Lynn Shore Reservation

Lynn Shore Reservation
Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Red Rock Park
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Essex
City Lynn
Location Lynn Shore Drive
 - coordinates 42°27′38″N 70°55′53″W / 42.46056°N 70.93139°W / 42.46056; -70.93139Coordinates: 42°27′38″N 70°55′53″W / 42.46056°N 70.93139°W / 42.46056; -70.93139
Area 22.041 acres (9 ha) [1]
Founded Unspecified
Management Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Location of Lynn Shore Reservation
Website: Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation

Lynn Shore Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts. It includes 22 acres (8.9 ha) of beaches and recreational areas.[1] From north to south, King's Beach, Red Rock Park and Lynn Beach are located along Lynn Shore Drive and Nahant Bay, a small bay of the Atlantic. The reservation shares athletic fields with Nahant Beach Reservation in the area around Nahant Rotary, a traffic circle at its southern end.[2][3]

The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.

References

  1. 1 2 Protected and recreational open space datalayer, Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs - http://www.mass.gov/mgis/dd-over.htm
  2. "Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  3. "Lynn Shore Map" (PDF). MassParks: Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

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