Nickerson Beach, Quincy - Boston Beach

  • Address: Greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Website:www.tbha.org
Nickerson Beach, Quincy
Greater Boston
Massachusetts, USA

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  • Facilities: Wollaston Beach is the largest Boston Harbor beach providing three miles of shoreline access. This urban beach features a continuous walkway, a seawall and several concessions on the other side of Quincy Shore Drive. During 1996, much of Wollaston Beach received a new layer of sand through the Metropolitan District Commission's beach restoration program. - The MDC will be hosting community meetings to solicit public input regarding the design of major beach improvements at Wollaston Beach. - The City of Quincy, the MDC, The Boston Harbor Association, and the Wollaston Beach Task Force are currently working together to resolve water quality problems. Recommendations for water quality improvements are in the "Plan to Restore Water Quality at Wollaston Beach", 1999, which the City of Quincy, MDC and groups like The Boston Harbor Association are helping implement. Copies of the Plan's Executive Summary are available from TBHA by calling 617-482-1722. ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com, Inc.
  • Facilities: Nickerson Beach is a very small beach which primarily serves the adjacent Squantum residential neighborhood. This scenic coastal area is more attractive to birds than swimmers because of its extensive salt marsh and mudflats. - Access: Most access is by foot or bicycle, although limited curbside parking is available. Red Line T to North Quincy, Squantum Bus #211. Founded in 1973 by the League of Women Voters and the Boston Shipping Association, The Boston Harbor Association has been the leading harbor advocacy group promoting a clean, alive, and accessible Boston Harbor. TBHA was the first public interest organization to call for the clean up of Boston Harbor in the early 1970s, and as a member of the Harborpark Advisory Group in the mid-1980s was instrumental ... more on GoingToTheBeach.com, Inc.

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