F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

#3270 among destinations in the United States

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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest is a 1,027-acre, pine and oak Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Foxborough and Wrentham. The forest, which is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, was named for a former State Forester and employee. ()

Coordinates: 41°23'19"N, 71°16'60"W

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Rhode IslandUnited States

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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Country Club, Marble House, Rosecliff, Belcourt Castle.

5.9 miNW
Golf
Newport Country Club, Newport
152 min walk • Newport Country Club, is a historic private golf club in the northeastern United States, located in Newport, Rhode Island. Founded 129 years ago in 1893, it hosted both the first U.S. Amateur Championship and the first U.S. Open in 1895.
5.2 miN
Opulent Beaux-Arts style mansion
Marble House, Newport
133 min walk • Marble House, a Gilded Age mansion located at 596 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, was built from 1888 to 1892 as a summer cottage for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the Beaux Arts style.
5.4 miN
Ornate house museum built in 1898–1902
Rosecliff, Newport
138 min walk • Rosecliff is a Gilded Age mansion of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a historic house museum. The house has also been known as the Hermann Oelrichs House or the J. Edgar Monroe House.
4.8 miN
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Belcourt Castle, Newport
124 min walk • Belcourt is a former summer cottage designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt for Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont and located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.
4.7 miN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rough Point, Newport
121 min walk • Rough Point is one of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, now open to the public as a museum. It is an English Manorial style home designed by architectural firm Peabody & Stearns for Frederick William Vanderbilt.
6.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Romanesque architecture
Castle Hill Light, Newport
167 min walk • Castle Hill Lighthouse is located on Narragansett Bay in Newport, Rhode Island at the end of the historic Ocean Drive. It is an active navigation aid for vessels entering the East Passage, between Conanicut Island and Aquidneck Island.
5.3 miN
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Beechwood, Newport
135 min walk • Beechwood is a Gilded Age mansion and estate located at 580 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island best known for having been owned by the Astor family.
5.3 miN
Beach
Gooseberry Beach, Newport
136 min walk • Gooseberry Beach is a beach located in Newport, Rhode Island off Ocean Drive. It is a private beach, but also open to the public. The beach is located between Bailey's Beach and Hazard's Beach.
5.1 miN
Park
Rovensky Park, Newport
130 min walk • Rovensky Park is a historic park at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Rovensky Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. The park grounds were created in 1852, and the park was purchased by the Preservation Society of Newport County in 1959 with $175,000 grant donated by John E.
5.5 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Newport Cliff Walk, Newport
141 min walk • The Newport Cliff Walk is considered one of the top attractions in Newport, Rhode Island, in the United States. It is a 3.5-mile public access walkway that borders the shore line.
5.5 miN
Vernacular architecture, Historical place, Neo-renaissance architecture
Seaview Terrace, Newport
142 min walk • Seaview Terrace, also known as the Carey Mansion, is a privately owned mansion located in Newport, Rhode Island. It was designed in the French Renaissance Revival Châteauesque style and completed in 1925.

F. Gilbert Hills State Forest

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F. Gilbert Hills State Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)