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Plymouth
Nelson Memorial Park
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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Plymouth Breakwater
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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Plymouth Breakwater
Date visited: 7/12/2025
On our first here, we only walked just past the wooden bridge. On this trip, we walked the entire length of the jetty, which is about three quarters of a mile. Compared to some other jetties we've tackled, this one is fairly easy. The rocks are flat, but it does get slightly more narrow at the end.
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Plymouth Harbor
Date visited: 7/12/2025
We walked around some of the shops and restaurants around Plymouth Harbor. The smell of seafood was definitely in the air! Mandy and Lexi were real troopers when it came to the photo of them looking through the holes of the whale!
Fishermans Memorial Park
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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Plymouth Seawall
Date visited: 7/12/2025
This is the area between Fishermans Memorial Park and Pilgrim Memorial State Park. On our fist visit to this area, the water right up to the wall. This time around, there was a beach where the dogs could cool off!
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Pilgrim Memorial State Park
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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Pilgrim Memorial State Park
Date visited: 7/12/2025
We walked through here again on our second trip to this area. We took a few more photos of the Mayflower II.
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Brewster Gardens
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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Plymouth Waterfront
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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Plymouth Historic District
Date visited: 7/12/2025
This section of our adventure consisted mostly of a walk up and down Main Street. It's up a hill and a few blocks away from the waterfront. We didn't make it up here on our fist visit to the area in 2023. The street is lined with museums, shops and restaurants.
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Stephens Field
Date visited: 7/12/2025
This is a small park with a playground, athletic fields, and a small beach. The beach is used mostly to launch small craft, but was perfect for the dogs to cool off. There are two free parking lots here, and it's separated enough from the downtown tourist area, that there was still parking available. It's a short walk to the tourist area from here. Our 5.5 mile walk through Plymouth started here, and also included stops at Pilgrim Memorial State Park, Plymouth Harbor, Plymouth Seawall, the Plymouth Breakwater, and the Historic District on Main Street.
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Morton Park
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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Center Hill Preserve
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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Ellisville Harbor State Park
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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Plymouth Long Beach
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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Myles Standish State Forest
Date visited: 2/14/2025
This was a 3 mile loop trail around East Head Pond. The eastern side of the loop is in Plymouth, while the western side is in Carver. This side of the trail was extremely icy. Fortunately I had good footwear and didn't fall! The pictures below are from the Plymouth section of the trail. You can read more about this adventure, and see the pictures from the Carver side on the Carver page.
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White Horse Beach
Date visited: 2/14/2025
Since we were in town exploring Myles Standish State Forest, we stopped here after that adventure for a few more steps. This wasn't the best beach day. It was cold and very windy especially by the shore. The waves were ripping, even though it was near low tide for our visit. Dogs are actually allowed at this beach year round, but there is limited street parking, and during the summer months (the Friday before Memorial Day until Labor Day), a permit is required to park. We walked from the access point near Hilltop Avenue to the southern end of the beach near the rocks and back, about a mile total. We may come back here and check out the rest of the beach on a warmer day.
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White Horse Beach
Date visited: 2/19/2025
We came back to this beach five days after our first visit. I was going to return when it was warmer, but we were in the area so we returned and walked the portion we didn't walk the first time. It was actually a little bit colder this time around, but much less windy. We started at the same access point near Hilltop Avenue, but this time headed north. There's a breachway for Beaver Dam Brook that splits the beach. We needed to walk back to the street via an access point, and walk over a bridge, before heading back to the beach. The north end of the beach is actually called Priscilla Beach, a private beach. On the walk back, we walked part of the way on neighborhood streets, walking about three miles total along this very nice beach.
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Priscilla Beach
Date visited: 2/19/2025
This is the private beach just north of White Horse Beach. While walking that beach, I actually didn't realize we were on a different beach. There are no signs on the beach to indicate that you've crossed over to the private beach. Near the north end of the beach, there's an access point that leads to a very small parking lot and entrance for the beach. It was there that I saw the signs about the beach being private, and that ID was required at all times. Like the connected public beach, White Horse Beach, dogs are allowed year round...it's just non resident people that aren't allowed!
