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Since 1634, there has been a fort at Castle Island for the defense of Boston. It’s now part of an oceanside park with trails connecting the entire fort by land. The Department of Recreation and Conservation maintains the beach, the bathrooms and the Head Island Causeway that creates a walking loop around Pleasure Bay: Castle Island to Head Island to Carson Beach and back to the free-but-packed Castle Island parking lot.

You can swim, picnic, stroll, fly a kite or just look at the ocean any time of year. Get there early enough you’ll be with a number of Bostonians coming to see the sun rise with you. Stay and get a tour of Fort Independence with the Castle Island Association.
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A loved park under a highway? Lynch Family Skatepark in East Cambridge is our feature. Lifted up by the Charles River Conservancy in a major campaign, this space under an off-ramp of I-93 is now a meetup spot for cyclists, skateboarders, skaters and content-creators looking to feature the newest moves.
There is a small DCR parking lot that fills quickly with parents' cars, but its also on a major bike route near the North Bank Pedestrian Bridge that connects to North Station, the walkway over the Charles River Locks, and Northpoint bikeways connecting to Somerville and Charlestown.
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It's time for action! 🚨 We need you to urge the MA Senate to restore funding to our state parks.

Easy button? Hit this link and find your senator quickly https://secure.ngpvan.com/CSUXi65RgUmtE2-ztfjr8A2

Call and email your state senator and ask them to support amendments #323 and #324 by Senator Eldridge to restore funding to DCR’s operational and seasonal budgets.

Thank you! The park you save may be your own.