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View press advisories for the Department of Conservation & Recreation including those for traffic, recreation, parking and pedestrian.
Check out the DCR Twitter feed for more updates.
Monday, September 11, 2023 – Friday, September 22, 2023
Monday, August 21, 2023 – Friday, October 13, 2023
Monday, August 7, 2023 – Friday, September 29, 2023
Monday, July 10, 2023 – Friday, October 6, 2023
Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Sunday, November 12, 2023
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 – Saturday, December 30, 2023
Effective immediately and until further notice
Friday, September 22, 2023 – Friday, January 5, 2024
Effective immediately – until further notice
Monday, September 11, 2023 – Monday, September 25, 2023 (excluding weekends)
Effective immediately – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Effective immediately – Sunday, October 1, 2023
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
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – Friday, October 6, 2023
Effective immediately, until further notice
DCR wading pools to close Monday, September 4, 2023 - DCR spray decks to close Sunday, September 17, 2023
Effective immediately – Friday, September 22, 2023
Effective immediately – Saturday, September 30, 2023
Until further notice
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 – Thursday, October 5, 2023
Effective immediately - until further notice
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Thursday, May 4, 2023 – until further notice
Effective immediately – August 2024
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – Summer 2023
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – Fall 2023
DCR Managed Parks, Reservations and Forests
Monday, January 9, 2023 – Summer 2023
Effective immediately
Monday, August 22, 2022 - until further notice
Until further notice
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 – until further notice
Effective immediately until further notice
Friday, September 15, 2023
Monday, April 3, 2023 – Thursday, November 30, 2023
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