Upper Charles River Reservation

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Upper Charles River Reservation
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The Silk Mill Dam in Hemlock Gorge
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Location in Massachusetts
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Upper Charles River Reservation (the United States)
Location Watertown, Newton,
Waltham, Weston, Wellesley, Needham,
West Roxbury, and Dedham, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°21′31″N71°14′14″W / 42.35861°N 71.23735°W / 42.35861; -71.23735 [1]
Established1890s
Administrator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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The Upper Charles River Reservation is a Massachusetts state park encompassing portions of the banks of the Charles River between the Watertown Dam in Watertown and Riverdale Park in Dedham and the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. [1] The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. It includes land in the communities of Watertown, Waltham, Newton, Weston, Wellesley, Needham, Dedham, and Boston. Some of the Charles River Reservation Parkways also fall within the park boundaries. The Charles River Bike Path follows the river through much of the reservation.

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Parks and attractions

The following parks and other attractions are along the river between Watertown and Dedham:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Upper Charles River Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. June 28, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Auburndale Park and Flowed Meadow". Newton Conservators. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nahanton Park". Newton Conservators. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Riverdale Park". mass-trails.org. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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