{"id":70392,"date":"2019-07-26T17:34:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=70392"},"modified":"2022-09-23T10:41:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T17:41:48","slug":"boston-outdoor-activities-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/boston-outdoor-activities-guide","title":{"rendered":"Boston Outdoor Activities Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston may be known for its revolutionary spirit, universities and wildly successful sports teams, but New England\u2019s largest city is also a prime spot for urban adventure. What else would you expect from the home of the United States\u2019 <\/span>first public park<\/span><\/a> (the 385-year-old Boston Common) and first <\/span>regional park system<\/span><\/a> (the 126-year-old Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston)? These days, <\/span>17 percent of the city is devoted to recreation space<\/span><\/a>, according to The Trust for Public Land, and the metro area boasts diverse attractions ranging from state-managed reservations to street-art-adorned climbing crags. So whether you\u2019re game for soaking in skyline views while kayaking the harbor or simply want to enjoy the glorious summer weather at one of the city\u2019s many beer gardens, here are 15 of the best places for tapping into the Boston area\u2019s vast outdoor spaces. You can even download an illustrated version<\/a> of this guide to help you find your way.
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Boston may be known for its revolutionary spirit, universities and wildly successful sports teams, but New England\u2019s largest city is also a prime spot for urban adventure. What else would you expect from the home of the United States\u2019 first public park (the 385-year-old Boston Common) and first regional park system (the 126-year-old Metropolitan Park […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":71641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page-map-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[388],"tags":[1826,1528,12],"internal-tag":[1936],"class_list":["post-70392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel","tag-boston","tag-northeast","tag-travel","internal-tag-massachusetts"],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/rei.com\/blog\/travel\/boston-outdoor-activities-guide","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Boston Outdoor Activities Guide","url":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/boston-outdoor-activities-guide","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/travel\/boston-outdoor-activities-guide"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/rei_boston_map.jpg?resize=150%2C150","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/rei_boston_map.jpg?fit=1500%2C960"},"articleSection":"Travel","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michelle Flandreau"}],"creator":["Michelle Flandreau"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Uncommon Path \u2013 An REI Co-op Publication","logo":""},"keywords":["boston","northeast","travel"],"dateCreated":"2019-07-27T00:34:22Z","datePublished":"2019-07-27T00:34:22Z","dateModified":"2022-09-23T17:41:48Z"},"rendered":"