Old Quincy Reservoir, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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     Not far from Old Quincy Reservoir you get some wonderful water scenery at Old Quincy Reservoir Dam, and what would winter be without some skiing at Blue Hills. This lake is so wonderful. Some of the water nearby flows, like Cochato River; for you golfers we recommend nearby Braintree Municipal Golf Course. If only every place had this much outdoors exciting stuff, what a great planet it would be. Wollaston Beach is right next door to Old Quincy Reservoir if  
   you're in a beach type of mood, and dry warm beds await you at Boston Marriott Quincy. On a pretty day you obtain a view of Babel Rock from Old Quincy Reservoir, and you can hit the beach if you want, Nickerson Beach is practically right here.
Man, is there a lot of enjoyable things to do close to Old Quincy Reservoir. A lake nearby is Sunset Lake, and Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is one of the destinations that are perfect to stop at nearby.
 
               This lake is so wonderful. If you came to camp Prospect Lake Park is a great site to do that, and if you need a location to stay Sheraton Braintree Hotel is a great choice. Throughout the months of summer at Old Quincy Reservoir highs are regularly in the 80's; the nighttime is fairly cooler of course, usually in the 60's. Daytime highs during the wintertime are in the 30's, and night lows through the wintertime for Old Quincy Reservoir tend to be in the 20's.
Old Quincy Reservoir sits in the shade of the Blue Hill Range; in case you don’t have a problem getting dripping wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cohasset Tidal Rip. People from Boston-Cambridge-Quincy love to come to Old Quincy Reservoir, and take a look at nearby Arnold Meadow. Whitewater paddling is great on Charles River; camping at Norwell Campsites is always a fine experience.
Old Quincy Reservoir gets a typical amount of yearly rainfall; of all the months in a year November is the one with the most rain while July is ordinarily the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Old Quincy Reservoir is not the only place close by, Ames Pond is a close by lake; lovely scenery and perfect skiing is what you acquire at Bradford.

 
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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.21917
Longitude: -71.01528

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These outdoors activities are available near Old Quincy Reservoir.
 Beaches Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Wollaston Beach, Norfolk County, 3 miles away
Nickerson Beach, Norfolk County, 4 miles away
 Hotels Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Boston Marriott Quincy, Quincy, 1 miles away
Sheraton Braintree Hotel, Braintree, 1 miles away
Holiday Inn Express BRAINTREE, Braintree, 1 miles away
Hampton Inn Boston/Braintree, Braintree, 1 miles away
Candlewood Suites BOSTON-BRAINTREE, Braintree, 1 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Prospect Lake Park, Winthrop, 8 miles away
Norwell Campsites, Norwell, 10 miles away
Camp Cedar, Brookline, 11 miles away
Camp Micah, Chestnut Hill, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Blue Hills, Massachusetts, 9 miles away
      309 vertical feet
Bradford, Massachusetts, 27 miles away
      300 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Cohasset Tidal Rip, Norfolk CountyCounty, 16 miles away
      Class I-II - 0 miles long (Cohasset)
Charles River, Norfolk CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class I - 0.1 miles long (Needham Rapids)
 National Parks Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 8 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 61 miles away
Cape Cod National Seashore, Wellfleet - MA, 66 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Braintree Municipal Golf Course, Braintree, 1 miles away
Furnace Brook Golf Club, Quincy, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Old Quincy Reservoir:
Sunset Lake, Norfolk CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Ames Pond, Norfolk CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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