page_title: Charles River Esplanade
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Charles River Esplanade / Description
caption_attribution_description: The Charles and the Longfellow Bridge, Boston
context_page_description: The Charles River Esplanade of Boston, Massachusetts, is a state-owned park situated in the Back Bay area of the city, on the south bank of the Charles River Basin.
context_section_description: The limited-access parkway Storrow Drive forms the southern boundary of the park, with the Charles River marking the northern edge. In the park are walkways, statuary, the Hatch Memorial Shell performance stage, playgrounds, ballfields, and Community Boating. The Esplanade comprises part of the Charles River Reservation state park. The Esplanade was designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2009.
caption: Aerial view of Back Bay, showing Esplanade at near bank of the Charles River, 2009 (with Longfellow Bridge and Kendall Square, Cambridge, in distance)
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