Hammond Pond Reservation

IUCN Category V - Protected Landscape / Seascape

A forest trail in the reserve

The area Hammond Pond Reservation is a state park in Newton, Massachusetts in the United States. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR ) and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. It was named after Thomas Hammond, who began working as a farmer in the eastern part of present-day reserve in 1650.

Description

The park is open year round from sunrise to sunset and is ideal for fishing on the eponymous lake and hiking on the extensive trails. However, the area is particularly popular because of its diverse opportunities for climbing, since the area has many deposits of sandstone and other rock conglomerates (known as Roxbury Puddingstone ). The nearby Lost Pond also has an oscillating lawn. By public transport the park across the Green Line D and the station Chestnut Hills and Newton Center is to reach out from where each approximately 0.5 mi ( 0.8 km ) of additional footpath are required.

Hammond Pond Parkway

Through the park area runs the historic Hammond Pond Parkway, which was built in 1928 by Charles Eliot and the Olmsted Brothers and is registered since 18 March 2004 under number 04,000,250 in the National Register of Historic Places. He leads the West Roxbury Parkway to the north continued to reserve.