28 Free Swimming Holes near Winchendon, MA
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Lake Dennison Recreation Area
Winchendon
3.8 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
Contoocook Beach
Jaffrey
7.8 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
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Doane Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
8.5 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Royalston Falls
Royalston, Massachusetts
10.8 miles WSwim near Royalston, Massachusetts
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Leominster State Forest
Princeton, Massachusetts
14.9 miles SEOver 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
Pisgah State Park
Hinsdale, New Hampshire
22.2 miles NWA 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.
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Lake Wyola State Park
Shutesbury
23.6 miles SWDCR'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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Surry Mountain Lake Beach
Surry
25.9 miles NWA 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
Sandy Pond Beach
Ayer
26.2 miles EAyer'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
Greenfield Area
Southwick, Massachusetts
29.4 miles WSwim near Southwick, Massachusetts
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Green River Swimming and Recreation Area
Greenfield
29.7 miles WGreenfield's municipal swim area on the Green River, where a low dam backs the current into a cold, slow pool with a sand beach, a WPA era bathhouse and lawns full of shade trees.
Swim 2.1 mi
Wildcat Falls
Merrimack, New Hampshire
29.8 miles NECLOSED. 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
Puffers Pond
Amherst, Massachusetts
30.6 miles SWSwim near Amherst, Massachusetts
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Regatta Point Beach
Worcester
31.9 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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Heart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
34.7 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.
Canoe, Kayak, Swim
Glacial Potholes
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
35.8 miles WSwim near Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
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Walden Pond State Resreve
Concord, Massachusetts
39.8 miles SESwim near Concord, Massachusetts
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Hopkinton State Park Upper Beach
Ashland
40.1 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.
Canoe, Hike, Kayak, Swim
Orange Dam
Northampton, Massachusetts
40.7 miles SWSwim near Northampton, Massachusetts
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Dean Pond
Monson, Massachusetts
42.1 miles SSwim near Monson, Massachusetts
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