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Outdoors with kids Boston, 100 fun places to explore in and around the city, Kim Foley MacKinnon

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Outdoors with kids Boston

Kim Foley MacKinnon

AMC outdoors with kids

100 fun places to explore in and around the city

"Getting the whole family outside and active is easy if parents know where to go and how to travel there. This new, must-have guide from the Appalachian Mountain Club features 100 outdoor destinations where families can enjoy successful day trips and outings, whether hiking, biking, paddling, playing, swimming, or simply running around. Written by parents and tested by kids, Outdoors with Kids Boston offers information about driving directions, parking information, fees, snacks, and bathrooms, as well as whether a location is stroller friendly or if swimming or camping is allowed. With tips and tricks, safety and planning information, educational activity ideas, and a simple-to-use format, this guide is the ideal resource for busy parents"--, Provided by publisher

Machine generated contents note: BOSTON: 1 Boston Harbor Islands: Georges Island, 2 Boston Harbor Islands: Spectacle Island, 3 Boston Common, 4 Charles River Reservation Esplanade, 5 Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, 6 Castle Island and Pleasure Bay, 7 Arnold Arboretum, 8 Allandale Woods, 9 Bussey Brook Meadow, 10 Franklin Park, 11 Forest Hills Cemetery, 12 Jamaica Pond, 13 Millennium Park, 14 Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 15 Stony Brook Reservation, 16 Neponset River Reservation ; INSIDE ROUTES 95/128: 17 Fresh Pond Reservation 18 Daheny Park, 19Mount Auburn Cemetery, 20 Chestnut Hill Reservation. 21 Larz Anderson Park, 22 Hall's Pond Sanctuary and Amory Woods, 23 Hammond Pond Reservation, 24 Gore Place, 25 Habitat Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary. 26 Blue Hills Reservation: Great Blue Hill, 27 Blue Hills Reservation: Ponkapoag Pond, 28 Blue Hills Reservation: Houghton's Pond Recreation Area, 29 Wilson Mountain Reservation, 30 Mystic River Reservation, 31 Middlesex Fells Reservation, 32 Minuteman Bikeway. 33 Breakheart Reservation, 34 Lynn Woods Reservation: Dungeon Rock, 35 Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservation ; WEST OF BOSTON 36 Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, 37 deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 38 Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, 39 Walden Pond Reservation 40 Battle Road Trail and the Old Manse, 41 Great Brook Farm State Park, 42 Nashua River Rail Trail, 43 Ocbow National Wildlife Refuge, 44 Garden in the Woods, 45 Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary, 46 Rocky Narrows: southern section, 47 College Pond 48 Elm Bank Reservation; SOUTH OF BOSTON : 49 Noanet Woodlands, 50 Powisset Farm, 51 Fork Factory Brook, 52 Rocky Woods, 53 Cedariver, 54 Francis William Bird Park, 55 Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary, 56 Moose Hill Farm, 57 King Philip's Rock and Cave, 58 Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, 59 Borderland State Park ; SOUTHERN MASSACHUSETTS AND CAPE COD: 60 Quincy Shores Reservation : Wollaston Beach, 61 Quincy Quarries Reservation, 62 World's End, 63 Weir River Farm, 64 Wompatuck State Park, 65 Nantasket Beach Reservation, 66 South Shore Natural Science Center, 67 Duxbury Beach Reservation 68 Myles Standish State Forest, 69 Scusset Beach State Reservation, 70 Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, 71 Cape Cod Rail Trail ; NORTH OF BOSTON 72 Martins Pond, 73 Lowell National Historical Park, 74 Harold Parker State Forest, 75 Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, 76 Crane Beach, 77Appleton Farms and Grass Rides 78Halibut Point State Park, 79 Joppa Flats Education Center, 80 Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ; CENTRAL AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS : 81 Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 82 Mount Watatic, 83 Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, 84Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 85 Tully Lake, 86 Quabbin Reservoir, 87 High Ledges Wildlife Sanctuary, 88 Dinosaur Footprints : RHODE ISLAND :89 Powder Mill Ledges Wildlife Refuge, 90 East Bay Bike Path, 91 Cliff Walk, ; CONNECTICUT : 92 Bafflin Sanctuary at Pomfret Falls 93 Mashamoquet Brook State Park, 94 Penwood State Park, ; SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE : 95 Monadnock State Park, 96 Rhododendron State Park, 97 Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge ; SOUTHERN MAINE : 98 Fort Williams Park, 99 Bradbury Mountain State Park: west side, 100 Sebago Lake State Park,