From May through October, the Conservancy offers a series of guided walking tours led by Emerald Necklace Conservancy docents. Visitors can stroll among scented blooms, take a walk into history, discover the hidden gems of the Back Bay Fens landscape, or explore the wooded trails and glacial hills of Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond.
Guided walking tours are free, but a suggested $10 donation is requested. All tours start from the Shattuck Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a refillable water bottle. In the event of inclement weather, registrants will be notified of tour cancellations by email.
UPCOMING PUBLIC TOURS:
Sunday, October 26, 1:00PM – Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens
Private Walking Tours
Looking for a fun and educational activity for your book club, garden club, class or church group? The Conservancy is pleased to offer privately-led interpretive tours of the Back Bay Fens. For more information, please contact info@emeraldnecklace.org. (Note: at this time, private tours must be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.)
Shattuck Visitor Center
125 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
About the Shattuck Visitor Center
Tour schedules are subject to change! Check back before your tour or call 617.522.2700 for updates.
Historic Treasures of the Back Bay Fens
A walk through the centuries of a historic landscape. Hear the story of how Frederick Law Olmsted transformed an area of polluted waterways and mudflats into a scenic fens and the later 20th century revisions that resulted in the landscape we see today.
Evening Garden Stroll
Enjoy a leisurely walk through the gardens of the Fens. You’ll take in the sights and scents of the historic Kelleher Rose Garden with its more than 1,500 roses and recently reconstructed fountain, and meander the paths of the oldest continually operating Victory Garden in America.
Exploring Olmsted Park and Jamaica Pond
Discover the wooded paths, babbling brooks and rolling hills of Olmsted Park and Pinebank, the forested midway point of Olmsted’s Emerald Necklace and source of the Muddy River.
