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Table of Contents
Traffic Advisories
DCR Recreational Advisory: Sandy Point State Reservation
Monday, July 6, 2026 – Friday, July 17, 2026
DCR Traffic Advisory: VFW Highway
Monday, July 6, 2026 – Thursday, December 31, 2026
DCR Traffic Advisory: Quincy Shore Drive
Tuesday, July 7, 2026 – Tuesday, December 1, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Blessing of the Bay Park
Monday, June 22, 2026 – Spring 2027
DCR Traffic Advisory: Wachusett Reservoir
Effective immediately – end of summer
Open PDF file, 310.75 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 310.75 KB)
Sunday, April 26, 2026 – Sunday, November 8, 2026 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Open PDF file, 249.52 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 249.52 KB)
Monday, October 20, 2025 – Fall 2027
Open PDF file, 108.67 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 108.67 KB)
July 19, 2025 – until further notice
Recreational Advisories
DCR Recreational Advisory: Amelia Earhart Dam
11 p.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – 7 a.m., Thursday, July 23, 2026
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Wells State Park
Effective immediately – Thursday, August 27, 2026
DCR Recreational Advisory: Sandy Point State Reservation
Monday, July 6, 2026 – Friday, July 17, 2026
DCR Recreational Advisory: Salisbury Beach State Reservation and Sandy Point State Reservation
Until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Cliff Pond at Nickerson State Park
effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Foss Park
Monday, June 1, 2026 – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Moore State Park
effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Wyola State Park
Effective immediately – until further notice
DCR Recreational Advisory: Leo J. Martin Golf Course
Monday, May 11, 2026 – Monday, November 30, 2026
Open PDF file, 178.59 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Virginia Wood Parking Lot
(English, PDF 178.59 KB)
Monday, April 27, 2026 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 174.93 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Norwottuck Rail Trail
(English, PDF 174.93 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 173.35 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Breakheart Reservation
(English, PDF 173.35 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 159.03 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation Visitor Center
(English, PDF 159.03 KB)
Monday April 6, 2026 – Friday July 31, 2026 (excluding weekends)
Open PDF file, 154.44 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lawton State Forest
(English, PDF 154.44 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 174.86 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Massasoit State Park
(English, PDF 174.86 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 73.02 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Charles River Esplanade Pedestrian Access at Charlesbank
(English, PDF 73.02 KB)
Open PDF file, 173.54 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Western Mass Snowmobile Trail Closures
(English, PDF 173.54 KB)
Effective immediately and for the remainder of the season, or unless snow conditions become acceptable again
Open PDF file, 265.04 KB,
DCR Recreation Advisory: Blackstone River Greenway Visitors Center
(English, PDF 265.04 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 280.43 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Middle Road in Dubuque State Forest
(English, PDF 280.43 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 90.42 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Trail Safety
(English, PDF 90.42 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 333.28 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail Sudbury to Hudson
(English, PDF 333.28 KB)
Monday, April 7, 2025 – expected in 2026
Open PDF file, 290.34 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Draw Seven Park
(English, PDF 290.34 KB)
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Spring 2026
Open PDF file, 341 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Heritage State Park
(English, PDF 341 KB)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 317.74 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Marine Park Bandstand in Boston
(English, PDF 317.74 KB)
Beginning on Friday, April 26, 2024 – indefinitely
Open PDF file, 133.98 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
(English, PDF 133.98 KB)
Effective immediately, until further notice
Parking Advisories
Open PDF file, 148.72 KB,
DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways Begins April 1
(English, PDF 148.72 KB)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 – Monday, November 30, 2026
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