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9781934028605

Outdoors with Kids Boston 100 Fun Places To Explore In And Around The City

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    9781934028605

  • ISBN10:

    1934028606

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-04-17
  • Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club Books

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Getting the whole family outside and active is easy if parents know where to go and how to travel there. This new, must-have guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club features 100 outdoor destinations where families can enjoy successful day trips and outings, whether hiking, biking, paddling, playing, swimming, or simply running around. Written by parents and tested by kids, Outdoors with Kids Bostonoffers information about driving directions, parking information, fees, snacks, and bathrooms, as well as whether a location is stroller friendly or if swimming or camping is allowed. With tips and tricks, safety and planning information, educational activity ideas, and a simple-to-use format, this guide is the ideal resource for busy parents.

Author Biography

Kim Foley MacKinnon is a Boston-based editor, journalist, and travel writer. Over the past 15 years, her work has appeared in the Boston Globe, AAA Horizons, Daily Candy, Global Traveler, Business Traveller, Lola, Boston Herald, Parents magazine, Bay State Parent, and many other publications. She has also written four guidebooks and contributed to several others.

Table of Contents

BOSTON                               1              Boston Harbor Islands: Georges Island, Boston                           2              Boston Harbor Islands: Lovell’s Island, Boston                           3              Boston Harbor Islands: Spectacle Island, Boston                        4              Boston Harbor Islands: Peddocks Island, Boston                        5              Boston Common and the Public Garden, Boston                         6              Charles River Esplanade, Boston                     7              Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, East Boston                    8              Boston Harborwalk and the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston                                9              Emerald Necklace, Boston                                10           Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, South Boston                              11           Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Plain                    12           Allandale Woods, Jamaica Plain                      13           Bussey Brook Meadow, Jamaica Plain                           14           Franklin Park, Jamaica Plain                            15           Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain                             16           Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain                             17           Millennium Park, West Roxbury                     18           Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Mattapan                           19           Stony Brook Reservation, Hyde Park                             20           Neponset River Reservation, Hyde Park                        21           Chestnut Hill Reservation, Brighton                                 INSIDE ROUTES 95/128 22           Nahant Beach Reservation, Nahant                 23           Larz Anderson Park, Brookline                        24           Hammond Pond Reservation, Newton                           25           Hall's Pond Sanctuary and Amory Woods, Brookline                                26           Blue Hills Reservation, Milton                        27           Blue Hills Reservation: Ponkapoag Pond, Milton                        28           Blue Hills Reservation: Houghton’s Pond, Milton                       29           Fresh Pond and Danehy Park, Cambridge                      30           Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge                             31           Mystic Lakes, Winchester                 32           Mystic Lakes, Medford                      33           Mystic River Reservation, Medford                                34           Middlesex Fells, Malden, Medford, Stoneham, Melrose, Winchester                      35           Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, Belmont                      36           Breakheart Reservation, Saugus                      37           Lynn Woods, Lynn                             38           Bay Circuit Trail  (various towns)                  WEST OF BOSTON                            39           Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Concord                    40           Great Brook Farm State Park, Carlisle                            41           Gore Place, Waltham                          42           Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln                   43           DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln                       44           Walden Pond State Reservation, Concord                      45           Old Manse, Battle Green, and Battle Road Trail, Lexington and Concord                               46           Minuteman Bikeway, Somerville to Lexington                            47           Garden in the Woods, Framingham                                48           Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, Natick                          49           Cedariver, Millis                 50           Noanet Woodlands, Dover                                51           Powisset Farm, Dover                       52           Cutler Park Reservation, Needham                 53           Rocky Narrows, Sherborn                 54           Sunday Woods, Weston                     55           Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley                                   SOUTH OF BOSTON                          56           Quincy Shores Reservation: Wollaston Beach, Quincy                              57           Quincy Quarries Reservation, West Quincy                 58           Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, Sharon                          59           Borderland State Park, Easton                          60           World War I Memorial Park and Zoo, North Attelboro                              61           Francis William Bird Park, Walpole                               62           Fork Factory Brook, Medfield                          63           King Philip’s Rock and Cave, Sharon                              64           Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk                                      SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD                       65           Myles Standish State Forest, Carver                                66           Scusset Beach State Reservation, Sandwich                  67           Cape Cod Rail Trail, Dennis to Welfleet                         68           Nantasket Beach Reservation, Hull                 69           Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, South Wellfleet                      70           Duxbury Beach Reservation, Duxbury                           71           South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell                               72           World’s End, Hingham                       73           Weir River Farm, Hingham                               74           Wompatuck State Park, Hingham                                    NORTH OF BOSTON                         75           Martins Pond, North Reading                           76           Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell                       77           Harold Parker State Forest, North Andover                   78           Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Topsfield                                79           Crane Beach, Ipswich                         80           Joppa Flats, Newburyport                 81           Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Plum Island                   82           Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, Shirley, Ayer, and Devens                    83           Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer                                          CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS                           84           Quabbin Reservoir, Belchertown                    85           Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, Princeton                     86           Mount Watatic, Ashburnham                           87           Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, Sutton                  88           Dinosaur Footprints, Holyoke                                         RHODE ISLAND                 89           East Bay Bike Path, Providence                       90           Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, Smithfield                         91           Cliff Walk, Newport                              CONNECTICUT                   92           Bafflin Sanctuary, Pomfret                                93           Penwood State Park, Bloomfield                     94           Mashamoquet Brook State Park Wolf Den, Pomfret                      SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE                     95           Monadnock State Park, Jaffrey                         96           Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Newington                          97           Rhododendron State Park, Fitzwilliam                            MAINE                  98           Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth                                99           Sebago Lake State Park, Casco                          100         Bradbury Mountain, Pownal                           

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