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Squantum Point Park

Coordinates: 42°18′00″N 71°02′20″W / 42.30000°N 71.03889°W / 42.30000; -71.03889
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Squantum Point Park
Park
Squantum Point Park is located in Greater Boston area
Squantum Point Park
Squantum Point Park
Squantum Point Park is located in Massachusetts
Squantum Point Park
Squantum Point Park
Squantum Point Park is located in the United States
Squantum Point Park
Squantum Point Park
LocationQuincy, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°18′00″N 71°02′20″W / 42.30000°N 71.03889°W / 42.30000; -71.03889[1]
Area46 acres (19 ha)[2]
Elevation10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Established2001
Administered byMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Squantum Point". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Squantum Point Park". Department of Conservation and Recreation. July 11, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  4. ^ "Neponset River Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. July 17, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
  5. ^ "Quincy Riverwalk: Neponset River Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved April 26, 2025.
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