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Its upstream terminus is the Adams Inn Gazebo and its downstream terminus is beautiful Squantum Point, where the Neponset River merges into Dorchester Bay. It is available to pedestrians, bicyclists and fishermen (you must walk History of the Quincy RiverWalk your bike where the RiverWalk narrows alongside Adams Inn). The Quincy RiverWalk is part of the Neponset River Reservation, The Neponset River waterfront in Quincy was once a vibrant area with which includes Pope John Paul Park and the Neponset Greenway numerous marine-related industries, but by the 1970s and 80s much of it trail on the other side of the river. The Neponset River Bridge con- was abandoned and strewn with rubble. nects the two, with a handicapped accessible ramp to the bridge side- Since then, pollution has been dramatically reduced in the River, resulting walk just feet from the RiverWalk. in commercial businesses and residential development seeking riverfront locations. Environmentalists began working with landowners to create Some key features of the Quincy RiverWalk include: public access along the River and prevent “privatization” of the shoreline. • A pile-supported gazebo over the River next to the Adams Inn, Café The Neponset River Watershed Association successfully nominated the and Pub. This part of the RiverWalk is open to the public from dawn Neponset Estuary as a state Area of Critical Environmental Concern in to dusk. 1994. A Conceptual Plan for the RiverWalk was published in 2002 by the Watershed Association and local environmentalists. • Neponset Landing Park, including a fishing pier, open dawn to dusk.