Dorchester Shores Reservation
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Dorchester Shores Reservation
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| location | near Boston , Massachusetts , United States | |
| surface | 16.7 ha | |
| Geographical location | 42 ° 18 ' N , 71 ° 3' W | |
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| Setup date | 1988 | |
| Framework plan | Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston | |
| administration | Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation | |
The area Dorchester Shores Reservation is a 16.7 ha large State Park in Suffolk County in the state of Massachusetts of the United States . The park is administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston . The area consists of three parts and lies on the eastern border of the Boston borough of Dorchester .
description
The sanctuary is open daily from sunrise to sunset and includes two beaches, Malibu Beach and Tenean Beach, as well as Victory Road Park, a park along the extended confluence of the Neponset River into Boston Harbor .
Recreational and leisure activities
The park has a bathhouse , picnic areas , sports fields, and opportunities for fishing and swimming .
Individual evidence
- ^ Boston Harbor Islands State Park . In: President and Trustees of Harvard College (Ed.): Arnoldia . tape 48 , no. 3 , 1988, ISSN 0004-2633 , OCLC 2444988 , pp. 14 ( PDF version [accessed January 25, 2012]).
- ^ Protected and Recreational OpenSpace. Massachusetts Office of Geographic and Environmental Information, March 2012, accessed June 11, 2012 .
- ^ Dorchester Shores Reservation. Department of Conservation and Recreation, accessed June 11, 2012 .