Royalston is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.

[1] Royalston is a small town in the North Quabbin area of northwestern-central Massachusetts.

It was named after Isaac Royall, a slaveholder and businessperson from Medford, Massachusetts who founded the town in a land deal in 1765.

[2][3] Most of the town's land is forest and wetlands, and there are several reservations and wildlife management areas.

Royalston is located in the northwestern part of central Massachusetts, on hilly land.

Notable is the Royalston Falls located off of Route 32 near the New Hampshire border.

Royalston is home to several wildlife management areas, including Birch Hill, Millers River, Lawrence Brook and Fish Brook, the first two of which cover three substantial portions of the eastern half of town.

It is bordered by Athol to the south, Phillipston and Templeton to the southeast, Winchendon to the east, Richmond and Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire to the north, and Warwick and Orange in Franklin County to the west.

Royalston does not have any interstates or other highways passing through town, the nearest being Route 2 to the south, most easily reached through Phillipston and Templeton.

The new school building on South Royalston Road at the former Camp Caravan property, opened in September 2018.

Outdoor recreation options can be found at Tully Lake, which is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers.