Breakheart Reservation

Breakheart Reservation
Breakheart's Pearce Lake
Map showing the location of Breakheart Reservation
Map showing the location of Breakheart Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Breakheart Reservation
Map showing the location of Breakheart Reservation
Breakheart Reservation (the United States)
LocationSaugus, Wakefield, Essex, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°29′21″N 71°02′23″W / 42.48917°N 71.03972°W / 42.48917; -71.03972[1]
Area652 acres (264 ha)[2]
Elevation131 ft (40 m)[1]
Established1934
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteBreakheart Reservation
Breakheart Reservation Parkways
Breakheart Reservation is located in Massachusetts
Breakheart Reservation
Breakheart Reservation is located in the United States
Breakheart Reservation
LocationSaugus and Wakefield, Massachusetts
Built1934
ArchitectCharles Eliot
MPSMetropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS
NRHP reference No.03000748
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 2003

Breakheart Reservation is a public recreation area covering 652 acres (264 ha) in the towns of Saugus and Wakefield, Massachusetts. The reservation features a hardwood forest, two freshwater lakes, a winding stretch of the Saugus River, and scenic views of Boston and rural New England from rocky hilltops. The park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Breakheart Reservation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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