Best parks and nature in Boston (US)

Charles River Esplanade is most popular around 11 AM on Thursdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

The Charles River Esplanade is the stretch of public green space that extends for three miles one way along the Boston shore of the Charles River from the Boston Museum of Science to the Boston University (BU) Bridge. In addition to providing a beautiful natural landscape, the park is home to the iconic Hatch Memorial Shell, various historical monuments, recreational facilities, and over five miles of pathway for walking, running, or biking.

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Blue Hills Reservation is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

Blue Hills Reservation stretches over 7,000 acres, covering parts of Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Milton, and Randolph. There are 125 miles of trails to explore through forests and wetlands, up hills, and more. Maps and information are available at park entrance, with 10 minute parking only. Visitor parking is available across the street, or at the Houghton's Pond parking lot.

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Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park is most popular around 5 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 1 hour here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department creates and maintains clean, green, safe, and accessible open space in more than 2,300 acres of park land throughout Boston.

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Norman B. Leventhal Park is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay up to 20 min here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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Boston Harbor Islands National & State Park is most popular around 10 AM on Wednesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 45 min here. It's most quiet on Sundays.

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Cambridge Common is most popular around 1 PM on Sundays. Visitors usually stay up to 1,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

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