. . . where you can walk a Civil War-era fort, view historic lighthouses, explore tide pools, hike lush trails, camp under the stars, or relax while fishing, picnicking, or swimming—all within reach of downtown Boston. Youth programs, visitor services, research, wildlife management, and more are coordinated on the park's 34 islands and peninsulas by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership.
What you’ll hear
89 places to explore in this park.
- Apple Island
- "Asbestos" Sign
- “A Special Place to Live” Sign
- Bastion C
- Bastion D
- Belle Isle Marsh
- Bird Island
- Boston Auxiliary Light
- Boston Harbor Islands Welcome Center
- Boston Light
- Boston Lightship
- "Boston Skyline" Sign
- Broad Sound Channel Inner Range Lights
- Bumpkin Island
- Button Island
- Calf Island
- Castle Island
- "Changing Shape" Sign
- Chelsea Creek
- Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park
- “Containing the Island" Sign
- Deer Island
- Deer Island Light
- Demi-Lune and Outer Defenses
- "Dorchester Bay" Sign
- Fort Andrews
- Fort Dawes
- Fort Duvall
- Fort Revere
- Fort Standish
- Fort Strong - Camp Wightman
- Fort Warren
- Fort Winthrop
- Front I and Bastion A
- Front II and Bastion B
- Gallops Island
- Georges Island
- Georges Island Dock
- Governors Island
- Grape Island
- Graves Light
- Great Brewster Island
- Green Island, Boston
- Hangman Island
- "Island Industries" Sign
- "Island Remediation" Sign
- Langlee Island
- "Lighting the Way" Sign
- Little Brewster Island
- Little Calf Island
- Long Island, Boston
- Long Island Light
- Long Wharf North
- Long Wharf South
- Lovells Buoy Station
- Lovells Island Range Lights
- Middle Brewster Island
- Minots Ledge Light
- Moon Island
- Narrows (Bug) Light
- Nixes Mate
- Noddle's Island
- Nut Island
- "Our Changing Climate" Sign
- Outer Brewster Island
- Parade Ground and Powder Magazine
- Peddocks Island
- "President Roads" Sign
- "Quincy Bay" Sign
- Raccoon Island
- Ragged Island
- Rainsford Island
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway
- Sallyport
- Sarah Island
- "Sea Glass" Sign
- Shag Rocks
- Sheep Island
- Slate Island
- Snake Island
- Spectacle Island Range Lights
- Spinnaker Island
- "The Big Dig" Sign
- The Graves
- Thimble Island
- Thompson Island
- Visitor Center & Dock
- Webb Memorial State Park
- World's End
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