26 Free Swimming Holes near Lake Dennison Recreation Area
first prev 1 2 next lastShowing Swimming Holes within 50 miles Distance miles of Lake Dennison Recreation Area near Winchendon City, Zip, or Address
Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
5.9 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
9.8 miles NWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
11.5 miles NContoocook 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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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
14.4 miles SEOver 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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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
20.1 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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Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
21.8 miles NWA 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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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
26.9 miles SWSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Green River Swimming and Recreation Area
Greenfield
27.1 miles WGreenfield'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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Greenfield Area
Southwick, Massachusetts
27.1 miles WSwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
27.5 miles EAyer'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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Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
27.6 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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
30.3 miles SEA 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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Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
33.1 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
Glacial Potholes
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
33.3 miles WSwim near Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
36.2 miles EFree, 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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Orange Dam
Northampton, Massachusetts
37.1 miles SWSwim near Northampton, Massachusetts
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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
38.5 miles SSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
39.4 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.
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
40.6 miles ESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Cummington
Cummington, Massachusetts
42.2 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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