11 Hiking Trails near Fitchburg, MA 01420
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
15.0 miles WA 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
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
18.0 miles NWContoocook 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
Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
23.0 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
23.5 miles NWA 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 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
24.4 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
26.8 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
Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
32.7 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Shannon Beach
Winchester
34.9 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
39.0 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Houghton's Pond Beach
Milton
44.5 miles SEFree, lifeguarded beach on a spring-fed kettle pond in DCR's Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, with free parking, a bathhouse and trails into the Blue Hills.
Hike, Swim
Lake Gardner Beach
Amesbury
47.8 miles NEFree city beach at the south end of Lake Gardner in Amesbury, with a shallow roped swim area, seasonal restrooms, a car-top boat launch and trails into the Powow River Conservation Area.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
