18 Canoeing Areas near Princeton, MA
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Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
13.8 miles SWorcester's lifeguarded city beach on Coes Reservoir, officially the John J. Binienda Memorial Beach, with a bathhouse, free summer kayak and paddleboard loans, and trails around the pond. No admission fee.
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
17.0 miles NWA DCR-run state recreation area in Winchendon with a sandy beach on Lake Dennison, a wooded Army Corps lake. Summer parking is $8 for Massachusetts plates and $30 for others.
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
22.7 miles SEThe unguarded reservoir beach above the dam at Hopkinton State Park, separate from the guarded Main Beach below it, with 8 dollar resident parking and boat rentals on the water.
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Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
24.9 miles NContoocook Beach is the Town of Jaffrey's sand beach on 344-acre Contoocook Lake, with a buoyed swim area, a bathhouse and concession stand, and Mount Monadnock filling the skyline across the water. Swimming is free for everyone, but the parking lot is re
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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
26.5 miles EFree, unguarded town beach on 91-acre Heart Pond in South Chelmsford, open dawn to dusk to residents and non-residents, right beside the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.
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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
27.3 miles ELifeguarded town beach on the North Pond of Lake Cochituate in Wayland, with a roped swim area, boat rentals and a picnic grove. Day passes are $5 for residents and $10 for non-residents.
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Freeman Lake Beach
North Chelmsford
28.1 miles NEFree town beach on Freeman Lake at Varney Playground in North Chelmsford, open dawn to dusk to everyone. No lifeguards, weekly E. coli testing in summer, and hand-launched small boats welcome.
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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
28.6 miles WDCR's Carroll A. Holmes Recreation Area has a lifeguarded sand beach on the northwest shore of quiet Lake Wyola in Shutesbury, with a seasonal $8 (MA) or $30 (out-of-state) parking fee.
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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
29.0 miles SENatick's town swimming beach on Dug Pond, with lifeguards, a diving crib and a floating dock. Open to everyone in summer for a day pass sold at the gate, with higher rates for non-residents.
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Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
31.4 miles NA free, Army Corps-run day-use park on a 165-acre flood-control lake in Peterborough, with a small sand swim beach (no lifeguards), picnic shelters, a car-top boat launch and wooded trails.
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Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
35.6 miles ENewton's lifeguarded city beach on Crystal Lake, a 33-acre spring-fed great pond a short walk from the Newton Highlands Green Line stop. Day passes are sold at the bathhouse ($8 residents, $15 non-residents).
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Shannon Beach
Winchester
37.3 miles EFree DCR swimming beach on Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester, with summer lifeguards, a new bathhouse and free but limited parking. Frequent bacteria closures, so check the state beach dashboard first.
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Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
43.0 miles SESmithfield's town-run public beach on 92-acre Georgiaville Pond, open to non-residents with a $4 day pass and a $20 parking sticker. Check RIDOH and DEM water advisories before swimming.
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Falls Pond
North Attleborough
43.6 miles SEA residents only town beach on the north basin of Falls Pond in North Attleborough, with a paved lot, a state boat ramp, no lifeguards, and a long record of summer E. coli closures.
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Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
44.3 miles NWA free Army Corps of Engineers beach on Surry Mountain Lake, six miles north of Keene, with a long sandy swim area, no lifeguards, and weekly water testing that sometimes brings summer bacteria advisories.
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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
44.8 miles SEFree freshwater beach on Olney Pond in Lincoln Woods State Park, Rhode Island's first state park, with seasonal lifeguards, a beach pavilion and showers just north of Providence.
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Somersville Mill Pond/Scantic River
Somers, Connecticut
44.9 miles SWSomersville Mill Pond and Scantic River is located near Somers, Connecticut. The trail is primarily used for canoeing and is accessible from April until October.
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Ashfield Lake
Ashfield
47.2 miles WTown beach at Belding Memorial Park on Ashfield Lake in Ashfield, Massachusetts, with a buoyed swim area, diving dock and summer lifeguards. Free and open to everyone, not just residents.
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