Charles River Basin, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

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     If you're interested in hydro structures, you can go to Charles River Dam, and Charles River Basin is good enough to spend more than a day at, Prospect Lake Park is a good local campground. So much fun stuff to do at Charles River Basin, so little time. Whitewater paddling is great on Charles River, and Blue Hills is a brilliant local ski area. This lake is so wonderful. On a brilliant day you can stop by Back Bay Fens, a swamp near Charles River Basin; this  
   is a popular location for folks from Boston-Cambridge-Quincy. You could also take a look at Mill Pond while you're here at Charles River Basin; it's nearby, and do schedule some time to explore Bartons Point if you have a chance.
There's some flowing water close by, Charles River is a stream you can stop by while you're here; Malibu Beach is relatively close by if you're in a beach type of mood. For the period of the summertime here at Charles River Basin,
 
               high temperatures mostly get into the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are in the 30's with temperatures at Charles River Basin dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. The high level of rain makes Charles River Basin a quite wet location; throughout the month of November you get the most rain around here, and the driest month of the year is July.
The sight of striking Beacon Hill near Charles River Basin is good, and after a long day outdoors Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston is a nice place to spend a night or two. This place is great, just check out all the entertaining stuff to do near Charles River Basin. Nearby lakes? Sure, Frog Pond is in the neighborhood of Charles River Basin; do pay a visit to Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area since you're here at Charles River Basin. The slopes of Bradford are so inviting nobody can resist.
This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Hotel Marlowe, and a golf course nearby is Franklin Park Golf Course. If you came to camp Camp Cedar is a brilliant site to do that, and you can hit the beach if you want, Carson Beach is practically right here.

 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge
All of our 400 luxurious guestrooms offer views of the Charles River Cambridge or Boston skyline. Every room is equipped with mini-bar-coffeemaker-iron and ironing board-CD clock radio- remote cable t...

Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge
Hotel Marlowe - a Kimpton Hotel, is a luxury boutique hotel combining contemporary style and neoclassical architecture. Overlooking Boston, the Charles River and lush parklands with great shopping and...

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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.36806
Longitude: -71.07083

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These outdoors activities are available near Charles River Basin.
 Beaches Near Charles River Basin:
Malibu Beach, Suffolk County, 3 miles away
Carson Beach, Suffolk County, 3 miles away
 Hotels Near Charles River Basin:
Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, 0 miles away
Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge, 0 miles away
The Liberty Hotel, Boston, 0 miles away
Hampton Inn BostonCambridge, Cambridge, 0 miles away
Holiday Inn BOSTON AT BEACON HILL, Boston, 0 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Charles River Basin:
Camp Cedar, Brookline, 5 miles away
Prospect Lake Park, Winthrop, 7 miles away
Camp Micah, Chestnut Hill, 7 miles away
Lorraine Park Campground, Essex County, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Charles River Basin:
Blue Hills, Massachusetts, 11 miles away
      309 vertical feet
Bradford, Massachusetts, 19 miles away
      300 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Charles River Basin:
Charles River, Norfolk CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      Class I - 0.1 miles long (Needham Rapids)
 National Parks Near Charles River Basin:
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 2 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 35 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 60 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Charles River Basin:
Franklin Park Golf Course, Dorchester, 3 miles away
Bellevue Golf Club, Melrose, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Charles River Basin:
Mill Pond, Suffolk CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Frog Pond, Suffolk CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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