Emerald Necklace Parks Map & Guide

The park system is over seven miles long from end to end. It covers 1,100 acres. To help you find your way to the Emerald Necklace parks and from one park to another, you can download a map here. The maps will show you where you can find many of the things to make your visit to the parks enjoyable and convenient, including:

Natural Features:
* Ponds
* The Muddy River
* Vistas

Park Features such as:
* Historic bridges and fountains
* Sculptures and public art
* Recreation facilities such as tot lots and sailboat rental
* Athletic facilities
* Picnic areas
* Emergency telephones
* Rest rooms

Getting Around:
* Paths, both paved and unpaved
* Suggested walking and bicycling routes
* Emerald Necklace Parkways
* MBTA transit and bus stops near the parks
* Parking lots (There are only a few.)

The full Emerald Necklace Map is 31" wide by 17" high. You can download a PDF of the entire map and zoom in to print just a part of it.

The Emerald Necklace Guide link, allows you to download the material that is printed on the reverse side of the map. (It is also 31" wide by 17" high.) It gives an overview of each of the 9 parks, highlighting what each has to offer, and tells the story of the history of the parks. The history includes Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating the six parks extending from the Back Bay Fens to Franklin Park in the later 1800s. Lastly, the Guide gives information about nearby greenspaces: the Esplanade, the Southwest Corridor Park, the Boston Nature Center and the Forest Hills Cemetery.

Emerald Necklace Map
Emerald Necklace Guide

Requesting a Full-color Printed Map

The full-color “Emerald Necklace Parks Map and Guide” is available at the Emerald Necklace Conservancy office at 891 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, and at other locations. When picking up a map in person, please consider making a donation of $2.00 to help cover printing costs.

If you would like the map and guide sent to you by mail, please send a check for $3.00 (which includes shipping and handling) to Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 891 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.

Locations where the map is now available:

• Emerald Necklace Conservancy at 891 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  
• Arnold Arboretum’s Hunnewell Building
  
• Franklin Park Zoo
  
• Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center at 500 Walk Hill Street, Mattapan, MA 02126
  
• Ferris Wheels at 66 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
  
• Museum of Fine Arts-Boston
  
• Forest Hills Cemetery
  

Download and Print your own map

1. Using Adobe Acrobat Reader zoom in to view the part of the map you want.
2. Select PRINT from the menu.
3. Then, in the Print dialogue box, click the button for CURRENT VIEW to print exactly what want.

Donors and Contributors

We are grateful to the following donors for their generous help with the production and printing of the Emerald Necklace map:

Emerald Necklace Conservancy
National Park Service (Challenge Cost Share Program)
John H. & H. Naomi Tomfohrde Foundation

Arborway Coalition
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Boston Parks and Recreation
Brookline Parks and Open Space
Department of Conservation and Recreation
Fenway Alliance
Ferris Wheels
Forest Hills Cemetery
Forest Hills Educational Trust
Friends of Jamaica Pond
Friends of the Muddy River
Friends of the Public Garden
Jill K. Conley
Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center
Medical Academic and Scientific Community Organization (MASCO)
NewEnglandTravelPlanner.com
Wellesley Garden Study Group
Zoo New England

Emerald Necklace Historic Map