A Guide to Outdoor
Recreation in Wareham
Wareham has it all, all year round!
Fishing areas
Launch Areas
Compiled by Wareham's
Open Space Committee 2023
Whether you're looking for playgrounds,
baseball fields, fishing areas, tennis courts
or more, browse this site for activities and locations!
Beaches
Tennis &
Pickleball
Activities by Locations:
East Wareham
Indian Mound
Oakdale
Wareham
Shangri-La
Swifts Beach
West Wareham
Baseball fields
Decas School
760 Main St., Wareham
High School
54 Marion Rd and Viking Dr.
Indian Mound
3 Shawnee Rd.
Lopes Playground
248 Onset Ave., Onset
Oakdale Playground
Apple St., Wareham
Palmer Field, behind Wareham High School - requires a rental form to use, link below, to be submitted by organizations
Basketball Courts
Brown Memorial Court, 11 Highland Ave.
Onset
Lopes Playground Courts, 248 Onset Ave.
Onset
Oakdale Playground, Apple St.
Wareham
Shangri-La Memorial Park, 10 Peaceful Lane,
Shangri-La, coming late 2023
Joseph W. Conway Sr. Memorial Playground,
coming late 2023 Swifts Beach
Sylvester Courts, Wareham
next to Multi Service Center, Marion Rd
Beaches
Little Harbor, Little Harbor Road
Resident only beach, parking available with sticker
North Water St.,
North Water St. Small beach at end of street,
limited street parking
Onset Beach, Onset Ave.
Paid parking at Onset Pier
Pinehurst Beach, Pinehurst Drive
Limited street parking
Shell Point, South Ave., Onset
Parking lot at beach
Swifts Beach and Neck-Swifts Beach Rd.,
Sticker parking only
Conservation Lands
Crooked River Rd.
Space for a few cars to park off the road. Walking trail,
the land runs along the Crooked River up to Great Neck Rd.
MA Audubon Society https://www.massaudubon.org
NE Forestry Foundation https://newenglandforestry.org/
Wareham Land Trust https://warehamlandtrust.org/
Wildlands Trust of SE MA https://wildlandstrust.org/
Philip Weld Forest Trail
starts at the end of Indian Neck Road at the stone monument marker.
Very limited off road parking.
Lyman Reserve, Trustees property, Head of the Bay Rd.
Trustees Indian Neck Conservation,
Bounded by Towhee Rd., Indian Neck Rd., and Long Beach Road.
Some of the roads are paved and very narrow, very limited off road parking.
Land abuts Wildlands Trust property.
Wickets Island, Buzzards Bay Coalition
Fishing Areas,
Salt & Freshwater
Besse Park, Main Street
Wareham
Ellis Playground, North Boulevard
Onset
Off Elm St. Bridge
Wareham
Wareham River, Fishing Piers, Narrows Road
Whitlock's Landing, Glen Charlie Road
Wareham
Forest areas & Walking trails
Agawam River Pine Barrens, off Glen Charlie
Agawam River Trail, Knowles Ave.
Ahern Property, Blackmore Pond Rd.
Bryant Farm, Sandwich Rd.
Fearing Hill Conservation Area, Fearing Hill Rd.
Freedom Cranberry Bog, Indian Neck Rd.
High School track
54 Marion Rd and Viking Dr.
Great Neck Conservation Area, Great Neck Rd.
Marks Cove Conservation area, end of Nicholas Dr., Wareham
Minot Forest, Minot Ave., Indian Neck Rd., Oak St., Stillman Dr. parking on Indian Neck Rd.
Philip Weld Forest, Bourne Point Rd.
Stoney Run, off Main St.
Tweedy and Barnes, Blackmore Pond Rd.
Westgate, Papermill Rd.
Wareham Walks, https://www.facebook.com/groups/WarehamWalks
Golf
Bay Point, Onset Ave.
Golf Shots, Sandwich Rd.
Little Harbor Country Club, Little Harbor Rd.
Launch Areas,
Non-Power
Agawam River Trail, Knowles Ave.
