Date visited: 5/8/2023

This was the start and finish of our Plymouth Waterfront adventure. The parking is free at this park, but it fills up quickly. There's a small beach here, that the dogs enjoyed at the end of our adventure. As the day progressed, the sunny skies became very hazy. This was caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada, and this why the sky looks less blue than others in some of the pictures on this page.

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Date visited: 5/8/2023

This is another stop along our Plymouth Waterfront adventure. We walked a bit of the breakwater, but didn't go the whole way.

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Date visited: 5/8/2023

This is more of the walkway that runs along side the Plymouth Harbor. There are some monuments, and more shells here.

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Date visited: 5/8/2023

This is the main tourist area around the Plymouth Waterfront. This includes the Mayflower II exhibit, and Plymouth Rock. There are some museums and historical buildings across the street that I also included here.

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Date visited: 5/8/2023

This is across the street from the Pilgrim Memorial State Park. It's a nice scenic garden area.

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Date visited: 5/8/2023

The pictures in this section are from our Plymouth Waterfront adveture that I couldn't classify into any of the above places. There are a lot of little touristy shops here, and of course, plenty of shells.

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Date visited: 6/30/2023

We escaped to Plymouth to get away from the unhealthy air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires. The air quality was much better here on this day. We took advantage of the better air to go on a three mile hike at a pretty nice park. I was surprised that it cost $20 to park. That seems kind of high to me, but since we drove all this way I paid it! The trails here are not blazed, and there is a maze of trails as well as dirt roads that are closed to traffic. We followed the "Little Pond Loop" route from the All-Trails app. There are many places along the way for the dogs to take a dip into the pond to cool off. We met a dog at one of these spots that likes to fish. He roams the pond looking for fish. He was so intense about it! Was the place worth $20. I guess so, but even though this place is pretty nice, I've been to nicer places that are free. That being said, this wasn't a bad way to spend $20 and it got us away from the smoke!

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Date visited: 9/3/2023

There are two sections to this preserve, the west section through through the woods on one side of the road, and the east section with a short trail that leads to a beach. We only walked the east section and the beach. This is a natural, rocky beach, and a nice place to get away from the crowds at the mainstream beaches. Leashed dogs are allowed here year round. Just be aware, there's limited parking. The small lot can only hold about eight cars.

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Date visited: 9/3/2023

I wasn't planning on stopping here, but drove by after our Center Hill Preserve adventure, and decided to check it out. There are two lots here, the main one up a short dirt road, and another one right off the street. We parked in the one off the street, and picked up a trail right from the parking area. The trail passes through a meadow and the woods, before meeting up with the main trail that proceeds down to a beach area. Like Center Hill Preserve, this is a natural rocky beach. We did not use the crazy looking stair case that you can see in one of the pictures. I don't know where that actually leads to! We did walk the length of the beach, and wakled over two miles total here altogether. This state park does not have any amenities at all, not even a porta-potty! We didn't see the sign that said that dogs are only allowed on the beach after September 16th (and up to May 1st I think) until we were leaving. That sign was only in the main lot, not the street lot. There were other dogs there at any rate, so use your own judgement if you decide to visit here in-season.

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Date visited: 10/22/2023

This is a "long" beach. In fact, it's over three miles long on a peninsula. Dogs are allowed on the southern portion year round, but are only allowed on the northern portion in the off-season. It was cool and windy, so when we got to the northern portion, we had the whole beach to ourselves. We walked most of the beach out and back, for a total of over six miles. The only real issue was the parking lot was partially flooded. We parked right at the beginning and had to walk on a narrow strip of rocks to avoid the water. This was challenging, especially when pick-ups and four wheel vehicles would go right through splashing muddy water everywhere. Luckily, we were able to avoid any splashes, but the lot is in serious need of repair.

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