9 Hiking Trails near Athol, MA
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
7.8 miles NEA 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.
Camp, Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
12.3 miles SWDCR'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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
17.8 miles NEContoocook 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
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
24.0 miles NEA 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
28.6 miles NA 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
30.9 miles SEWorcester'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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
40.9 miles NECLOSED. THIS location has been closed until further notice. Effective June 26th, 2020 due to illegal activities and trail damage. An 87-acre conservation area along the Souhegan River featuring Wildcat Falls, pine and hardwood forest, a Heritage Trail extension, blueberry picking, and great bird watching in a cleared meadow.
Cross-country Ski, Dive, Hike, Mountain Bike, Snowshoe, Swim
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
43.2 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Windsor Locks Canal Trail
Suffield, Connecticut
46.4 miles SWA 4.5-mile towpath trail along a 170-year-old historic canal with scenic vistas of both the Connecticut River and the old waterway itself.
Hike, Mountain Bike
