Neponset Landing Park

2 Hancock St, Quincy, MA 02171, USA

Neponset River Reservation: (617) 727-5290

https://www.mass.gov/locations/neponset-river-reservation

Owned By: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

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Neponset Landing Park is located directly on the Neponset River. It offers a wooden fishing pier, benches with impressive views, and short paved trails. It is one of several stops along the Quincy Riverwalk, which extends for 2 miles along the river, from Squantum Point Park, through Neponset Landing Park, to the gazebo at the Adams Inn.

While in this area, also check out the Billing Creek Salt Marsh Trail, directly adjacent to the Quincy Riverwalk, and Moswetuset Hummock, just up the road.

Features

The Quincy Riverwalk officially opened in 2014, thanks years of dedicated work by the Neponset River Watershed Association and other greenway advocates. It extends primarily across privately-owned land, but the public is welcome to explore the trail.

Over the last few centuries, the Neponset River waterfront in Quincy was a busy industrial area, home to numerous marine-related enterprises. Sadly, this led to significant pollution in the river and its surroundings. After a period of decline, the area is now experiencing a rebirth. The Neponset River was designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern in 1994. Water quality is improving and businesses are returning. The City of Quincy invested Community Preservation Act funds to help construct the Riverwalk.

This land is within the region of the Massachusett (or Massachuseuk). To learn more about local Native American tribes, we encourage you to interact with their members. The Massachusett tribe at Ponkapoag shares information on its website.

Trail Description

Neponset Landing Park offers a short paved trail with river views. Extend your visit by exploring the Quincy Riverwalk. Following the trail south from the park, you can explore the riverfront gazebo at the Adams Inn from dawn to dusk. If you head north on the trail, you can follow the Quincy Riverwalk for nearly 2 miles, first along a sidewalk, and then through salt marsh, wetlands, woodlands, meadows and beaches, all the way to Squantum Point Park. Some portions of the trail are paved, including the former runways of the Squantum Naval Reserve Base, and the sidewalk along Commander Shea Blvd. Other sections are unpaved, often with crushed stone as a surface. There is also a boardwalk. Quincy Riverwalk signs are posted along the route.

Habitats and Wildlife

Neponset Landing Park, located directly on the Neponset River, features grass and ornamental plantings.

With headwaters at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, the Neponset River flows for 29 miles through Walpole, Sharon, Norwood, Canton, Stoughton, Dedham, and Milton, and empties into Dorchester Bay between Quincy and Dorchester. It forms the southern boundary of the city of Boston and the northern boundary of the city of Quincy.