Squantum Point Park

Squantum Point Park

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Location	Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°18′00″N 71°02′20″W / 42.30000°N 71.03889°W / 42.30000; -71.03889^[1]
Area	46 acres (19 ha)^[2]
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)^[1]
Established	2001
Operator	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Website	Squantum Point Park

Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. The park was created on the site of the former Squantum Naval Air Station, which is preserved in a 2,700-foot-long (820 m) strip of runway, and the former dockworks of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation.^[3] The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and is associated with the development of the Neponset River Reservation.^[4]

Activities and amenities

The park provides views of the Boston skyline and opportunities for picnicking, canoeing, bird watching, and shoreline fishing as well as paths for running and in-line skating.^[3] It is the eastern terminus of the Quincy RiverWalk, a 2-mile trail along the Quincy side of the Neponset River Estuary,^[5] and sits at the eastern end of the Neponset River Greenway.

References

^ ^a ^b "Squantum Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Squantum Point Park". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ "Neponset River Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
^ "Neponset River Reservation: Quincy Riverwalk". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

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Neighborhoods	Adams Shore Germantown Hough's Neck Marina Bay Merrymount Montclair North Quincy Quincy Center Quincy Point South Quincy Squantum West Quincy Wollaston
Schools	Quincy Public Schools Quincy High School North Quincy High School Woodward School for Girls
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