Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Town Wells Wakefield | Park / conservation area | 42.52289, -71.07103 | Town conservation land at the head of the river below Lake Quannapowitt. |
| 2 | Freeman Park Wakefield | Park / conservation area | 42.52504, -71.06641 | |
| 3 | Conservation Land - Wakefield | Park / conservation area | 42.52374, -71.06199 | Town conservation land on the upper river; OSM carries no more specific name. |
| 4 | Audubon Road Wakefield | Bridge crossing | 42.51408, -71.03820 | |
| 5 | Salem Street Wakefield | Bridge crossing | 42.51177, -71.03666 | Two adjoining OSM ways condensed to one crossing. |
| 6 | Breakheart Reservation Mass DCR | Park / conservation area | 42.49646, -71.03521 | State reservation on the left bank through Saugus. OSM carries it as eight separate polygons under one name; one is shipped. |
| 7 | Water Street (MA 129) Saugus | Bridge crossing | 42.49828, -71.04211 | |
| 8 | Curley Property Saugus | Park / conservation area | 42.49201, -71.02420 | Town conservation parcel on the right bank. |
| 9 | Saugus River Trail footbridge | Bridge crossing | 42.49135, -71.02703 | Trail footbridge over the river in Breakheart Reservation. |
| 10 | Camp Nihan Environmental Education Center Mass DCR | Park / conservation area | 42.48923, -71.02320 | DCR camp and education centre on the river. |
| 11 | USGS streamgauge - Saugus River at Saugus USGS | USGS gauge | 42.46942, -71.00696 | Flow reference for the river above the tidal reach. |
| 12 | Prankers Pond Saugus | Park / conservation area | 42.47403, -71.01330 | Town conservation land at Prankers Pond on the river. |
| 13 | Salters Mill Saugus | Park / conservation area | 42.47285, -71.00673 | Conservation parcel at the old mill site, the Saugus Iron Works reach. |
| 14 | Elm Street Saugus | Bridge crossing | 42.47222, -71.00691 | |
| 15 | Hamilton Street Saugus | Bridge crossing | 42.46565, -71.00436 | |
| 16 | Town Conservation Land - lower Saugus Saugus | Park / conservation area | 42.46219, -70.99812 | Town conservation land on the tidal river; OSM carries no more specific name. |
| 17 | Lincoln Avenue Saugus | Bridge crossing | 42.45963, -70.98907 | The last road crossing above Rumney Marsh. |
| 18 | Marshview Park Mass DCR | Park / conservation area | 42.45965, -70.98812 | DCR park on the edge of Rumney Marsh, the estuary of this river. |
| 19 | David C. Penny Memorial Landing Lynn | Access / boat ramp | 42.45245, -70.98463 | Named town landing on the tidal river; mapped in OSM as recreation ground rather than as a ramp. |
| 20 | Kelly's Bait and Tackle Lynn | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 42.45235, -70.98033 | Bait and tackle shop 150 m off the tidal river - the only real one found in this corridor. |
| 21 | Saugus River slipway - Lynn | Access / boat ramp | 42.45156, -70.97975 | Public slipway on the tidal river at Lynn. Unnamed in OSM; the adjoining service way at the same place is folded in. |
| 22 | Officer Harold Vitale Memorial Park Saugus | Park / conservation area | 42.45085, -70.98297 |
Gauge: USGS 01102345 — SAUGUS RIVER AT SAUGUS IRONWORKS AT SAUGUS, MA. Live flow on the web page.
Species: American Eel, Bluefish, Chain Pickerel, Striped Bass, White Perch
Regulations: www.mass.gov/recreational-saltwater-fishing
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Saugus Iron Works - the gauge reach at the head of tide, with parking and bank access.
Rumney Marsh - the tidal marsh channels below Saugus, kayak water.
Belle Isle Marsh Reservation - protected marsh at the southern end with trails.
Lynn Harbor - the open water at the river mouth.
Pines River - the main marsh tributary joining from the north.
Revere Beach - the barrier shoreline south of the river mouth.
Saugus River bridge - structure and current on the lower tidal river.
Spring: stripers arrive in April and feed hard in the marsh channels through June.
Summer: schoolies and bluefish, best on the ebb at the channel mouths, often at night.
Fall: the strongest month as bait pours out of the marsh ahead of the migration.
Winter: the estuary empties and fishing effectively stops until spring.