Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in Nahant, Massachusetts

Nahant, Massachusetts

Nahant is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,632 at the 2000 census. With just of land area, it is the smallest municipality by area in the state...

. It includes 66.5 acres (26.9 ha) of beaches and recreational areas. Nahant Road, called Nahant Beach Boulevard when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 2003, offers access to 7000 feet (2,133.6 m) Long Beach on the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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 side to the east. The reservation includes a boat ramp with access to Lynn Harbor and shares athletic fields with Lynn Shore Reservation

Lynn Shore Reservation

Lynn Shore Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in Lynn, Massachusetts. It includes of beaches and recreational areas. From north to south, King's Beach, Red Rock Park and Lynn Beach are located along Lynn Shore Drive and Nahant Bay, a small bay of the Atlantic...

 in the area around Nahant Rotary, a traffic circle

Traffic circle

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 at its northern end.

The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston

Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston

The Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston is a system of reservations, parks, parkways and roads under the control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation in and around Boston that has been in existence for over a century...

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