40 Free Swimming Holes near Spencer, MA
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Coes Pond Beach
Worcester
7.7 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
12.2 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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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
17.3 miles SWSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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Lake Mashapaug
Union, Connecticut
17.7 miles SWSwim near Union, Connecticut
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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
20.4 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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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
24.4 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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WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
25.2 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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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
27.9 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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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
28.8 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
29.3 miles NWSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
30.0 miles NSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
31.1 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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Wayland Town Beach
Wayland
32.1 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
32.3 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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Chaplin Area
Chaplin, Connecticut
32.8 miles SSwim near Chaplin, Connecticut
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Mount Hope Brook
Mansfield, Connecticut
33.1 miles SSwim near Mansfield, Connecticut
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Scantic Rapids
Enfield, Connecticut
33.5 miles SWSwim near Enfield, Connecticut
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Georgiaville Pond Beach
Smithfield
34.9 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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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
35.0 miles NSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
35.9 miles ESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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