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Traffic Advisories
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DCR Traffic, Pedestrian and Parking Advisory: July Fourth on the Esplanade
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - Friday, July 4, 2025
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UPDATE: DCR Traffic Advisory: Safety Improvements for the BU Bridge Corridor of Memorial Drive in Cambridge
(English, PDF 313.28 KB)
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - Tuesday, July 1, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Gerrys Landing Road in Cambridge
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Monday, June 16, 2025 – Thursday, July 3, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose
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Monday, April 28, 2025 –Monday, March 9, 2026
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Riverbend Park/Memorial Drive in Cambridge
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Sunday, April 27, 2025 – Sunday, November 9, 2025
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Blue Hills Parkway
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Monday, November 6, 2023, and continuing on school days, 7:20 a.m. -7:50 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Recreational Advisories
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Cochituate Reopens
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Effective Immediately
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Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Lake Cochituate
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Effective immediately – until further notice
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DCR Recreation Advisory: Hemlock Gorge Reservation
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 – Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Skinner State Park
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Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - Thursday, July 31, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Lake Cochituate
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Effective immediately – until further notice
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Bash Bish Falls
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Monday, April 21, 2025 – Thursday, July 3, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Pittsfield State Forest
(English, PDF 283.37 KB)
Effective immediately – Thursday, July 3
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Peddocks Island
(English, PDF 285.79 KB)
Ferry Service and camping opening on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: DAR State Forest
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Effective immediately – Thursday, July 10, 2025
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Mass Central Rail Trail Sudbury to Hudson
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Monday, April 7, 2025 – expected in 2026
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Georges Island
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Effective immediately - until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation
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Effective immediately – until further notice
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DCR Recreation Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
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Summer 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Constitution Beach Playground
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Monday, May 12, 2025 – Friday, August 15, 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Moynihan Playground in Hyde Park
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May 2025 – July 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Zina Greenwood Playground
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May 2025 – July 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Camping Reservations Open at Washburn Island
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Reservations open on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 8 a.m. Camping will be available Fridays and Saturdays from May 23 to October 13, 2025 (last night to camp is October 12)
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Camping Reservations Open Seven Days a Week at Two Campground
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Tolland State Forest reservations open for seven days a week on May 8, 2025, Granville State Forest reservations open for seven days a week on June 20, 2025
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Update: DCR Recreational Advisory: Draw Seven Park
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025 – Spring 2026
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Melnea A. Cass Recreation Center
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Friday, April 4, 2025 – Fall 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation
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Effective immediately – until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Walden Pond State Reservation
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Monday, January 20, 2025 – fall 2025
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Charlesbank Playground
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024 – Summer 2025
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Blue Hills Reservation in the Town of Milton
(English, PDF 364.36 KB)
Effective immediately
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Lynn Heritage State Park
(English, PDF 341 KB)
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 – until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Marine Park Bandstand in Boston
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Beginning on Friday, April 26, 2024 – indefinitely
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DCR Recreational Advisory: John Joseph Kilmartin Pathway
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Effective immediately – until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Red Bridge Pond State Park
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Effective immediately, until further notice
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Southwest Corridor Park Bike Path in Boston
(English, PDF 208.38 KB)
Thursday, May 4, 2023 – until further notice
DCR Parking Advisories
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DCR Traffic, Pedestrian and Parking Advisory: July Fourth on the Esplanade
(English, PDF 168.28 KB)
Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - Friday, July 4, 2025
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DCR Parking Advisory: Street Sweeping on Various Agency-Managed Roadways Begins April 1
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – Sunday, November 30, 2025
DCR Pedestrian Advisories
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DCR Traffic, Pedestrian and Parking Advisory: July Fourth on the Esplanade
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - Friday, July 4, 2025
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