34 Free Swimming Holes near Wilton, NH
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Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
11.7 miles ECLOSED. 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
Edward MacDowell Lake
Peterborough
13.2 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
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
14.2 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
Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
21.6 miles SEAyer'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
Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
22.7 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
Freeman Lake Beach
North Chelmsford
22.7 miles SEFree 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
Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
23.1 miles SOver 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
Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
26.2 miles SEFree, 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
Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
27.3 miles SWSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
Swim
Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
27.8 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
Swim
Old Wilton Reservoir
Concord, New Hampshire
29.9 miles NSwim near Concord, New Hampshire
Swim
Merrimack River
Concord, New Hampshire
29.9 miles NSwim near Concord, New Hampshire
Swim
Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
31.4 miles WA free Army Corps of Engineers beach on Surry Mountain Lake, six miles north of Keene, with a long sandy swim area, no lifeguards, and weekly water testing that sometimes brings summer bacteria advisories.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Micozzi Beach
Billerica
32.0 miles SEMicozzi Beach is Billerica's town swimming beach on Nutting Lake, with sand, summer lifeguards, a bathhouse and boat rentals. Swimming is allowed only when guards are on duty, and parking needs a small town pass.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Town Beach at Silver Lake
Wilmington
33.8 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
WWII Memorial Beach
Marlborough
34.0 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
Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
34.5 miles SESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
Swim
Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
36.3 miles WA clothing-optional swimming area at Kilburn Pond inside Pisgah State Park — separate from the park's Pisgah Reservoir, so be sure to head to the right body of water.
Swim
Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
39.2 miles SA 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.
Swim
Lake Gardner Beach
Amesbury
40.4 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
