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Cove, Harbor, & River Walk

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Facility Information

Cove Rd./E Rodney French Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02744

Status: Open

CoveWalk
The New Bedford public beaches will be guarded through Mon Sept 7. After that date you will swim at your own risk. The East Beach and Ft Taber lots are staffed through Sept 7 as well and again on Sat & Sun. Sept. 12 & 13. They will be open 8am through 8pm week days through Sept 15. On Sept 15 legal parking resumes on East Rodney French Blvd.

Opened in early 2017, the 5,550-foot Cove Walk sits atop the hurricane barrier on the western side of the peninsula, overlooking Clark’s Cove. The pathway is lit at night, making any time a good time to take in the natural wonder of South Coast, MA. The CoveWalk is also pet friendly.

HarborWalk: East Rodney French Blvd


Opened in 2015, the HarborWalk is 3,880 feet long and tops New Bedford’s hurricane barrier on the east side of the city’s southern peninsula connects with a bike path that runs along the waterfront to the tip of the peninsula and into historic, 50-acre waterfront Fort Taber Park. The HarborWalk gives visitors a chance to look out upon where Buzzards Bay (East Beach) meets historic Fort Taber, beyond to Fairhaven’s Fort Phoenix, West Island, and noted points of interest like Butler Flats Lighthouse. The pathway is lit at night, making any time a good time to take in the natural wonder of South Coast, MA. The HarborWalk is also pet friendly.

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RiverWalk
Coming soon! The planned RiverWalk will be a 17,000-foot recreational waterfront path on the upper harbor, along the western bank of the Acushnet River north of the New Bedford-Fairhaven Bridge.



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