachusetts South Shore. They are a must visit for dog owners looking for a nice place to take their pups.
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Munn Preserve
Date visited: 7/8/2023
This was a fun, but short hike. This is a Mattapoisett Land Trust property. There's a half mile trail, really a dirt road, that leads to a very small beach. There's also a seperate story book trail for the kids that spurs off the main trail. We tried to explore more of the beach area, but it was pretty wet and muddy and not really that passable past a certain point. The dogs did get to cool off in the water on a hot and muggy day!
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Osprey Preserve
Date visited: 7/8/2023
Like Munn Preserve, this is a Mattapoisett Land Trust property that leads out toward the shore, but this one is not as nice. It's longer, we wound up walking 3 miles here out and back, but the path is muddy in places. There's one spot where I had to carry the dogs over a muddy area while balancing on thin boards and rocks. At the end of the trail there's a great view of the marsh and cove, but it was disappointing that there's no real access to the water. There's a small loop that we tried to hike on the way back, but a section was so overgrown it was unpassable so we had to backtrack. This part of the trail is evidently on a different preserve, called "The Walega-Livingstone Preserve", also a Mattapoisett Land Trust property. All in all, this was disappointing compared to the excellent Munn Preserve.
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Dunseith Gardens
Date visited: 7/8/2023
This is a small Mattapoisett Land Trust property that features some picnic tables, a playground, benches and a gazebo. The main attraction however, is "Salty The Seahorse", a well known landmark along side Route 6. Salty stands 38 feet tall, and was built in the 1950's, but taken down and restored in 2000. Salty is the symbol of Mattapoisett!
