Blackwater Memorial Forest

Nearly 46 acres of pine-oak forest, acidic peatlands, and a 4-acre fallow cranberry bog make up Kingston's Blackwater Memorial Forest, purchased by the town in March 2022 through a right-of-first-refusal process after strong grassroots public support. Trails lead from a gravel parking area on Winthrop Street around the bog and wetlands and up into the northern hills -- a genuinely good spot for seeing a range of wildlife.