Savor the moonlit, starry sky, trade stories around the campfire, then roll out your sleeping bag and have the best night's sleep since you were a kid.
Ahhh, camping. It's quite possibly the funnest way to experience nature, and positively the easiest way to escape from everyday life. And whether it's to the west, surrounded by beautiful fall foliage in the Hoosac Mountain Range, to the south in Massasoit State Park, or up north in Salisbury Beach State Reservation, where only the gentle sounds of the ocean can be heard, you'll find a variety of campsites to enjoy practically everywhere in the state.
Camping amidst sand dunes and pines at Dunes' Edge Campground in Cape Cod...51 large and private campsites are available in Greater Merrimack Valley at Pearl Hill State Park...Short- to long-term camping can be found at Ellis Haven Family Campground, located South of Boston.

Haunted Happenings
October 3, 2008Through October 31. Salem comes alive at this time of year with a month long celebration of Halloween.
Topsfield Fair
October 3, 2007Through October 13. Oldest continuously operating county fair in America.
Mass Poetry Festival
October 10, 2008Through October 12. A diverse group will come together to present the first-ever Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Lowell.National Cranberry Festival
October 11, 2007Through October 13. Take a guided tour of cranberry bogs by train or helicopter.
