Accessible Recreation Fair

Come join DCR’s Universal Access Program and a host of other local adaptive recreation organizations for a fun-filled day!
Activities will include cycling, hiking, letterboxing, park quest, demonstrations. face-painting, snacks and a D.J.! Enjoy scenic views of the Charles River and connections with others. Sign up for summer programs such as sailing, kayaking, hiking and more! When: Saturday, June 5, 2010, 10 am – 3 pm Where: Artesani Park 1234 Soldier’s Field Road Brighton, MA Cost: Free For Information/Registration, call (617) 626-1294 Directions to Artesani Park/Herter Park FROM POINTS WEST (Massachusetts Turnpike, US 90) Take exit 18 Allston/Brighton. Remain on the right hand side of the off-ramp split until you come to a traffic intersection (Doubletree Suites on the right). Take a left turn onto the access road for Storrow Drive/Soldier’s Field Road Westbound (Do NOT cross the river). Once on Soldier’s Field Road remain in the middle lane as the road curves around Harvard Athletic Fields. The parking lot entrance will be 500 yards on the right after the athletic fields.

FROM BOSTON (CENTRAL ARTERY). Take Storrow Drive Westbound. Storrow Drive becomes Soldier’s Field Road. Follow remainder of above directions.

FROM CAMBRIDGE (US Route 2). Follow signs toward Boston, Soldier’s Field Road and Storrow Drive until you cross the Elliot Bridge over the Charles River. Follow signs for Newton and Points west. The entrance to the park will be 500 yards on your right.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Take the #86 out of Harvard Square (towards Cleveland Circle) which runs along Western Avenue in Brighton. Get off at the Everett street stop and walk one block towards the river and Soldiers Field Road. Carefully cross at the light or over the pedestrian overpass. The park is located at the far right hand side of the parking lot just past the Herter Community Gardens.