32 Free Swimming Holes near Merrimack, NH
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Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
0.7 miles SWCLOSED. 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
16.9 miles SFree 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
21.5 miles SFree, 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
21.5 miles SAyer'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
Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
25.0 miles WA 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
26.1 miles SEWilmington'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
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
26.4 miles WContoocook 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
Merrimack River
Concord, New Hampshire
27.1 miles NSwim near Concord, New Hampshire
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Old Wilton Reservoir
Concord, New Hampshire
27.1 miles NSwim near Concord, New Hampshire
Swim
Lake Gardner Beach
Amesbury
28.2 miles EFree city beach at the south end of Lake Gardner in Amesbury, with a shallow roped swim area, seasonal restrooms, a car-top boat launch and trails into the Powow River Conservation Area.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
30.2 miles SWOver 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
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
30.7 miles SSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
Swim
Pinkham Notch Area
Durham, New Hampshire
31.9 miles NESwim near Durham, New Hampshire
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Packers Falls
Durham, New Hampshire
31.9 miles NESwim near Durham, New Hampshire
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Ipswich River
Topsfield, Massachusetts
33.1 miles SESwim near Topsfield, Massachusetts
Swim
Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
33.9 miles SWA 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
WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
34.1 miles SMarlborough'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
34.5 miles SEFree 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
Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
38.5 miles SLifeguarded 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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
39.0 miles SWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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