Getting to Fresh Pond Reservation

Fresh Pond Reservation is located in Northwest Cambridge and is bounded by Fresh Pond Parkway, Concord Ave, Blanchard Ave, Grove St. and Huron Ave.

Walking

Major entry locations are:

From Huron Ave:        

Corner of Huron Ave and Fresh Pond Parkway

Crosswalks at Glacken Field, Aberdeen Ave, and Fresh Pond Parkway

From Fresh Pond Parkway:   

250 Fresh Pond Parkway-Treatment Facility main entrance

Kingsley Park railroad bridge

Crosswalks at Vassar Lane and Huron Avenue

From Concord Ave:    

Black's Nook entrance across from Smith Place

At Neville Center

Lusitania Meadow entrance across from Wheeler Street

Crosswalk and bike path intersection between the Concord and Alewife Brook Rotaries 

Crosswalks at Smith Place, Moulton Street,  Wheeler Street, and Blanchard Road

By bicycle

There are bicycle lanes on Concord Ave and Huron Ave. A bike path on the Reservation links the two roads.  Parking racks are located on the Reservation near both parking lots adjacent to the Water Purfication Facility at 250 Fresh Pond Parkway.

By bus/street car

Bus routes #72 leaves from Harvard Station and travel down Huron Ave with stops at Fresh Pond Parkway and Aberdeen Avenue.

Bus routes #74 and 78 travel down Concord Ave with stops at Birch Street, New St, Neville Center, and Smith Place.

By subway

Take the redline to Alewife Station.  Exit the station and follow turn south onto Alewife Brook Parkway/Route 2.  Walk past the shopping centers and cross Concord Ave at the Shell station to walk into the Reservation. (About ½ mile)

By car

Get direct route information from your location to 250 Fresh Pond Parkway using www.maps.google.com. Parking on the Reservation is restricted to vehicles with Cambridge resident, handicap or Water Department permit/plates only.  Regulations are enforced at all times on all days.  For information on resident permits contact www.cambridgema.gov/~traffic.

School buses and coaches

Drop off only.  No parking provided on site.