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Address: Department of Conservation and Recreation
Phone: 617.626.1250
Email: mass.parks@state.ma.us
The DCR (Department of Conservation and Recreation) manages almost all the beach areas within Boston's city limits. Lifeguards are on duty during beach hours from late June through early September. Open year-round. See separate listings for the Boston Harbor Islands and Castle Island.
— Carson Beach, South Boston. By subway, take the Red Line to JFK/UMass.
— City Point, M Street Beach, and Pleasure Bay, Day Blvd, South Boston. By subway, take the Red Line to Broadway Station, then take City Point buses #9 or #11. Walk to the right across Marine Park.
— Malibu and Savin Hill Beaches, Morrissey Blvd, Dorchester. By subway, take the Red Line to Savin Hill, then follow Savin Hill Ave..
— Tenean Beach, Conley St (off Tenean St), Dorchester. By subway, take Red Line to Savin Hill, then take #20 bus. Facilities include tennis and basketball courts and a playground area.
Boston Harbor Islands
Address: Boston Harbor Island Partnership
Phone: 617.223.8666
Email: boha_information@nps.gov
Swimming is allowed at island beaches on Grape, Bumpkin, Peddocks, and Lovells islands. Lifeguards on duty only at Lovells Island, which has long beaches, rocky tide pools, sand dunes, and the remains of a fort. It also offers camping, picnic tables, and hiking trails. Open daily from 9 am to sunset. Check online or call for ferry schedule and cost. No docking for private boats. The Boston Harbor Islands are now an official National Recreation Area under management of the National Park Service.
Castle Island
Address: Day Blvd, South Boston, MA
Phone: 617.727.5290
Email: mass.parks@state.ma.us
This popular 22-acre urban park isn’t really an island, but rather the eastern point of the peninsula that juts into Boston Harbor. Castle Island is dominated by Fort Independence, a five-bastioned granite structure built between 1834 and 1851, but it also offers a supervised swimming area, fishing, picnic tables, a tot lot, restrooms, and concession stands. Open year-round. Fort Independence is open from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. Limited parking available.
Revere Beach Reservation
Address: Revere Beach Blvd, Revere, MA
Phone: 781.289.0769
Email: mass.parks@state.ma.us
By subway, take the Blue Line to Revere Beach or Wonderland. Revere has been an oasis to city dwellers for more than 100 years. It offers fishing, a band shell, a tot lot, and plenty of fast-food restaurants (including the legendary Kelly’s). Lifeguards are on duty beginning in late June. Open daily from sunrise to sunset.
Wollaston Beach
Address: Quincy Shore Dr (off Rte 3A), Quincy, MA
Phone: 617.727.5290
Email: mass.parks@state.ma.us
By subway, take the Braintree Red Line to Wollaston station, then walk to Hancock St, turn right, and walk one block to Beach St.. This 2.3-mile beach features Moswetuset Hummock, an historic Native American camping ground, at its northern end. On the southern end, the 15-acre Caddy Park offers a playground area, an observation tower, and picnic tables. There are also jogging and bicycling trails. Open year-round from sunrise to sunset, with the bathhouse open from July to Sept..
