35 Free Swimming Holes near Watatic Glade
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Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
9.0 miles NWContoocook 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
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
10.7 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
Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
12.3 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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Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
14.5 miles NA free, Army Corps-run day-use park on a 165-acre flood-control lake in Peterborough, with a small sand swim beach (no lifeguards), picnic shelters, a car-top boat launch and wooded trails.
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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
16.1 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
18.4 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
19.5 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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Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
22.6 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
Freeman Lake Beach
North Chelmsford
26.0 miles EFree town beach on Freeman Lake at Varney Playground in North Chelmsford, open dawn to dusk to everyone. No lifeguards, weekly E. coli testing in summer, and hand-launched small boats welcome.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
27.4 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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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
28.9 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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Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
29.3 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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
29.9 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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Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
30.2 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
30.7 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
31.0 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
33.3 miles SESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
35.9 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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Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
36.9 miles EWilmington'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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Greenfield Area
Southwick, Massachusetts
37.2 miles WSwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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