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Blackstone River access points and trip distances, Massachusetts

8 access points (8 public) along 33.2 river miles of the Blackstone River in Massachusetts. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Blackstone River - Grafton
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42.17674, -71.68976 5.2
5.2Blackstone River
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42.12870, -71.63711 15.2
20.4Cold Spring Park
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42.00778, -71.52495 1.2
21.6River Island Park
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41.99958, -71.51414 1.6
23.2Boat ramp (north ramp)
Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally.
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41.99695, -71.49425 2.3
25.6Albion River Access
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41.97226, -71.47078 0.3
25.8Manville
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41.96940, -71.46687 7.4
33.2Central Falls Landing
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41.89881, -71.39047 end

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from MA Office of Fishing & Boating Access, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RI DEM Fishing & Boating Access. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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