Local Interests

Fun things to do near The Pines Campground in Ashby, Massachusetts!   Discover a rich canoeing environment just one hour northwest of Boston in the rolling Nashoba Valley! The famous, restored Nashua River and its winding tributaries are a treasure of north central Massachusetts. Nashoba Paddler's rental base is right on the river. We pride ourselves in making environmental education a part of everything we do. There's something for everyone! Lancaster Golf Center is the areas premier golf training facility and family recreation center. The Center offers a 78 station natural grass and mat driving range, 9 Hole par 3 "Links" course, Pro shop, "Famous" Mini Golf, Batting Cages, and "Bankshot Basketball". You'll come back time after time to try to improve your score! Minute Man National Historical Park is located 22 miles outside of Boston within the towns of Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, Massachusetts. The park commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775 by protecting, preserving and interpreting the significant historic sites, structures, landscapes, events and ideas embodied by these events. Cathedral of the Pines is a place of spiritual nourishment for people of all faiths. It is also a national memorial to patriotic sacrifice, a physical declaration that we will not forget those men and women who have served our country. The sense of peace engendered by the tall pines that form its natural surroundings is conducive to prayer and meditation. Its peaceful, garden-lined walk ways contain serene, inspirational landscapes as well as quiet spots for prayer and mediation.