Cutler Park

Coordinates: 42°16′59″N 71°11′51″W / 42.28306°N 71.1975°W / 42.28306; -71.1975

Cutler Park Reservation
Massachusetts State Park
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Region	Norfolk County
Municipality	Needham and Dedham
Location	Great Plain Av, Dedham
- elevation	89 ft (27 m)
- coordinates	42°16′59″N 71°11′51″W / 42.28306°N 71.1975°W / 42.28306; -71.1975
Area	1.09375 sq mi (3 km2)
Biome	freshwater marsh
Location of Cutler Park
Website: Cutler Park (DCR)
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cutler Park

Cutler Park is a 700-acre (2.8 km²) park in Needham, Massachusetts that runs between Route 128/I-95 and the Charles River. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).

Description

The park contains trails suitable for a variety of activities including walking, hiking, bird watching, mountain biking, and cross country skiing. It contains the largest remaining freshwater marsh on the middle Charles River, and includes a boardwalk through a cattail marsh out onto an island.

The southern end of Cutler Park, showing a boardwalk through the marsh.

Along the west side of Cutler Pond remains the imprint where soil was removed in the 19th century to fill the area now known as the Back Bay in Boston. An extension of the railroad was added so the soil could be transported into Boston. Some of the old tracks are visible near the north entrance of the park on Kendrick Street.

External links

• http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/metroboston/cutlerPark.htm
• http://www.newtonconservators.org/23cutler.htm
• http://www.nemba.org/ridingzone/Cutler_Park.html