Wild Swim Atlas

    Lakes and tarns in Massachusetts

    11 lakes and tarns you can swim in across Massachusetts, each checked for public access.

    11 spots listed11 lakes and tarns

    11 spots in Massachusetts

    Public swimming

    Lake Dennison

    Lake
    Lake Dennison Recreation Area, Winchendon

    Lake Dennison Recreation Area has a swimming beach in Winchendon.

    Swim seasonally

    Hopkinton Main Beach

    Lake
    Hopkinton State Park, Bacon Island

    Seasonal public swimming beach at Hopkinton State Park, with lifeguard coverage subject to staffing.

    Swim seasonally

    Ashland Beach

    Lake
    Ashland State Park, Ashland

    Seasonal public swimming beach at Ashland State Park on Ashland Reservoir; the beach is unguarded.

    Public swimming

    Lake Park swimming beach

    Lake
    Quinsigamond State Park, Ramshorn Island Park

    Lake Park has a public swimming beach on Lake Quinsigamond within Quinsigamond State Park.

    Public swimming

    Coes Pond Beach

    Lake
    Coes Pond Parks, Crown Hill

    Coes Pond Beach is a city-operated swimming beach on Coes Reservoir with a bathhouse and sandy beach.

    Public swimming allowed

    Walden Pond swimming area

    Lake
    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.

    Swimming allowed

    Heart Pond Beach

    Lake
    Chelmsford

    Free public beach on Heart Pond, open to residents and non-residents from dawn to dusk.

    Seasonal public swimming

    Houghton's Pond swimming beach

    Lake
    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.

    Public seasonal swimming

    Lake Wyola Beach

    Lake
    Lake Wyola State Park, Shutesbury

    Public swimming beach on Lake Wyola at a day-use state park in Shutesbury.