22 Free Swimming Holes near Edward MacDowell Lake
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Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
6.9 miles SContoocook 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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Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
18.3 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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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
18.3 miles SA 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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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
18.5 miles SWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
20.2 miles SWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
24.2 miles WA 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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Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
24.4 miles ECLOSED. 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
Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
26.7 miles SOver 135 acres of surface water across five ponds in Leominster State Forest, with lifeguarded swimming at one pond, plus hiking, biking, and permitted rock climbing. Fees apply.
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
31.8 miles SEAyer's lifeguarded town beach on Sandy Pond, a 73-acre kettle pond. Residents swim free; non-residents pay $8 a day ($5 for children) during the summer season.
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Old Wilton Reservoir
Concord, New Hampshire
33.0 miles NESwim near Concord, New Hampshire
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Merrimack River
Concord, New Hampshire
33.0 miles NESwim near Concord, New Hampshire
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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
35.4 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.
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Greenfield Area
Southwick, Massachusetts
36.5 miles SWSwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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Green River Swimming and Recreation Area
Greenfield
37.8 miles SWGreenfield'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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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
38.2 miles SEFree, 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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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
42.8 miles SWSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
42.9 miles SEMarlborough's lifeguarded city beach on Fort Meadow Reservoir, open daily in summer from 11 am to 6:45 pm. Free for Marlborough residents; non-residents pay a $20 daily parking fee.
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Glacial Potholes
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
43.3 miles SWSwim near Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
44.3 miles SA small guarded swimming beach on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, part of DCR's Quinsigamond State Park, with lifeguards in summer and a daily DCR parking fee of $8 for Massachusetts plates and $30 for out-of-state plates.
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Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
45.1 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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