Puffer's Pond 2020--Comparative Analysis of Local Swimming Areas (2009-10)

FORMAL/ TOWN BEACH/WATER BODY SITE DESCRIPTION FACILITIES OWNER FEE RESTRICTED USES INFORMAL • Picnic areas, • Restrooms, Park includes over 800 acres with five miles of frontage on the • Daily parking fee $5; or Agawam Robinson State Park Formal • trails, State Westfield River, and there is Robinson Pond • State Park season pass $35 • parking, and • sand beach • Picnic areas, • Restrooms, • trails, Approximate 30 acre lake with Restaurant/Bar and park Ashfield Ashfield lake Informal • parking, Town NO FEE-free parking facilities nearby. • fishing, • sand beach, and • open year round

• Beach staffed by American Red Cross trained lifeguards certified in Resident/(non-resident): • NO Inflatable flotation devices. CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First Aid. • $80 for family of four ($120); Belchertown Beach • Children under 12 years of age Belchertown Formal boat ramp; open late June-September, 7 days/week 11:00-7:00 • Barbeque facilities, Town • $70 for a couple ($100); (Arcadia Lake) MUST be accompanied by an adult. • bathrooms, changing facilities and outside showers, • $50 individual ($80); • Pedal boats can be rented for a small fee. • daily $3-5

Informal (possibly Belchertown Metacomet Lake • boat ramp Town NO FEE illegal) • Pavilion and picnic facilities • Restrooms, Dean Pond Recreation Area is located in the western portion of • 100 linear feet of beach Dean Pond-Brimfield State • Daily parking fee $5; or Brimfield Formal Brimfield State Forest. , has a pavilion, comfort station, 100 • Lifeguards State Forest • State Park season pass $35 linear feet of beach and picnic facilities. • Handicapped accessible • Open year round, and • Surf chairs available for rental • Pavilion and picnic facilities • Restrooms, Created by the glaciers and augmented by a dam, the 51-acre • Designated swim and beach area • ATV's/Or's Laurel Lake has a sandy beach and stone-terraced gardens, • Lifeguards • Daily parking fee $5; or Erving/Warwick Laurel Lake Recreation Area Formal State • Pets are allowed in camping areas Laurel Lake is situated within almost 4,500 acres of the Erving • Handicapped accessible • State Park season pass $35 only (rabies certificate required). State Forest. • Fishing • Boating (motor and non-motor) • Open year round Resident/(non-resident): The Green River Swimming area is one of the most widely used • Concession Area-bike racks, 7 picnic tables, 12 park benches Daily Rates town parks in Greenfield. Its unique and abundant recreation • Covered Pavilion-tables and grills, can be rented • $4 resident adult ($8) opportunities include an in stream swimming pool with sand • Playground Area-picnic tables, basketball court, volley ball, play • $2 senior ($4) beach toddler play area, athletic courts, concessions and picnic structures • $3 for youth (3-18 yrs), ($6) Greenfield Swimming Pool areas. The picnic area on the North side of the Green River is • Picnic Area-open fields, picnic tables Season Passes Greenfield (Greenfield Beach, Nash’s Formal Town None accessible via a pedestrian bridge across the river. The north • Parking-paved parking and access via bike route • $55 family ($85) Mill Road) side does not have a beach, but has water access via concrete • Sand beach • $30 individual ($45) stairs. This picnic area is a large plot of grass covered land and • Lifeguards • $25 senior ($35). mature shade trees. There are approximately 35 picnic tables • Restrooms, showers and changing area Open 10 AM to 7:30 PM; season passes with a number designation for rental purposes. • Accessible available and daily passes checked out from library.

Public drinking water supply - fishing allowed from shore and Hadley Hadley Reservoir Informal (illegal) no facilities picnic area adjacent to water.

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FORMAL/ TOWN BEACH/WATER BODY SITE DESCRIPTION FACILITIES OWNER FEE RESTRICTED USES INFORMAL Informal (possibly Leverett Leverett Pond shallow pond, good fishing, no swimming illegal) • Sand beach The Town of Ludlow has a formal Haviland Beach area that was • Lifeguards-up to seven lifeguards for the summer revitalized with the help of a Haviland Beach Study Committee • Restrooms that made recommendations for the oversight and • Concession Ludlow Haviland Pond Formal free parking management of the swimming area. The beach is open during • Swim lessons the summer and served approximately 6,037 swimmers in the • Accessible play area and equipment summer 2009. • Open year-round Hours: Mon-Fri 10AM-8PM; Weekends 9AM-8PM Resident/(non-resident): Daily Rates • Adult $3 ($5) • Sand beach • Swim only when lifeguard on duty; • Child $2 ($3) • Lifeguards • NO flotation devices; • Senior $2 ($3) • Restrooms • NO alcohol, Northampton Musante Beach Formal Town beach with formalized swimming and parking. Town Season Passes • Picnic Tables • NO glass containers; • $60 Family ($70), • Accessible • NO smoking; • $30 Adult ($40), • Open 7 days/week during the summer, 10:30 AM-6:30 PM • NO pets • $20 Child-under 16 ($35) • $20 Senior ($35)

