The Neponset River is a river in eastern Massachusetts in the United States. Its headwaters are at the Neponset Reservoir in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium.

The Neponset River Watershed is: 120 square miles of land; a 29-mile-long Neponset River – beginning at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and ending at the rainbow-painted gas tank by Route 93 in Dorchester; 120,000 residents who get some …

The Neponset River Reservation extends from Milton, MA to the Boston Harbor. The Neponset is a natural inlet, and you'll find marshlands and freshwater wetlands all along its length. In addition to hiking and boating, you can also find playgrounds and spray decks throughout the reservation.

The Neponset River Greenway, a growing system of shared use paths that provide recreation and mobility opportunities and that connect the communities along the Neponset. See below for more detail. Ryan Playground, with tennis and basketball courts, a playground, and a spray deck near Mattapan Square and the Harvest River Bridge.

Mar 19, 2025 · Information on the efforts of the US EPA, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the municipalities within the Neponset River Watershed and nongovernmental organizations to improve the water quality of the Neponset River.

Neponset River Reservation is a Massachusetts state reservation along the Neponset River in the towns of Milton and Dorchester, near where the river flows through an estuary into the Boston Harbor. [1] It is adjacent to the Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District along the River.

The River changes character radically below Lower Mills, as we enter the Neponset Estuary. The intimate freshwater River, closed in by its buffer of overhanging trees, gives way to a wide-open waterway with sprawling salt marshes and sweeping views.

The Neponset River Greenway Trail is an 8.2 mile long, multi-use trail on the Boston and Milton shore of the River. When completed, the Greenway Trail will extend from the mouth of the Neponset River in Dorchester (Port Norfolk neighborhood) to the Martini Shell in Hyde Park.

The Neponset River: A History Seventeenth Century. 1619: Fur trading was begun by English on Thompson's Island. Native Americans used the Neponset River to bring skins down to island for sale. before 1633: Richard Collicott built a small wharf on Guiliver's Creek to carry furs to Thompson's Island and Boston.:

Local information for Neponset River, MA – including weather and tides – for travelers, boaters, people who fish, paddle, and spend time on the water.