15 Free Swimming Holes near Shannon Beach
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Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
8.4 miles SNewton'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).
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
8.9 miles NWilmington's guarded town beach on Silver Lake, a small glacial kettle pond off Burnap Street. Free for residents, $10 per person for non-residents, with lifeguards from mid-June to mid-August.
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
9.9 miles WSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
14.9 miles NWFree, 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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Ipswich River
Topsfield, Massachusetts
19.0 miles NESwim near Topsfield, Massachusetts
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
22.5 miles WAyer'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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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
22.7 miles SWThe 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
Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
33.2 miles WA 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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Falls Pond
North Attleborough
33.8 miles SA 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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
34.4 miles NWCLOSED. 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
36.6 miles WOver 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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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
40.9 miles SFree 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Packers Falls
Durham, New Hampshire
47.0 miles NSwim near Durham, New Hampshire
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Pinkham Notch Area
Durham, New Hampshire
47.0 miles NSwim near Durham, New Hampshire
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
49.8 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
