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Wollaston Beach Reservation

Wollaston Beach Reservation

Quincy Shore Drive, Quincy
617-727-5293

Open year round, dawn to dusk. Bathhouse open July to September Wollaston Beach Reservation offers a variety of recreational opportunities. Quincy Shore Drive links Wollaston Beach with Caddy memorial Park and Moswetuset Hummock. The 2.3 mile beach is popular for its jogging/bicycling trail and swimming. Caddy Park on the southern end of the beach has over 15 acres of fields and marsh as well as a play area, lookout tower and picnic tables. Moswetuset Hummock, on the beach's northern end, is a National Historic Site. Once a summer campsite of Native Americans during the 1600's, it is a mixture of woodland trails and open marshland. The site which has a short loop trail, offers views of Quincy Bat and 144-acre Squantum Marsh.

Directions
MBTA
Caddy Park – Red Line to Wollaston Station, proceed to Hancock Street, turn right and walk one block to Beach Street, turn left on beach and continue on Quincy Shore Drive.
Moswetuset Hummock – Red Line to North Quincy Station, MBTA Bus #211 to Squantum, exit at East Squantum Street and Quincy Shore Drive, proceed to the small wooded knoll 200 yards east.

 


  

Bath House
Hiking
Bicycling
Fishing
Observation Tower
Picnic Area
Swimming
Tot Lot

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