Houghton's Pond Recreation Area | My Accessible America

Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/07/2022 - 22:43

Accessibility Score

Houghton's Pond is located within Blue Hills Reservation. Swim, fish, or relax form the 24-acre pond and accessible beach. Follow trails for hiking, biking, or horseback riding. The state of Massachusettes does not provide any accessible swimming options at Houghton's Pond Recreation Area. If you want to help make sure everyone can swim here, please reach out to local and state government.

Address

840 Hillside St., Milton, MA 02186

Phone

(617) 698-1802

Amenities

Ball fields, Boardwalk,Concession stand,First-aid station,Lifeguards,Pavilion,Picnic area,Grills,Playground,Restrooms,Showers,Visitors center

Hours

General Dusk to dawn Swimming area
Sunday - Saturday:
10:00 am-6:00 pm

Restrictions

Pets must be on a leash,Remove all pet waste before leaving,No pets on beach,No alcohol,No littering,No harming or removing animals, vegetation, artifacts, or other state property,No metal detectors,No disruptive conduct, including amplified music or publ

Baseball, Cross-country skiing,Educational programs,Fishing,Hiking,Horseback riding,Mountain biking,Swimming

Wheelchair Access

Accessible Camping

Beach Wheelchair

Accessible Swimming

Swimming

Yes

Beach

Yes

Delaware State Parks with motto, Liberty and Independance

State Contacts

Title	title/company	Phone	Email
Fort Phoenix State Reservation			fort.phoenix@state.ma.us
Thomas McCarthy	Director of the universal access program
Department of Conservation Recreation	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/department-of-conservation-recreation		mass.parks@mass.gov
Universal access in Massachusetts	Universal Access for Massachusetts		DCR.UniversialAccess@mass.gov
Disability Boston			DISABILITY@BOSTON.GOV
Christopher Cook	Chief, Environment, Energy and Open Space	617-635-4505	CHRISTOPHER.COOK@BOSTON.GOV
Universal access program	The Department of Conservation and Recreation's Universal Access Program	413-545-5760	DCR.UniversalAccess@mass.gov
Maria Broadbent	Wellfleet administrator	(508) 349-0300	https://www.wellfleet-ma.gov/user/1976/contact
Julian M. Suso	Falmouth beachcommittee@falmouthma.gov	508-495-7320	townmanager@falmouthma.gov
Jill R. Goldsmith	Town Manager Chatham	(508) 945-5105	https://www.chatham-ma.gov/user/67/contact
Mitchell Vieira	Administrator of Rockport	978-546-6786
James Hagerty	Administrator of Edgartown		https://www.edgartown-ma.us/departments/staff-directory/-sortn-SDepts/-sortd-desc/-npage-2