Carson Beach, South Boston
Encyclopedia
Carson Beach is a public beach
in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is maintained by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation
. The bathhouse has been recently renovated. Though in the mid-90s, the water quality was poor because of sewage matter and other biological debris in the water, and was thus unsafe and unswimmable to the point where the beach had to be shut down. The water is now clean and approved for swimming. The beach is a part of a three-mile segment of parks along the South Boston shoreline.
The closest subway stop is the JFK/UMass
station on the Red Line
, approximately a half mile away.
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is maintained by the state's Department of Conservation and Recreation
Department of Conservation and Recreation (Massachusetts)
The Department of Conservation and Recreation is a state agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, situated in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. It is best known for its parks and parkways. As of May 24, 2011 the Commissioner of the DCR is Edward M. Lambert, Jr...
. The bathhouse has been recently renovated. Though in the mid-90s, the water quality was poor because of sewage matter and other biological debris in the water, and was thus unsafe and unswimmable to the point where the beach had to be shut down. The water is now clean and approved for swimming. The beach is a part of a three-mile segment of parks along the South Boston shoreline.
The closest subway stop is the JFK/UMass
JFK/UMass (MBTA station)
JFK/UMass Station is located at the intersection of Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard, in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.Its facilities include:*a platform on the Boston subway's Red Line for the Ashmont Branch...
station on the Red Line
Red Line (MBTA)
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the MBTA running roughly north-south through Boston, Massachusetts into neighboring communities. The line begins west of Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Alewife station, near the intersection of Alewife Brook Parkway and Route 2...
, approximately a half mile away.
External links
- The Boston Harborwalk's profile of Carson Beach
- Carson Beach in August 1977 on the WGBH series The Ten O'Clock News