38 Free Swimming Holes near Princeton, MA
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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
5.2 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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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
13.4 miles SEA 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
13.8 miles SWorcester'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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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
17.0 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.
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
18.0 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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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
18.4 miles EMarlborough'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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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
21.6 miles NWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
22.7 miles SEThe 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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Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
24.9 miles NContoocook 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
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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
26.4 miles NWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
26.5 miles EFree, 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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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
27.3 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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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
27.4 miles ESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Freeman Lake Beach
North Chelmsford
28.1 miles NEFree 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.
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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
28.6 miles WDCR'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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Memorial Beach at Dug Pond
Natick
29.0 miles SENatick'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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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
31.3 miles SWSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
31.4 miles NA 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.
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Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
32.7 miles WSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Lake Mashapaug
Union, Connecticut
33.0 miles SWSwim near Union, Connecticut
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