Agawam, MA Wildlife area
Carver Rd., area behind tennis courts-Canoe Launch,
down a steep trail
Conant Hill/Horseshoe Buzzards Bay Coalition
East Blvd boat launch, Onset, Main Ave.
Ellis Playground, North Blvd.
Elm St., by the bridge and Rt. 128, little park
Horseshoe Mill, kayak launch Satation St.
Oakdale Playground, Apple St.
Onset Beach and Onset Bay
Kayaks can launch from many beach areas
Tremont Nail Launch, Elm St.
Whitlock's Landing, Glen Charlie Rd.
Launch Areas - Power
Agawam Launch/Fishing Area-
Rt 195 Rest Area-Just beyond Mile Marker 37 East Bound route 195. (No fees. Parking and picnic area with boat ramp and a vehicle and trailer parking.
Cement ramp can handle 2 boats. Boats must pass under Route 6 to reach Buzzards Bay-very low bridge.)
Agawam Mill Pond boat launch,
2844 Cranberry Hwy.
Swifts Beach and Neck, Shore Ave.
Tempest Knob, Oak St.
Town boat launch, 27 East Blvd., Onset
Picnic Areas
Agawam launch area, tables, Wareham
Bay View Park, Gazebo, Onset
Besse Park, tables, Wareham
Elm St. tables, Wareham
Indian Mound, 3 Shawnee Rd.
Lopes Playground, Onset Ave. Good sized field, limited off street parking
Lukey Community Park-Hathaway St. Large field,
lots of parking
Onset Park, 10 Union Ave.
Chess table and shuffleboard court
Oakdale, Apple St.
Shangri-La Memorial Park, 10 Peaceful Lane
Playgrounds
Decas School, Main St., Wareham
Ellis Playground, North Blvd. , Onset
Hammond School, swings Highland Ave., Onset
Indian Mound 3 Shawnee Rd.
Lopes Playground, Onset Ave. , Onset
Lukey Community Park, Hathaway St. Wareham
Oakdale Playground, Apple St. with picnic area, Wareham
Shangri-La Memorial Park, 10 Peaceful Lane
Joseph W. Conway Sr. Memorial Playground, Circle Drive
Wareham Elementary School, Minot Ave.
open to all when school is not in session
Soccer Fields
Decas School, Wareham
Lopes Playground,
Onset Ave. Good sized field, limited off street parking
Lukey Community Park, Hathaway St. Large field, lots of parking
Wareham Elementary School, Wareham
open to all when school is not in session
Tennis & Pickleball
Brown Memorial Courts, Onset
Union Ave 4 pickleball & 1tennis court.
Bring portable nets for pickleball
Carver Road Court, Wareham
High School Courts, Wareham
Viking Drive, 6 courts, two locations, open to all when school is not in session
Joseph W. Conway Sr. Memorial Playground, Swifts Beach, pickleball. Late 2023
Wareham Elementary School
63 Minot Ave. Bring portable net -
2 pickleball courts
Activities in Onset
Baseball:
Lopes Playground
Basketball:
Brown Memorial Court, Highland Ave.
Lopes Playground Courts
Beaches:
North Water St., small beach, limited parking
Onset Beach, Onset Ave. paid parking
@ Onset Pier
Shell Point, South Ave., parking lot @ beach
Conservation lands:
Wickets Island - Buzzards Bay Coalition
More - Activities in Onset
Fishing areas:
Ellis Playground, North Blvd.
Golf:
Bay Point
Launch areas - non-power
Ellis Playground, North Blvd.
East Blvd boat launch, Main Ave.
Onset Beach and Onset Bay - Kayaks can
launch from many beach areas
Launch areas - Power
Town boat launch, 27 East Blvd.
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Activities in Onset, con't
Picnic areas:
Bay View Park Gazebo
Lopes Playground, Onset Ave.
Onset Park
Playgrounds:
Hammond School, swings
Lopes Playground, Onset Ave.
Soccer fields:
Lopes playground,
good sized field
Tennis & Pickleball Courts:
Brown Memorial Courts, Union Ave.
This website and guide is maintained by Linda Scharf.
For questions and suggested updates, please
contact her through Sandy Slavin,
Chair of the Wareham Open Space Committee.
Last updated: 6.5.2023