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  2. List of Massachusetts state parks - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of State Parks and Recreation division of Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts) (DCR) is responsible for the maintenance and management of over 450,000 acres (1,820 sq km) of privately and state-owned forests and parks, nearly 10% of the Commonwealth's total land mass. Within the lands managed by the Bureau of ...

  3. Department of Conservation and Recreation - Wikipedia

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    The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. The DCR's mission is "To protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural and ...

  4. Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston - Wikipedia

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    Pedestrian bridge, Charles River Esplanade, Boston, Massachusetts Metropolitan Park System map. The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a century. [1]

  5. Charles River Reservation - Wikipedia

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    The reservation is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The portion of the reservation between the Charles River Dam and the Eliot Bridge is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. This includes the park in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston known as the Esplanade.

  6. List of National Park Service areas in Massachusetts

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    Boston African American: National Historic Site: Boston: 1980 NPS acts in advisory role, and provides rangers. Boston Harbor Islands: National Recreation Area: Boston and other nearby communities 1996 Most properties are state or private; NPS acts in advisory and coordinating role. Boston: National Historical Park: Boston: 1974

  7. Template : Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston

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    The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston navbox is provided as an aid to navigating several articles related to a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a century.

  8. List of parks in Boston - Wikipedia

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    Boston, Massachusetts has an extensive park and open space network that is managed by several agencies including the city's Department of Parks and Recreation. Parks cover about 17% of the city's area, and all residents are within a 10-minute walk of a park. [1] Boston has 930 parks, according to The Trust for Public Land's ParkScore. [2]

  9. Stony Brook Reservation - Wikipedia

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    Stony Brook Reservation is a woodland park in Boston and Dedham, Massachusetts, a unit of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, part of the state park system of Massachusetts. It was established in 1894 as one of the five original reservations created by the Metropolitan Park Commission.