• Lush vegetation on the top of Spectacle Island's North drumlin dominates the foreground. Boston's skyline can be seen in the distance.  The park's logo with tag line minutes away, worlds apart empashises the stark contrast between the city and islands.

    Boston Harbor Islands

    National Recreation Area Massachusetts

Contact Public Affairs

Each member agency of the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership maintains press relations for their agency's role in managing the Boston Harbor Islands. Contact the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership Office for parkwide and general press information:

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Partnership Office
408 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 228
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
617-223-8667
e-mail us

Did You Know?

CCC Workers

The Civilian Conservation Corps planted ornamental trees and shrubbery throughout Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area during the 1930s. In particular, structures of Gallops Island are lined with privet hedges, mock orange, snowberry, forsythia and coniferous trees.