View press advisories for the Department of Conservation & Recreation including those for traffic, recreation and pedestrian.
Traffic and Parking Advisories
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Storrow Drive (Eastbound) beneath the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge in the City of Boston
(PDF 158.06 KB)
Effective immediately and continuing until weather conditions allow for repair work to be completed
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Quincy Shore Drive (outbound) between Herbert Avenue and Sachem Street in the City of Quincy
(PDF 52.28 KB)
Continuing through Friday, April 30, 2021, (excluding weekends)
Continuing through Friday, April 30, 2021, (excluding weekends)
Open PDF file, 47.24 KB, for
Pond Street from South Street to Woodland Road in the Town of Stoneham
(PDF 47.24 KB)
Tuesday, April 13, 2020 7:00AM to 3:00PM
Monday, April 12, 2021, and continuing through Friday, May 28, 2021
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Pope John Paul II Reservation Playground Parking Lot in Boston
(PDF 160.5 KB)
Thursday, April 8, 2021, and continuing until Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Open PDF file, 135.31 KB, for
Revere Beach Boulevard in Revere
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Monday, April 5, 2021 and continuing through Friday, April 23, 2021
Open PDF file, 150.19 KB, for
Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive
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Starting on Saturday, April 10, 2021, and continuing through Sunday, November 28, 2021 on Saturdays and Sundays
Open PDF file, 134.05 KB, for
Mountain Avenue at the Lt. Dennis C. Holland Memorial Pool in the City of Malden
(PDF 134.05 KB)
Monday, March 29, 2021, and continuing through Friday, April, 16, 2021, excluding weekends
Wednesday, April 1, 2021 through Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Open PDF file, 135.87 KB, for
Quincy Shore Drive (inbound/outbound) between Squanto Road and Bay State Road in the City of Quincy
(PDF 135.87 KB)
Monday, March 29, 2021, and continuing through Friday, April 30, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021 and continuing through Friday, April, 2, 2021
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 148.26 KB, for
Agassiz Road from Fenway to Park Drive in the City of Boston
(PDF 148.26 KB)
Starting Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Storrow Drive/Soldiers Field Road in the City of Boston and Memorial Drive in Cambridge
Recreational Advisories
Open PDF file, 159.4 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Flynn Memorial Rink Fitness Area in the City of Medford
(PDF 159.4 KB)
Starting Tuesday, April 20, 2021, and continuing through fall 2021
Open PDF file, 159.27 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex in the City of Boston
(PDF 159.27 KB)
Effective immediately and continuing through Friday, May 7, 2021
Open PDF file, 47.75 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Jamaica Plain Skatepark in Southwest Corridor Park in the City of Boston
(PDF 47.75 KB)
Effective immediately and continuing through Friday, September 17, 2021
Open PDF file, 161.2 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Greenough Boulevard (Little Greenough) in the City of Watertown
(PDF 161.2 KB)
Saturday, April 10, 2021 and continuing through Sunday, November 28, 2021
Open PDF file, 210.33 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency-Managed Golf Courses Open
(PDF 210.33 KB)
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Open PDF file, 175.53 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Constitution Beach Park Tennis Courts in of Boston
(PDF 175.53 KB)
Continuing through Friday, April 16. 2021
Open PDF file, 154.31 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Start of Shoreline Fishing Within Watershed Properties
(PDF 154.31 KB)
Saturday, April 3, 2021, and Saturday, April 17, 2021
Open PDF file, 133.86 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Freetown State Forest Wading Pool
(PDF 133.86 KB)
Effective through Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Open PDF file, 135.56 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Purgatory Chasm State Reservation Playground in the Town of Sutton
(PDF 135.56 KB)
Monday, March 29, 2021, and continuing through Monday, April 5, 2021
Monday, March 22, 2021 and continuing through Friday, April 2, 2021
Open PDF file, 162.53 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cape Cod Rail Trail Lecount Hollow Road Trail Head and Parking Lot
(PDF 162.53 KB)
Monday, March 8, 2021, and continuing through Friday, October 15, 2021
Open PDF file, 161.04 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency Operated Recreational Facilities
(PDF 161.04 KB)
Monday, February 1, 2021, 12:00PM
Open PDF file, 163.46 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Leo J. Martin Ski Track in the Town of Weston
(PDF 163.46 KB)
Beginning Saturday, January 2, 2021
Open PDF file, 198.33 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency Urges Safety with Thin Ice Developing
(PDF 198.33 KB)
Effective immediately, and until further notice
Open PDF file, 173.84 KB, for
DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency Facilities in Arlington, Boston, Brockton, Lynn, Newton & Somerville
(PDF 173.84 KB)
Effective immediately, and until further notice
Open PDF file, 172.08 KB, for
Melnea A. Cass Recreation Complex in the City of Boston
(PDF 172.08 KB)
Starting Tuesday, October 13, 2020 (open weekdays only)
Closed for the season
Open PDF file, 148.16 KB, for
DCR-Managed Spray Decks
(PDF 148.16 KB)
Open through Sunday, September 27, 2020
Open PDF file, 151.05 KB, for
North Point Park
(PDF 151.05 KB)
Wednesday, July 15, 2020 through summer 2021
Open PDF file, 477.27 KB, for
How to Visit State Parks during Covid-19 Safely and Responsibly
(PDF 477.27 KB)
Open PDF file, 98.47 KB, for
Lake Park in Worcester
(PDF 98.47 KB)
DCR is implementing a one way trail loop system at Lake Park within Quinsigamond State Park in the City of Worcester
Open PDF file, 96.82 KB, for
Walden Pond State Reservation
(PDF 96.82 KB)
DCR is implementing a one-way trail loop system at Walden Pond State Reservation in the Town of Concord
Open PDF file, 106.8 KB, for
DCR Managed Visitor Centers Closed Effective Immediately
(PDF 106.8 KB)
Effective immediately
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