Lynn Shore Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in the city of
Lynn,
Massachusetts
Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...
. It includes of beaches and recreational areas.
[ 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 Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...
. The reservation shares athletic fields with Nahant Beach Reservation in the area around Nahant Rotary, a traffic circle at its southern end.[
The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston, and is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation,][ which also manages the adjoining Lynn Shore Drive parkway.
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References
External links
Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation Map
Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Lynn, Massachusetts
State parks of Massachusetts
Parks in Essex County, Massachusetts