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Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in all Massachusetts State Parks and Campgrounds.

The reservation must be in the name of the primary occupant.

To insure fairness for all MA customers, any reservation with departure dates outside the 6-month Maximum Window cannot be changed or canceled until 18 days after the reservation was made.

If you choose to cancel or change your reservation, a $10 fee will be charged. The reservation transaction charge is non-refundable.

Cancellations made on the day of arrival must be made by contacting the campground and will result in the loss of the first night's camping use fee plus the $10 cancellation fee. Fees will be deducted from any refunds due or will be added to future reservations. Refunds of $5 or less cannot be processed. If you leave early, please notify ranger.

If you are unable to arrive on your scheduled date, you must call the campground. Failure to contact the park by 8:00 A.M. the morning following your scheduled arrival date may result in your campsite being reassigned to another camper and forfeiture of all fees paid.

Help this state park by donating to the Conservation Trust.

Learn more about our volunteer host camping program.

To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all our campers:

• Make arranagements for private boat or public ferry transportation to your island destination. For more information call 617-770-0400.
Reservations are not site specific on Grape, Lovells and Bumpkin. At check-in, the ranger will assign you a site/area. Fresh water is not available for showers or drinking. Campers should bring at least 1 gallon of drinking water per person per day.
• The yurt and tent sites on Peddocks Island are site specific and can be reserved in advance. Peddocks camping area offers potable water for drinking, but no showers.
• Open fires are not allowed above high tide line. Manufactured fuel burning cook stoves are allowed at camp and picnic sites.
• Alcoholic beverages, firearms, fireworks, and pets are not allowed on the Boston Harbor Islands.
• There are no trash receptacles in the park. All visitors and campers must carry out what they carry in.
• Yurts are canvas sided, cabin-like structures that can accommodate 4 to 6 people. Yurts are not heated and are rented during the main season only. Yurt reservations are limited to a four night maximum per stay.
• Yurts offer bunk beds, chairs and tables, and access to water and electricity. Linens and eating utensils are not provided.
• Respect the 14-day camping limit. To ensure that many campers enjoy our parks, campers and camping equipment are limited to 14 cumulative days occupancy in any one park between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Violators of the 14-day limit may be asked to leave the park.
• Don't overcrowd your campsite. Please limit site occupancy to four people or 2 adults and their dependent children. Please limit site equipment to two tents.
• Check-in time is 1:00 P.M.; Check-out time is 11:00 A.M.
• Quiet hours are 10:00 P.M. to 7:00 A.M.
• Please do not feed wild animals.

Getting There:

Spectacle, Georges, Grape, Bumpkin, Lovells and Peddocks Islands can only be accessed by boat. Passenger ferries are located at Long Wharf North, the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy and the Hingham Shipyard in Hingham. Free parking is available in Hingham upon check-in where visitors will receive a placard for display in their vehicles. Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to ferry departure to register for the free parking placard, and to transfer camping gear to the ferry. For directions to the ferries, schedules and to purchase ferry tickets, please visit: Boston's Best Cruises or call 617-770-0040.

Private boaters may off-load passengers and equipment at the dock but must anchor off island, out of the channel fairway. Secure anchoring is the sole responsibility of the boat operator. A dinghy is available at the pier for access to anchored vessels.

Private Boaters use USCG chart #13270.

For additional park information please go to www.bostonislands.com or call 617-223-8666.

To receive an Official Transportation Map of Massachusetts call MA Highway Dept. at 617-973-7800 or MA Office of Travel and Tourism at 800-227-MASS. On the web: www.state.ma.us/mhd or www.mass-vacation.com

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