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DCR Opens Several Beaches and Waterfronts Early to Accommodate Visitors

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Due to the warm weather conditions forecasted for later this week, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Commissioner Jack Murray is pleased to announce that the following DCR beaches and waterfronts will be staffed and guarded 7 days-a-week beginning Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Lifeguards will be on duty from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Community ~ Waterfront ~ Facility
Chicopee ~ Chicopee S.P. Beach ~ Chicopee State Park
Concord ~ Walden Pond Main Beach~ Walden Pond State Reservation
Dartmouth ~ Demarest Lloyd Beach ~ Demarest Lloyd State Park
Douglas ~ Wallum Lake Beach ~ Douglas State Forest
Hopkinton ~ Hopkinton Main Beach ~ Hopkinton State Park
Hull ~ Nantasket Beach ~ Nantasket Beach Reservation
Milton ~ Houghton's Pond ~ Blue Hills Reservation
Nahant ~ Nahant Beach ~ Lynn Shore Reservation
Natick ~ Cochituate S.P. Beach ~ Cochituate State Park
Revere ~ Revere Beach ~ Revere Beach Reservation
S. Boston ~ Carson Beach ~ South Boston Beaches
S. Boston ~ Pleasure Bay Beach ~ South Boston Beaches
Salisbury ~Salisbury Main Beach ~ Salisbury Beach Reservation
Westfield~ Kingsley Beach ~ Hampton Ponds State Park
Westport ~ Horseneck Beach ~ Horseneck Beach Reservation
Worcester ~ Regatta Point Beach ~ Quinsigamond State Park

In addition, the following waterfronts will be open beginning Saturday, June 21, 2014

Community ~ Waterfront ~Facility
Winthrop~ Winthrop Beach ~ Winthrop Shores Reservation
Westfield ~ Lamberts Beach ~ Hampton Ponds State Park
Agawam ~ Robinson Beach ~ Robinson State Park
Ashland ~ Ashland Beach ~ Ashland State Park
Brimfield ~ Dean Pond ~ Brimfield State Forest
Dorchester ~ Malibu Beach ~ Dorchester Shore Reservation
Dorchester ~ Savin Hill Beach ~ Dorchester Shore Reservation
E. Boston ~ Constitution Beach ~ Constitution Beach
Erving ~ Laurel Lake Beach~ Erving State Forest
Fairhaven ~ Fort Phoenix Beach ~ Fort Phoenix State Reservation
Gardner ~ Dunn Pond Beach ~ Dunn Pond State Park
Goshen ~ DAR Day Use Beach ~ DAR State Forest
Hopkinton ~ Upper Reservoir Beach ~ Hopkinton State Park
Hubbardston ~Comet Pond Beach ~ Asnacomet Pond
Leominster ~Crow Hill Pond Beach ~ Leominster State Forest
Mashpee ~ South Cape Beach ~ South Cape Beach
Otis ~ Otis Reservoir Beach~ Tolland State Forest
Sandwich ~ Scusset Beach ~ Scusset Beach State Reservation
Carver ~ College Pond ~ Myles Standish State Forest
Quincy ~ Wollaston Beach~ Quincy Shore Reservation
Rutland ~ Whitehall Pond ~ Rutland State Park
S. Boston~ Castle Island Beach ~ South Boston Beaches
S. Boston ~ M Street Beach ~ South Boston Beaches
Salisbury ~ Salisbury North Beach ~ Salisbury Beach Reservation
Saugus ~ John A. Pierce Lake ~ Breakheart Reservation
Shutesbury ~ Lake Wyola Beach ~ Lake Wyola State Park
Taunton ~ Watson Pond Beach ~ Watson Pond State Park
Winchendon ~ Lake Dennison Beach~ Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchester ~ Shannon Beach ~ Mystic River Reservation