A life jacket is required to go out on a boat.

Damage to or littering in rental boats/motors may result in either loss of fishing privileges, damage charge or both.

These forms are available at the Boat Launch Areas.

Complete a Quabbin Boat Rental Application or a Quabbin Boat Rental Application in Spanish.

Payments are by credit card only starting in the 2022 season (debit card, Master Card, Visa, or Discover American Express is not accepted).

Customers are encouraged to call the Visitor Center at (413) 323-7221 before visiting the boat launch areas on days with forecasted high winds or predicted strong storms. Decisions are made at the discretion of DCR.

Boat rentals may be suspended at any time due to unsafe conditions on the water from high winds, storms, or other weather events.

Boats are rented First Come-First Serve!Ĭlick here for information updated every 15 minutes that shows available rental boats at the three Boat Launch Areas. This information does not guarantee that a rental boat will be available when you arrive.

Maximum capacity per boat: three adults (16 years old or older), or two adults and two children (less than 16 years old), or one adult and three children (less than 16 years old).

Rental boat capacity is limited to total occupants' weight (determined by Boat Launch Area attendant's discretion).Anyone renting a boat must be in possession of some form of fishing equipment.You must have a valid MA fishing/sporting license (or a Quabbin Fishing License) and fishing tackle.If you are using a Season Pass to launch a private boat, then please always keep both your Season Pass and Boater ID cards with you. The Season Pass card is not the same as your Quabbin Boater ID, which contains information about your private boat (see Boat Seal Program below). You will receive a Season Pass card from DCR, which must be brought to the Boat Launch Area each time you visit. DCR will continue to sell single day parking passes, fishing licenses, and boat rentals ( when and where available) at the Quabbin Boat Launch Areas. Customers who want a season pass are strongly encouraged to make their purchase before they arrive at a Boat Launch Area anyone arriving at a Boat Launch Area without a season pass will still be able to purchase one onsite, however they will have to use their personal smart phone to make the transaction. The option to fill out paper season pass forms and purchase season passes using cash from the Les and Terry Campbell Quabbin Visitor Center staff or the attendants at the Boat Launch Areas is no longer available. Quabbin fishing season passes are only be available for purchase through the DCR website. The Quabbin Fishing Season Parking Pass is good from the start of the Quabbin fishing season until the season closes.Ĭlick here to purchase a 2023 Quabbin Fishing Season Parking Pass. *Parking for vehicle and trailer includes all launching feesĭCR will accept only credit cards at the three boat launch areas starting in the 2022 Season ( debit card, Master Card, Visa, or Discover American Express is not accepted). Quabbin Watershed Rangers - (617) 828-2452 (mobile phone) Notices will be posted at all access points if closure is necessary.National security conditions may require the temporary closure of the watershed to all public access.Boat Launch Area attendants monitor Marine Band Radio Channel 16 on a routine basis.Report violations of DCR Regulations, suspicious activities or abnormal environmental conditions to DCR Watershed Rangers or the MA State Police.

Notify officials if anything seems out of the ordinary.Quabbin Fishing Licenses are limited to the designated shore and boat fishing areas on Quabbin Reservoir during the Quabbin Fishing Season.One-day Quabbin Fishing Licenses are available for purchase at the boat launch areas and the MassWildlife website for $5.00.All persons over 15 years of age must have a valid MA Fishing/Sporting License or a Quabbin Fishing License.Quabbin Fishing Season Handout (one page plus map) Fishing Licenses In 2023, the Quabbin Fishing Season opens on Saturday April 15 and ends on October 21. The Quabbin Fishing Season starts the third Saturday in April (weather permitting) and ends on the third Saturday in October.

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