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Lake and pond beaches in Massachusetts
These 38 beaches in Massachusetts are on a lake, pond or reservoir rather than the sea. No tide, no surf, and usually a shorter drive. Each one shows how far you park and how far you walk to the water.
Millway BeachBarnstable · water not mapped · parking 70 ft
Morses Pond BeachWellesley · water not mapped
Oyster Pond BeachChatham · water 0.7 miles · parking 30 ft
Great Pond BeachEastham · water 0.6 miles · parking 60 ft
Bell PondWorcester · water 1.2 miles · parking 350 ft
Herring Pond BeachEastham · water 0.8 miles · parking 30 ft
Stiles Pond BeachBoxford · on the shoreline · parking 300 ft
Lake Garfield BeachMonterey · water 40 ft
Long Pond Brewster BeachBrewster · water 40 ft · parking 475 yd
Hamblin Pond BeachMarstons Mills · water 280 ft · parking 40 ft
Sand Pond BeachHarwich · water 180 ft · parking 40 ft
Lake Tashmoo Town BeachTisbury · water 30 ft · parking 125 yd
Lake Quonnipaug BeachGuilford · water 40 ft · parking 110 ft
Cahoon Beach Landing - Long PondHarwich · water 150 ft · parking 50 ft
Washing Pond BeachNantucket · water 60 ft
Wickaboag Lake Town BeachWest Brookfield · water 70 ft · parking 340 ft
Uncanoonuc Lake Public BeachGoffstown · water not mapped · parking 150 ft
Long Pond Swimming BeachWellfleet · water 0.8 miles · parking 50 ft
Otter Pond BeachNew London · water 60 ft
Lake Ellis BeachAthol · water 30 ft · parking 175 yd
Puffer's Pond Swimming AreaAmherst · water 100 ft · parking 230 ft
Mirror Lake BeachHarvard · water 100 ft · parking 375 yd
Andover Lake BeachAndover · water 90 ft
Sanbornton Town Beach - Hermit LakeSanbornton · water 60 ft
Cliff Pond BeachBrewster · on the shoreline · parking 190 ft
Plainfield Pond BeachPlainfield · water 800 yd
Gull Pond Landing BeachWellfleet · water 1.0 miles · parking 260 ft
Walker Pond Beach-Wells State ParkSturbridge · water 1.1 miles · parking 225 yd
Dennis Pond BeachYarmouth Port · water 0.9 miles · parking 100 ft
Bucks Pond BeachHarwich · on the shoreline
Kennebunk Pond BeachLyman · water 0.9 miles · parking 50 ft
Long PondHarwich · water 250 ft · parking 550 yd
Tisbury Great Pond BeachVineyard Haven · water 100 ft
Contoocook Lake Public Beachon the shoreline · parking 170 ft
Wakeby lake at Ryder Conservation Beachwater 275 yd · parking 340 ft
Wequaquet Lake Beachon the shoreline · parking 70 ft
Peters Pond at Oakcrest Cove Beachwater 50 ft · parking 240 ft
Snake Pond Beachon the shoreline · parking 260 ft
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Do lake beaches have tides?
No. Tide tables apply to the sea, so these pages do not show one. Water temperature is modelled from the air temperature and the season where there is no buoy nearby.
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