4-457: Quincy Shore Reservation is a public recreation area and protected shoreline on Quincy Bay , Boston Harbor , in Quincy , Massachusetts . Its primary attraction is a 2.3-mile-long (3.7 km) beach, accessible along its entire length by Quincy Shore Drive . The largest beach on Boston Harbor, it is known locally as Wollaston Beach , named for the adjacent Wollaston neighborhood. The reservation
8-517: Is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston and was established in 1889. Also included in the reservation are Moswetuset Hummock , site of the first encounter of Plymouth Colony commander Myles Standish with the local native sachem , or leader, Chickatawbut in 1621 and cited as a source for the name of Massachusetts ; and Caddy Park, a preserved salt marsh with nearby picnic facilities. Quincy Bay Quincy Bay
12-490: Is the largest of the three small bays of southern Boston Harbor , part of Massachusetts Bay and forming much of the shoreline of the city of Quincy, Massachusetts . Locally in the Wollaston neighborhood of Quincy it is known as Wollaston Bay . The bay is home to Moon Island , Long Island , and Hangman Island . Quincy Bay extends from Squantum and Dorchester Bay in the northwest to Hough's Neck and Hingham Bay in
16-778: The east. Its southwestern shore is Wollaston Beach . The Squantum Yacht Club and the Wollaston Yacht Club are on Quincy Bay along Wollaston Beach. Quincy Shore Drive , one of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation parkways in the Greater Boston area, travels 2.1 miles (3.4 km) along Quincy Bay, offering panoramic views of the Boston Harbor Islands and the Boston skyline. This Norfolk County, Massachusetts geography–related article
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