View press advisories for the Department of Conservation & Recreation including those for traffic, recreation, parking and pedestrian.
Traffic Advisories
Thursday, July 29, 2021, Friday, July 30, 2021 and Sunday August 1, 2021
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Mystic Valley Parkway (Southbound) in Winchester
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 and continuing through Friday, July 30, 2021
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Morrissey Boulevard (Inbound/Outbound) in Boston
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Effective immediately, and continuing through Monday, July 26, 2021
Beginning Sunday, July 18, 2021, and continuing through Friday, August 6, 2021, (excluding Saturdays)
Beginning Monday, July 19, 2021, and continuing through Friday, August 6, 2021 (excluding weekends)
Beginning Monday, July 19, 2021, and continuing through Friday, August 6, 2021, (excluding weekends)
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Quincy Shore Drive (Northbound) in Quincy
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Effectively immediately and continuing through Friday, July 23, 2021, (excluding weekends)
Effective immediately and continuing through Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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Storrow Drive and David G. Mugar Way in the City of Boston
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Beginning Monday, May 17, 2021, continuing through Friday, August 20, 2021
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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
Recreational Advisories
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Dennis F. Shine Memorial Swimming Pool in Worcester
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Sunday, August 1, 2021
Saturday, July 31, 2021
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Olsen Swimming Pool in the City of Boston
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Effective July 29, 2021
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Lawrence W. Lloyd Memorial Swimming Pool in Melrose
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Effective July 27, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Horseneck Beach State Reservation in Westport
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Monday, July 26, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: New Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway in Boston
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Monday, July 26, 2021, at 6:00AM and continuing until Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at 4:00 PM
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Robinson State Park in Agawam
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Monday, July 19, 2021, and continuing indefinitely
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Lake Dennison Recreation Area and Campground in Winchendon
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Monday, July 19, 2021, to Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Friday, July 16, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Bash Bish Falls State Park in Mount Washington
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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Cyanobacteria Bloom in Cochituate State Park
(PDF 140.13 KB)
Until further notice
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UPDATE: DCR Tropical Storm Elsa Advisory: State Parks, Waterfronts, Pools, and Campgrounds
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UPDATE: DCR Tropical Storm Elsa Advisory: State Parks, Waterfronts, Pools, and Campgrounds
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DCR Tropical Storm Elsa Advisory: State Parks, Waterfronts, Pools, and Campgrounds
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To ensure public safety in advance of Tropical Storm Elsa, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is monitoring weather conditions and developments with the tropical storm, and may implement park and facility closures on Friday, July 9, 2021 as necessary.
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Open Water Swimming at Walden Pond
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Friday, July 9, 2021
Friday, July 2, 2021, and continuing indefinitely
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Horseneck Beach in Westport
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Salisbury Beach State Reservation in Salisbury
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Friday, June 18, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: New Charles River Dam Pedestrian Walkway
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Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 7:00AM to 5:00PM
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DCR Traffic Advisory: Upper College Pond Road in Myles Standish State Forest
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Thursday, June 10, 2021, to Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Ryan Wading Pool Basketball and Tennis Courts in Boston
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Beginning Thursday, June 10, 2021, and continuing through Wednesday, June 30, 2021, including weekends
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Nahant Beach in Nahant, Wollaston Beach in Quincy, and Carson Beach in Boston
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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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UPDATE: DCR Recreational Advisory: Bradley Palmer Spray Deck
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10:00AM to 6:00PM, seven days per week
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Maudslay State Park in Newburyport
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Effectively immediately and continuing through Monday, August 2, 2021
Friday, June 4, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Johnson Park Basketball Courts in the City of Boston
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Beginning Thursday, June 3, 2021, and continuing through Thursday, June 17, 2021, including weekends
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Representative McMorrow Playground in the City of Boston
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Beginning on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, and continuing through Sunday, June 30, 2021 (including weekends)
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Arthur Fiedler Footbridge in the City of Boston
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Beginning Monday, May 17, 2021, continuing through Friday, August 20, 2021
On a rolling schedule starting Thursday May 6, 2021. Additional openings on Thursday, May 13, and Thursday, May 20, 2021.
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Flynn Memorial Rink Fitness Area in the City of Medford
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Starting Tuesday, April 20, 2021, and continuing through fall 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Jamaica Plain Skatepark in Southwest Corridor Park in the City of Boston
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Effective immediately and continuing through Friday, September 17, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Greenough Boulevard (Little Greenough) in the City of Watertown
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Saturday, April 10, 2021 and continuing through Sunday, November 28, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Agency-Managed Golf Courses Open
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Freetown State Forest Wading Pool
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Effective through Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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DCR Recreational Advisory: Cape Cod Rail Trail Lecount Hollow Road Trail Head and Parking Lot
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Monday, March 8, 2021, and continuing through Friday, October 15, 2021
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North Point Park
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 through summer 2021
Effective immediately
Parking Advisories
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DCR Parking Advisory: Various Agency-Managed Parking Lots
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Beginning Thursday, July 1, 2021, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will begin accepting parking fee payments via the mobile payment application Yodel at 10 properties, with more coming online in the coming months.
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DCR Parking Advisory: Clarence W. Dealtry Memorial Swimming and Wading Pool in the City of Watertown
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Beginning Monday, May 17, 2021, collection occurring Monday through Friday
Weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and Monday holidays), from 8:00AM to 5:00PM
Saturday, May 1, 2021
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DCR Parking Advisory: Revere Beach Boulevard in Revere
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Saturday, May 1, 2021
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DCR Parking Advisory: Agency-Owned Parking Lots in Quincy and Cambridge
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Monday, May 3, 2021, and continuing through Monday, May 31, 2021
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DCR Parking Advisory: North Point Parking Lot on Education Street in the City of Cambridge
(PDF 136.03 KB)
Beginning Saturday, May 1, 2021
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Pope John Paul II Reservation Playground Parking Lot in Boston
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Thursday, April 8, 2021, and continuing until Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Wednesday, April 1, 2021 through Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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