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November 2023 by Peter Walter
Beautiful park, great MTB trails!
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October 2023 by Erin Kearney
The job is fine, staff are great. But the only complaint there is that Hale-O-Ween is held on a Saturday I am taking (private information) to a Doctor appt. @ MGH. Can't the RECREATIONAL at hale plan it the Saturday before (14) or afterwards (28). This is getting out of hand. Absolutely Un-acceptable, unacceptable behavior and just simply wrong. If Hale-O-Ween isn't planned for these Saturdays in October (14 & 28), this will become a bigass-problem. I need my availability to come either 14th or 28th Saturday. Wake up Hale State Park Social & Recreational department do the right thing lives are at stake!Erin KearneySaturday 09/23/2023 at 7:38pm
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September 2023 by v Payne
Hale's HOLA camp is awesome
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August 2023 by Grace McGregor
We love this place!! The Family & Community Program in the summer is our #happyplace and my kids LOVE going each and every day. The hikes are wonderful as is the amazing staff and programs they offer. Just go- you won’t regret it!
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July 2023 by Vivienne Johns
Hale isn't that good but Andrew and Linzy are good concealer and they should kill/spray all the poison ivy on the property. Because I have poison ivy all over my face, legs, hands, and arms.
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December 2022 by John Mahoney
Place was great. Hale-oween is fun for the kiddos!
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December 2022 by jaden velez
Can you fish here ?
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December 2022 by Sarah Hogan
Great place to go hiking. If camps are in session, you won’t be able to park in any of the lots but street parking outside the gates is free.
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December 2021 by Sonia Arroyo Ortiz
I love Hale and the work they do with our students. The team building activities encouraged everyone.
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December 2021 by davina mc
This place is dumb, the bathrooms were not heated, the staff were nice.
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December 2021 by Min Cheng
Beautiful, serene, scenic land right nearby the city. Loved our walk. Gary at the entrance was warm, welcoming and genuine, he was very helpful to us as first time visitors. Thank you, Gary.
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July 2021 by Norberto M.
Bringing hale down a few notches. Since the pandemic started, Hale has had to make up for funding by charging people a $10 day parking pass or a seasonal pass which was fine. Since then, they have operated at almost normal capacity and now rent out the main beach, run camps etc. I think they can let go of the parking fee or at least reduce it. They claim it's to pay for things like roads and services etc. well I haven't seen one road repaired in the years I've been going. Because of the parking fee I definitely go less. I went yesterday with my two young sons and a party rented the main beach. We were told we couldn't fish off the dock but then gave us a little time before the party started which was within minutes of us being there. The kids decided to play in the sand and shortly after was told they couldn't because of the "party". Another woman was way off to the end of the beach with a baby less than a year old, and she was told she couldn't be there. None of us were interfering with the party and it just felt wrong for a Saturday to reserve a whole beach area to a party. Especially when the party wasn't using the whole beach. They should coordinate that a little better to allow for the public to use a certain area during times like that. They had about 7-10 life guards there sitting under a canopy. Maybe that's part of the problem as far as funds go. They need to reevaluate. Took me a while to get ready for a short day of fishing with my boys. Loading up the car, cooler, walking to the area and basically leaving after 10 mins was a wasted day. I could of gone somewhere else and enjoyed the sun. Was frustrating. The place could also use some upkeep to the trails and landscaping to allow for more areas to fish from. I've complained about hornets nest near trails where I was attacked one time and nothing was done. Keeping clear paths allows for a clear view rather than heavy cover where you can't see snakes (which I've also encountered), and avoiding ticks. Just a few things to point out since my first days of experiencing Hale.
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June 2021 by Lauren P.
We decided to hold our wedding at Hale after cancelling our originally planned wedding due to the pandemic. There were so many event site options and Shannon and the whole Hale was so accommodating - even with balancing everchanging Covid guidelines - as we explored our options and ultimately got married at Hale in the spring of 2021.Hale was a beautiful backdrop for our happily ever after! The Andrew Cucchiara Learning Center & Orchard was a perfect space: a rustic barn and enough outdoor space to configure 3 distinct functional areas with no changeover. The space allowed us to host the best day of our lives while easily respecting all the guidelines that caused us to cancel our initial wedding. We were able to completely make the space our own for the weekend which made it so easy to make our day special with every custom touch we wanted.Shannon was always quick to answer any questions as we were planning we had and made it so easy for us, our vendors, and our guests to get everything needed and ensured a great time on our day. Usually the logistics of a wedding - especially a small DIY event - are overwhelming, but even with constantly changing restrictions, Shannon went above and beyond in helping us with the onsite facilities, day-of details, and empowering our vendors to get what they needed leading up to and throughout our wedding.We may have been a covid couple, but we were able to host a celebration safely. Pandemic or not, Hale is absolutely a special wedding venue and a place that we will forever cherish. Thankfully we can go back and visit any time! We cannot thank everyone at Hale enough for giving us the opportunity to have the most perfect wedding. And the fact that they made it feel easy in the throws of a pandemic definitely helped make our wedding day even more magical.
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February 2021 by C J.
I think it's a great family place for hiking easy paths. I tried biking there but you have to know where your going as trails aren't marked very well. You can go off the beaten path or stay on the main trails. There's a cool lake and the sunsets are pretty. Some clueless people don't leash their dogs so if you have a dog or child leary of other dogs, beware.
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January 2021 by Brian W.
Yo. Tell mark the camp counselor hes wack as hell.. he took my Eminem "the Eminem show" Cd back in 2004 and he owes my parents a cd. And his wife michelle was lame to ...Always complained to the camp about my personal hygiene which was made up. Not nice people. Hopefully they don't work there anymore.
