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Esplanade Parkway
13commentsA nice cool place to go for cruising others for meeting up with to go elsewhere?..or stay in secluded area`s for casual outdoor manplay with other('s). Have been here several times over the years, different times/days, and have always had a good outdoor with others there.
- Best time
- Best times are after dusk/dark p.m.
- Crowd
- All types, Mixed ages, Gay, Bi.`(Cur?),Str8`s lkg-2-get head, lots of younger…
- Watch out
- The ocassional area homeless, bench sleepers, drunks, and some druggies…
- Last verified
- Not yet · updated 2011
Wheelchair: Not accessible
What changed?
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Where exactly
Stop anywhere between the Mass Ave. & Longfellow Bridges, along Storrow Drive River way. No area parking for vehicles. The best thing to do is to walk, jog, skate or bike over and then you can cruise this entire area. Cross street: Storrow Drive
Cruisiest spot: The more secluded trees/bushes area's near benches,between the foot bridges, and also at far end after hatch shell and boat house, near ball park/playing fields, and also up near trees by Storrow Drive area where closed MDC Pool is also good area, more secluded.
When to go
Best times are after dusk/dark p.m. thru middle of late night, early a.m.-dawning hours. Best times: This area seems busier/better on Fri.-Sat.-nights, Or any day in the good, warmer weather seasons when everyone's outside. Dates open: All year round/24/7/365
Etiquette
As always, Be Careful!..stay around more with/where the general cruising crowd of, stay away from main paved path/walk-ways as many str8`s/walkers/joggers/cyclers use these area's all the time.
Nudity: Yes
Safety
The ocassional area homeless, bench sleepers, drunks, and some druggies hangin'-out nearby as with any park, sometimes can be annoying at times?...other than that, A Good place to cruise for ocassional M4M/M2M / action! Sometimes during the good warmer weather the MDC/Boston Parks Rangers stroll around the hatch shell area and boat house, and sometimes they as well as Boston/State Police may drive thru main large paved area's, and/or, even come thru on bikes to patrol the area`s at night, but not that often. If so, You can tell and see them coming. Just be Careful!!
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Hopefully there later today lads. UK visitor.
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will be here arounf 10:30 tonight if its not raining. any hotties wanna join?
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You're saying you USED to go.....things change. I've discovered this place last year, went quite often, and have never sen a crowd of anyone, let alone any hotties. Met one cute guy earlier this year, but still not at all crowded.
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The Esplanade is at it's absolute best in early June (before the concert season). Take it from a veteran Bostonian, guys... Those warm June evenings when Spring is at it's height are the best. I used to ride my bike from BU to the Hatch Shell on such nights ... and can tell you from experience that, that is when the hotties are out there.
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went back in the middle of the week....had a great jo session with a wicked cutie. We were the only ones there, save for an old guy on a bench....not sure if he was cruising or just there, but it's not nearly as busy as the fens. But if there's a cute guy there, who needs more people?
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i walk it saturday night. saw a guy on a bike that rode by a few times, but he wasn't my type at all. aside from that, no one.
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anyone been using this place yet? or still to cold?
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Almost forgot about this place. Last summer I walked through one night late (after 11:00) and there were a few guys but not many. There's definitely potential. I was told by some buddies that the action picks up here when there is a mugging or beat down at the Victory Gardens that freaks everyone out. There are a lot of walkers, drunks, and homeless that wander through here at night. I've also seen Boston PD patroling the jogging path in their cruisers, and they are not opposed to getting out and seeing what's going on if someone looks suspicious.
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oh, thx. i'd definitely love to run into YOU there tho.
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it seems to go thru on/off periods. but its always a nice place to meet up/bring someone
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I didn't even think this place was that cruisy in the summer. Last year I walked this place a few times on weekend nights, and only saw an old guy on one of the benches every once in a while, and one kinda skechy lookin dude on a bike. Then I'd walk back to the Fens.
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anyone know if the snow has cleared here enough for outside action? it got so nice out tonight.
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Hello, I've been there awhile back but would like to go again.I'm in the new bedford area. Can anyone be kind enough to give directions. I'm coming from rt 140 Thank You
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