Mary Cummings Park

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In the south of Burlington and spreading into Woburn is a large former farm and estate that was bequeathed the City of Boston by the philanthropist Mary P.C. Cummings (1839-1927).

The park opened in 1930 and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations and is an idyllic place for low-impact recreation, with a mix of forest, wetlands, vernal pools and open fields.

You can hike the trails and cross a long section of boardwalk over the wetlands. In spring and summer the fields are flecked with wildflowers, and there’s an inspiring display of black-eyed susans in summer.