25 Free Swimming Holes near Wayland Town Beach
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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
3.1 miles SNatick'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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
8.4 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
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
8.5 miles NSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
Swim
Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
8.8 miles ENewton'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
WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
9.0 miles NWMarlborough'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.
Swim
Shannon Beach
Winchester
14.3 miles NEFree DCR swimming beach on Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester, with summer lifeguards, a new bathhouse and free but limited parking. Frequent bacteria closures, so check the state beach dashboard first.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Houghton's Pond Beach
Milton
16.1 miles SEFree, lifeguarded beach on a spring-fed kettle pond in DCR's Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, with free parking, a bathhouse and trails into the Blue Hills.
Hike, Swim
Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
17.3 miles NFree, 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
Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
19.2 miles NWAyer'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.
Swim
Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
19.4 miles NEWilmington'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.
Swim
Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
19.9 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.
Swim
Falls Pond
North Attleborough
24.2 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
Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
24.4 miles WWorcester'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
Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
28.3 miles NWOver 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.
Swim
Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
29.8 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
Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
30.3 miles SSmithfield'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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Ipswich River
Topsfield, Massachusetts
33.0 miles NESwim near Topsfield, Massachusetts
Swim
Little Sandy Bottom Pond Beach
Pembroke
33.9 miles SEPembroke's free town beach on Little Sandy Bottom Pond in Bryantville, a groundwater-fed Great Pond open to residents and non-residents, with lifeguards in summer and no sticker required.
Swim 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
38.2 miles NCLOSED. 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
Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
42.6 miles NWA 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
