39 Free Swimming Holes near Leicester, MA
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Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
3.4 miles EWorcester'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
8.0 miles EA 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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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
19.2 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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Lake Mashapaug
Union, Connecticut
19.9 miles SWSwim near Union, Connecticut
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
20.1 miles EThe 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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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
21.1 miles SWSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
21.2 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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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
27.8 miles ELifeguarded 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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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
28.0 miles ENatick'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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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
28.1 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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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
28.8 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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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
31.6 miles NWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
31.9 miles NESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
32.0 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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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
32.2 miles NWDCR'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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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
33.2 miles WSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Chaplin Area
Chaplin, Connecticut
34.1 miles SSwim near Chaplin, Connecticut
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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
34.6 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
34.7 miles SWSwim near Mansfield, Connecticut
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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
34.9 miles NEFree, 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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