36 Free Swimming Holes near Hodges Village Dam
first prev 1 2 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Hodges Village Dam near Oxford, Massachusetts City, Zip, or Address
Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
9.5 miles NWorcester'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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
12.7 miles NEA 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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Lake Mashapaug
Union, Connecticut
15.0 miles SWSwim near Union, Connecticut
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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
20.2 miles WSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
20.9 miles NEThe 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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Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
24.5 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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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
25.1 miles NEMarlborough'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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Chaplin Area
Chaplin, Connecticut
26.7 miles SWSwim near Chaplin, Connecticut
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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
27.5 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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Mount Hope Brook
Mansfield, Connecticut
27.7 miles SWSwim near Mansfield, Connecticut
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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
28.0 miles NOver 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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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
28.5 miles NENatick'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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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
29.3 miles NELifeguarded 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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Falls Pond
North Attleborough
30.1 miles EA 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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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
34.7 miles NEAyer'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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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
35.3 miles NESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Scantic Rapids
Enfield, Connecticut
35.3 miles WSwim near Enfield, Connecticut
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Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
37.4 miles NENewton'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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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
37.8 miles NA 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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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
38.7 miles NWSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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