Def depends on what you and your buddies wanna do on the trip. Day trips to places like crane estate or the harbor islands could be really pretty for pictures but don’t necessarily provide great places to stay or hang/drink with buddies nearby (apart from the campgrounds) unless you head back down to Boston for the night. I would recommend going up to the lakes region or the white mountains in NH, or even as far north as Acadia in Maine if photography is what you’re after and just getting a small cabin with some liquor and cards