Mary O'Malley SP, Chelsea

About this Location

This park overlooks the Mystic River in Chelsea and it offers great views of the Boston skyline and the Tobin Bridge. There’s a playground for children, and an open field is a fine place for a picnic.

About Mystic River Reservation

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The Mystic River Reservation is open year-round, from dawn to dusk. The banks of the Mystic River are almost entirely publicly owned, from the Amelia Earhart Dam at the mouth of the Mystic Lakes, making it one of the Commonwealth's best-protected streams. The river has been much altered since the 1800s when its shores were largely salt marsh.

Each spring, starting in mid-May and running through the end of June, there is an impressive run of Alewives and Blueback Herring up the Mystic River and into Lower Mystic Lake. This creates a tremendous food source for gulls, cormorants, and, most impressively, Black-crowned Night-Herons.

Open year-round, dawn to dusk. The banks of the Mystic River are almost entirely publicly owned, from the Amelia Earhart Dam at the mouth of the Mystic Lakes, making it one of the Commonwealth’s best-protected streams. The river has been much altered since the 1800s when its shores were largely salt marsh.

Features

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Restrooms on site

  • Entrance fee

Content from Official Website, Mystic River Reservation Official Website, and Mystic River Watershed Important Bird Area

Last updated January 6, 2024