29 Free Swimming Holes near Pawtucket, RI
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Lincoln Woods State Park Beach
Lincoln
2.9 miles WFree 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
6.5 miles WSmithfield'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
Falls Pond
North Attleborough
6.9 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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Houghton's Pond Beach
Milton
27.1 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.
Hike, Swim
Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
27.1 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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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
27.4 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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Lincoln Woods
Jamestown, Rhode Island
27.6 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Point Judith
Jamestown, Rhode Island
27.6 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Fort Wetherill State Park
Jamestown, Rhode Island
27.6 miles SSwim near Jamestown, Rhode Island
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Twelve O'clock High
Newport, Rhode Island
29.5 miles SSwim near Newport, Rhode Island
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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
30.4 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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Little Sandy Bottom Pond Beach
Pembroke
30.5 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
32.2 miles NNewton'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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Ashville Pond
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
32.4 miles SWSwim near Hopkinton, Rhode Island
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Colt State Park
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
32.4 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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
33.5 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
34.8 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
35.1 miles NMarlborough'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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Alton
Richmond, Rhode Island
35.2 miles SWSwim near Richmond, Rhode Island
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
38.8 miles NSwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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