40 Free Swimming Holes near Amherst, MA
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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
2.9 miles NSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Orange Dam
Northampton, Massachusetts
9.3 miles WSwim near Northampton, Massachusetts
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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
10.0 miles NEDCR'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
Green River Swimming and Recreation Area
Greenfield
16.8 miles NGreenfield's municipal swim area on the Green River, where a low dam backs the current into a cold, slow pool with a sand beach, a WPA era bathhouse and lawns full of shade trees.
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Ashfield Lake
Ashfield
17.8 miles NWTown 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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Cummington
Cummington, Massachusetts
18.4 miles WA small, cool pond on the river with a wide sandy beach and a mostly gay social atmosphere — clothing is optional, and parking near Route 9 is limited.
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Glacial Potholes
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
19.4 miles NWSwim near Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Greenfield Area
Southwick, Massachusetts
19.6 miles NSwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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Huntington Area
Granville, Massachusetts
20.1 miles SWSwim near Granville, Massachusetts
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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
22.7 miles SESwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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Glendale Falls
Chester, Massachusetts
22.9 miles WSwim near Chester, Massachusetts
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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
25.0 miles NESwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Windsor State Forest
Cummington, Massachusetts
25.0 miles WSwim near Cummington, Massachusetts
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Granville Gorge
Southwick, Massachusetts
25.9 miles SWGranville Gorge is a magical little slice of the southern Berkshire Hills — a lush, green gorge where the Hubbard River carves a series of mini waterfalls and clear swimming holes through the...
Mountain Bike, Swim
Scantic Rapids
Enfield, Connecticut
27.1 miles SSwim near Enfield, Connecticut
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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
27.1 miles NESwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
28.8 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
Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
30.5 miles NA clothing-optional swimming area at Kilburn Pond inside Pisgah State Park — separate from the park's Pisgah Reservoir, so be sure to head to the right body of water.
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Hubbard River
Granville, Massachusetts
31.6 miles SWSwim near Granville, Massachusetts
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Lake Mashapaug
Union, Connecticut
32.1 miles SESwim near Union, Connecticut
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