Mass. State Parks COVID – 19 Update
Source: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-state-parks-covid-19-update.
In an effort to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Baker-Polito Administration is urging the public to stay home as much as possible to avoid person-to-person contact. However, should individuals and their families need to get outside for healthy, outdoor recreational activities, including walking, hiking, jogging, and bike riding, Massachusetts state parks and other natural resources managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) remain open and accessible to the public.
Please take appropriate steps to protect your health and the health of others by following the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s (DPH) guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Visitors to state parks should follow these additional guidelines:
- Minimize outdoor recreational time to limit potential exposure to COVID-19;
- Stay within solitary or small groups, and avoid gatherings of ten or more people;
- Practice social distancing of at least six feet between individuals;
- Administer healthy personal hygiene, such as handwashing for at least 20 seconds;
- Participate in only non-contact recreational activities;
- Leave a park or area should large gatherings begin to build; and,
- Stay home if ill, over 70, and/or part of a vulnerable population.
For specific details regarding the closure of DCR managed facilities and other information, please click here: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-state-parks-covid-19-update.
— On behalf of MCV and our members, thank you DCR staff for keeping our state parks open, safe and accessible during these unprecedented times —