Seasonal public swimming11 miHoughton's Pond swimming beach
Houghton's Pond Recreation Area, Blue Hills Reservation, North Randolph
A DCR swimming beach on the natural 24-acre Houghton's Pond in Blue Hills Reservation.
Swimming holes in Massachusetts
11 places to swim in Massachusetts, each checked for public access. Open a spot for its season, booking rules and how to get there.
11 spots listed11 lakes and tarns
11 spots in Massachusetts
Seasonal public swimming11 mi
Public swimming allowed15 miWalden Pond swimming area
Walden Pond State Reservation, Sandy Island
Public swimming area at Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, with seasonal hours and designated open-water swimming rules.
Public swimming16 miCochituate State Park middle-section swimming area
Cochituate State Park, Cochituate
Public swimming area in the middle section of Lake Cochituate at Cochituate State Park.
Swimming allowed22 miHeart Pond Beach
Chelmsford
Free public beach on Heart Pond, open to residents and non-residents from dawn to dusk.
Swim seasonally23 miAshland Beach
Ashland State Park, Ashland
Seasonal public swimming beach at Ashland State Park on Ashland Reservoir; the beach is unguarded.
Swim seasonally24 miHopkinton Main Beach
Hopkinton State Park, Bacon Island
Seasonal public swimming beach at Hopkinton State Park, with lifeguard coverage subject to staffing.
Public swimming36 miLake Park swimming beach
Quinsigamond State Park, Ramshorn Island Park
Lake Park has a public swimming beach on Lake Quinsigamond within Quinsigamond State Park.
Public swimming40 miCoes Pond Beach
Coes Pond Parks, Crown Hill
Coes Pond Beach is a city-operated swimming beach on Coes Reservoir with a bathhouse and sandy beach.
Public swimming56 miLake Dennison
Lake Dennison Recreation Area, Winchendon
Lake Dennison Recreation Area has a swimming beach in Winchendon.
Public seasonal swimming71 miLake Wyola Beach
Lake Wyola State Park, Shutesbury
Public swimming beach on Lake Wyola at a day-use state park in Shutesbury.
Public seasonal swimming77 miChicopee Memorial State Park swimming area
Chicopee Memorial State Park, Ludlow
Public swimming area on the pond at a state park in Chicopee.
