Squantum Point Park is a state-owned, public recreation area located on the Squantum peninsula of Quincy,

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, United States. The park was created on the site of the former

Squantum Naval Air Station Naval Air Station Squantum was an active naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953. The original civilian airfield that preceded it, the Harvard Aviation Field, dates back to 1910. The base was sited on Squantum Point in t ...

, which is preserved in a strip of runway, and the former dockworks of the

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. The park is managed by the

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission i ...

and is associated with the development of the Neponset River Reservation.

Activities and amenities

The park provides views of the

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skyline and opportunities for picnicking, canoeing, bird watching, and shoreline fishing as well as paths for running and in-line skating. It is the eastern terminus of the Quincy RiverWalk, a 2-mile trail along the Quincy side of the

Neponset River The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium. From there, the Neponset meanders generally northeast for about to its mouth at ...

Estuary, and sits at the eastern end of the Neponset River Greenway.

References

External links

Squantum Point Park
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Map of Neponset River Greenway
Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation {{authority control State parks of Massachusetts Parks in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts Tourist attractions in Quincy, Massachusetts 2001 establishments in Massachusetts Protected areas established in 2001