31 Free Swimming Holes near North Providence, RI
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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
2.9 miles NEFree 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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Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
3.3 miles NWSmithfield'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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Falls Pond
North Attleborough
10.8 miles NEA 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.
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Lincoln Woods
Jamestown, Rhode Island
26.4 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Point Judith
Jamestown, Rhode Island
26.4 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Fort Wetherill State Park
Jamestown, Rhode Island
26.4 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
28.1 miles NThe 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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Twelve O'clock High
Newport, Rhode Island
28.3 miles SSwim near Newport, Rhode Island
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Ashville Pond
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
28.5 miles SWSwim near Hopkinton, Rhode Island
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Colt State Park
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
28.5 miles SWA rocky bay beach at Colt State Park near Bristol where attire becomes more optional the further you walk — a laid-back Rhode Island shoreline spot with an unofficial clothing-optional tradition.
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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
29.6 miles NNatick'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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Houghton's Pond Beach
Milton
31.0 miles NEFree, 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.
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Alton
Richmond, Rhode Island
31.6 miles SWSwim near Richmond, Rhode Island
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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
32.5 miles NLifeguarded 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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
32.8 miles NWA 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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Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
33.5 miles NWWorcester'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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Chaplin Area
Chaplin, Connecticut
34.5 miles WSwim near Chaplin, Connecticut
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Stetson Pond Beach
Pembroke
34.8 miles EFree, unguarded town beach on 93-acre Stetson Pond in Pembroke, open to residents and non-residents alike, with a small sandy swim area, pier and car-top boat launch off Plymouth Street.
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Little Sandy Bottom Pond Beach
Pembroke
35.2 miles EPembroke'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.
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Crystal Lake Beach
Newton
35.3 miles NENewton'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).
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