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Traffic Advisories
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Edwin H. Land Boulevard
(English, PDF 176.29 KB)
Monday, September 11, 2023 – Friday, September 22, 2023
Open PDF file, 193.29 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Traffic Advisory: Elm Street in Medford
(English, PDF 193.29 KB)
Monday, August 21, 2023 – Friday, October 13, 2023
Open PDF file, 174.49 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Edwin H. Land Boulevard
(English, PDF 174.49 KB)
Monday, August 7, 2023 – Friday, September 29, 2023
Open PDF file, 132.45 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Soldiers Field Road
(English, PDF 132.45 KB)
Monday, July 10, 2023 – Friday, October 6, 2023
Open PDF file, 251.7 KB,
DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 251.7 KB)
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Sunday, November 12, 2023
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway
(English, PDF 186.29 KB)
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – Saturday, December 30, 2023
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynnway in Lynn
(English, PDF 231.43 KB)
Effective immediately and until further notice
Recreational Advisories
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Wompatuck State Park
(English, PDF 134.53 KB)
Friday, September 22, 2023 – Friday, January 5, 2024
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Nashua River Rail Trail
(English, PDF 148.94 KB)
Effective immediately – until further notice
Open PDF file, 134.52 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Shore Drive
(English, PDF 134.52 KB)
Monday, September 11, 2023 – Monday, September 25, 2023 (excluding weekends)
Open PDF file, 192.55 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Handball Courts
(English, PDF 192.55 KB)
Effective immediately – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 173.38 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Evans Field in Boston
(English, PDF 173.38 KB)
Effective immediately – Sunday, October 1, 2023
Open PDF file, 148.07 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Waterfront Safety
(English, PDF 148.07 KB)
Waterfront services have ended for the season, including lifeguard services at agency-managed inland and coastal beaches and wading pools across the Commonwealth, and swimming is no longer permitted at these locations
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Norwottuck Rail Trail
(English, PDF 155.7 KB)
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – Friday, October 6, 2023
Open PDF file, 133.98 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
(English, PDF 133.98 KB)
Effective immediately, until further notice
Open PDF file, 156.13 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: DCR Wading Pools and Many Spray Decks Remain Open Through Labor Day
(English, PDF 156.13 KB)
DCR wading pools to close Monday, September 4, 2023 - DCR spray decks to close Sunday, September 17, 2023
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
(English, PDF 163.27 KB)
Effective immediately – Friday, September 22, 2023
Open PDF file, 161.35 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Castle Island
(English, PDF 161.35 KB)
Effective immediately – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Open PDF file, 159.11 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Houghton’s Pond
(English, PDF 159.11 KB)
Until further notice
Open PDF file, 131.62 KB,
Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Marine Park Playground and Bathhouse in South Boston
(English, PDF 131.62 KB)
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 – Thursday, October 5, 2023
Open PDF file, 135.59 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mohawk Trail State Forest Campground Closed for Summer Season
(English, PDF 135.59 KB)
Effective immediately - until further notice
Open PDF file, 162.44 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Day Use Parking Fees
(English, PDF 162.44 KB)
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Open PDF file, 208.38 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Southwest Corridor Park Bike Path in Boston
(English, PDF 208.38 KB)
Thursday, May 4, 2023 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 179.69 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Sullivan Park
(English, PDF 179.69 KB)
Effective immediately – August 2024
Open PDF file, 208.39 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mission Hill Playground and Spray Deck
(English, PDF 208.39 KB)
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Summer 2023
Open PDF file, 213.1 KB,
UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail-Norwottuck Branch Rail Trail
(English, PDF 213.1 KB)
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – Fall 2023
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Trail Safety
(English, PDF 201.47 KB)
DCR Managed Parks, Reservations and Forests
Open PDF file, 205.39 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Stony Brook Playground and Spray Deck
(English, PDF 205.39 KB)
Monday, January 9, 2023 – Summer 2023
Open PDF file, 226.05 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mount Greylock State Reservation
(English, PDF 226.05 KB)
Effective immediately
Open PDF file, 245.5 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Mohawk Trail State Forest in Charlemont
(English, PDF 245.5 KB)
Monday, August 22, 2022 - until further notice
Open PDF file, 241.69 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Lake Cochituate
(English, PDF 241.69 KB)
Until further notice
Open PDF file, 172.08 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: River Boardwalk in Somerville
(English, PDF 172.08 KB)
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 – until further notice
Open PDF file, 258.85 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Natural Bridge State Park in North Adams
(English, PDF 258.85 KB)
Effective immediately until further notice
Open PDF file, 170.73 KB,
DCR Recreational Advisory: Open Water Swimming at Walden Pond
(English, PDF 170.73 KB)
Pedestrian Advisories
Open PDF file, 133.75 KB,
DCR Pedestrian Advisory: New Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway
(English, PDF 133.75 KB)
Friday, September 15, 2023
DCR Parking Advisories
Open PDF file, 209.17 KB,
DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways
(English, PDF 209.17 KB)
Monday, April 3, 2023 – Thursday, November 30, 2023
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