Breakheart Reservation

Infobox_nrhp | name =Breakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
nrhp_type = hd


caption =
nearest_city= Saugus, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 29
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 2
long_seconds = 5
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1934
architect= Eliot, Charles; et.al.
architecture= No Style Listed
added = August 11, 2003
governing_body = State
mpsub=Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS
refnum=03000748cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Breakheart Reservation is a Massachusetts state park located in Saugus. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

Description

Breakheart Reservation is a convert|640|acre|km2|sing=on hardwood forest principally used for birding, fishing and hiking.

Features of the park include two fresh-water lakes (Silver Lake and Pearce Lake), a rambling section of the Saugus River, and scenic views of Boston, central Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire from one of seven rocky hills.

Recreational Opportunities

*Educational/Interpretive Programs
*First Aid
*Fishing
*Hiking
*Information
*Mountain Biking
*Tandem Biking
*Restrooms
*Scenic Viewing Area
*Skiing (Cross-Country)
*Swimming
*Tot Lot
*Bark Place ('Play pen' for dogs and their owners)

Breakheart Parkways

On August 11, 2003, the Breakheart Reservation Parkways (officialy registered as Breakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston) were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Parkways consist of Forest Street, Pine Tops Road, Elm Road, and Hemlock Road. The parkways are under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, which also controls Lynn Fells Parkway in Melrose and Saugus. In December 2002, the Massachusetts Historical Commission voted to nominate both the Lynn Fells Parkway and the Breakheart Reservation Parkways to the Keeper of the National Register, but only the Breakheart Reservation Parkways were added to the Register. [http://town.saugus.ma.us/HC/News/] The system was built in 1934 by Charles Eliot.cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

External links

*Park Website: http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/breakhrt.htm
*Park

*Friends of Breakheart Reservation: http://www.saugus.org/FOBR/

References