A 40-acre artificial lake that is part of a larger conservation Northampton area. The lake serves as aquatic habitat with perimeter hiking Conservation Northampton Fitzgerald Lake Informal trails. Canoes and kayaks can be launched from the boardwalk no facilities-NO Swimming Commission and off North Farms Road, and an accessible boardwalk and asphalt Broad Brook path also circumnavigate the lake. Coalition

The 112-acre Lake Mattawa boasts very clear water – you can see 15 feet down – and the reputation of producing trophy • Sand Beach trout. The trout’s success here is probably due to the numerous • Restrooms, springs that feed the lake and the high number of the smelt • free parking and free entrance; Orange Lake Mattawa formal • Handicapped accessible, State they forage on. The shoreline of the lake is 75 percent • open sunrise to sunset • Two paved boat ramps (motorboats < 10 hp) developed, but set within a forested “neighborhood,” the lake • Open year-round still offers a lovely spot for summer recreation. Anglers also head here in winter, to try their hand at ice fishing.

Tully Lake Recreation Area protects about four miles of the Tully River, including Long Pond, where the river widens, and • Boat Ramp the 200-acre Tully Lake, created by a flood-control dam. The • Group pavilion wetlands and the forest support a wide variety of flora and • Picnic Area fauna, lists of which are available online. The land and the lake • Restrooms Tully Lake (Athol-Richmond Army Corps of • free for beach/trails, Royalston offer numerous recreational opportunities, including camping, • 49 parking spaces, Road) Engineers • campground fees apply picnicking, boating, fishing, and hiking. A one-mile interpretive • Rentals (canoes, kayaks), trail introduces visitors to both natural and cultural history; • Open year round, another trail loops around the lake and connects to scenic • Pets OK, vistas and waterfalls. Part of this loop constitutes one leg of the • Accessible restroom and picnic site Tully Trail.

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FORMAL/ TOWN BEACH/WATER BODY SITE DESCRIPTION FACILITIES OWNER FEE RESTRICTED USES INFORMAL • Sand beach • Lifeguards • Concession This 40-acre day-use area is located on the shores of Lake • Restrooms with showers and changing area Wyola, a Native American word meaning “quiet waters”. Here • Picnicking with grills • Daily parking fee $5; or Shutesbury Lake Wyola State Park Formal on the crystal clear waters of the 128-acre lake one can swim at State • Fishing • State Park season pass $35 the guarded beach or picnic at one of the many picnic sites all • Boating with charcoal grills. • Volleyball and horseshoes • Interpretive nature trails • Open 9-7:30 every day memorial day-labor day • Sand beach • Lifeguards Resident/(non-resident): Congamond Lakes is divided into three smaller ponds. The • Restrooms Southwick Congamond Lakes Formal Town $2 Adult ($3) Town of Southwick uses the pond for an official town beach. • Playground area Senior and children < 6 FREE • Boat ramp • Open July 1-Labor Day, 11AM-6PM • Small sand beach, • Boat ramp (non-motorized), • Group pavilion, A 10-acre pond encircled with trails within the 7,900-acre • Picnic area, • Daily parking fee $5; or Wendell Ruggles Pond Formal State Wendell State Forest. • Restrooms, • State Park season pass $35 • Accessible; • Lifeguards, • Ball field

Protected as a cooperative project by the Town of Wendell Conservation Commission, the people of Wendell, and the Massachusetts Division of Conservation Services, the 125-acre Fiske Pond Conservation Area offers interconnecting trails for • Motorized boats Wendell Fiske Pond Informal hiking, cross-country skiing, and bird watching. Visitors also NO formal facilities-unsupervised swimming Town and State • ATV's/ORV's; enjoy unsupervised swimming and non-motorized boating at • Snowmobiling this lovely, tranquil retreat. Outdoor education groups are especially welcome to explore the field and the forest, the pond and the park. • Accessible Beaches • Accessible Restrooms • Boating (All Types) • Boat Ramp • Daily parking fee $5; or Westfield Hampton Ponds State Park Formal State • Canoeing • State Park season pass $35 • Fishing • Picnicking • Swimming • Sand beach • Lifeguards Deerfield/Whately residents-$35 Whately Tri-town Beach Formal Beach and swimming area for local residents only. • Restrooms Town(s) Sunderland/Hatfield/Conway-$50 • Open June 18-Aug 22, hours: weekdays 10 am- 8 pm.; weekends Seniors-$10 noon-7pm.

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FORMAL/ TOWN BEACH/WATER BODY SITE DESCRIPTION FACILITIES OWNER FEE RESTRICTED USES INFORMAL

• Sand beach • Lifeguards-certified lifeguards Resident/(non-resident): • Restrooms $80 Family (15 visits) ($95), • Concessions $100 Family unlimited visits ($115); A clean, town-owned and managed beach that is family friendly • Swim rafts Single Adult Unlimited $80 ($95); Single No one under age 18 is allowed at the Wilbraham Spec Pond Formal with many amenities. Town • Pavilion (rental, up to 200 people) Adult 15 Visits $60 ($75); beach without an adult. • Picnic Area Daily Rates • BBQ pit $4 ($8) • Basketball and baseball areas Sunset rates (after 6 pm) $2 • Open June 26-August8, 11 AM - 8 PM; August 9-22, 11 AM-6PM

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