Reviews
David Levin May 6, 2022
Wonderful resource!!
Good for everyone. And every season
Francis Bigness April 27, 2022
Beautiful place
Byron Borrayo April 16, 2022
I love this place
Dan Sazer April 13, 2022
Iconic
Amy Poutre February 26, 2022
A local favorite. Could spend hours here
Stephen Glynn January 23, 2022
Took path along pond, second half very icy.
Yuk L. January 2, 2022
A great little walk around the pond with some history. We visited Thoreau's little house. The walk is easy for children. There are some great spots to...
Laura A. December 30, 2021
Great walk (takes about 1 hour with kids) around the pond all year long. Easy for kids however not smooth for strollers the entire loop. No dogs allowed but...
Kendall Bell December 9, 2021
Nice easy walk. It was pretty clean. Too bad dogs aren't allowed
Sarah Frankenfield December 6, 2021
Beautiful lake to walk around with my dog
Nathaniel Hale (ThePheonix0627) December 1, 2021
VERY HISTORIC! Place of Henry David Thoreau's cabin!
Jared Flake November 5, 2021
Beautiful scenery and amazing swimming.
Ethan Byrne November 2, 2021
Didn’t make any grand realizations about life’s meaning, but I saw a cool log
Keyra Fernandez October 26, 2021
Swimming is heavenly
Steve Z. October 25, 2021
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach,...
Qi Su October 11, 2021
Life in the woods 101:
Step 1: pick a pond.
Step 2: live there.
Alok Dahal October 3, 2021
Best place around boston neighborhood. Clean water, nice view, fresh air.
Jeannine M. September 26, 2021
Wow! The Pond Walk is lovely especially on a pretty day. Many folks enjoying the water; swimming, SUP, kayaking and lots of beach dwellers. We walked the...
Frank B. September 9, 2021
An absolute treasure NOT to be missed if your are in the area. It literally took about an hour to walk around the pond. Parking is so easy, costs about $30...
Cecilia Lemus August 30, 2021
BEST LAKE AT MASSACHUSETTS
Akhil Vijay August 15, 2021
Loved it.
Water is clean.
Great place to swim or kayak
fabio dos santos francisco August 2, 2021
Very good
Adrienne N. July 30, 2021
Beautiful pond and had so much space to chill by the water. Definitely worth taking a trip out here to a family-orientated and historic location. Can't wait...
Graham Gibbs July 19, 2021
Beautifully done interactive and educational visitor’s center near the pond.
Anna Justis July 1, 2021
A great beach for swimming or a nice hike.
Ashley Fearon June 30, 2021
So beautiful and clean water.
Rachel Diaz June 29, 2021
Love it here.
Anibal Alvarado June 28, 2021
Good
Gouri Rao June 27, 2021
Nice pond.
William G. June 17, 2021
Walden is the best open body of water for open water swimming in MA in my opinion. It is a great size where it feels big enough to go out and back and feel...
Betty Elrod June 6, 2021
It’s the best place ever
Grant April 3, 2021
Very beautiful place. I wish that soon enough, that they put trash cans there. There's nowhere to put your trash.
Also, be aware that it is full of flying bugs there. I recommend you to wear long pants or use bug spray.
Mary W. March 23, 2021
I have spent so much of my 29 years here, I grew up in Belmont and had the luxury of being 10 minutes away, even taking school trips when I was a youngin'. I have so many memories, but my favorite part of the pond? About 3/4 of the way, you come around a bend with a small beach, and the water is always BRIGHT turquoise. Its an incredible area. Can't believe its so close!!
Pamela Harrington February 11, 2021
I love this place!!!! I used to come here every summer growing up!!!! Get a few swims in & bask in the sun for a few hours then get back to Framingham Mass
Yutong Si January 31, 2021
Such a wonderful place!
Erin Anne January 11, 2021
Nice easy hike with a beautiful view of the pond and interesting history.
Steve Neely November 9, 2020
Great place for a loop around the pond . Birth place of the environmental movement. Very nice visitors center very peaceful
Mallory D. October 20, 2020
There's nothing like a trip to Walden Pond to make you happy to be alive. Although some spots like Thoreau's cabin and the gift shop were closed, the...
Eduardo Mace September 29, 2020
I like it, eventhough it was crowded. Just be aware that the Park does not accept pets and parking spaces are hard to get.
Lux Llama Productions September 25, 2020
Amazing place to go to, water is really nice too to swim in
Jake Baker September 18, 2020
Great place to explore. Water very clear and pleasant to swim in. Small beach and path around Walden are nice. During summer month weekends, plan on getting there early to claim parking spots. Often times parking lot closed by 9am due to lot capacity I've seen.
Karen Y. August 28, 2020
Bring your swimsuits! A little rocky but cleaner than the ocean we did the day before. We were lucky to catch the gift shop open this particular day but...
Olga Talroze August 26, 2020
Amazing water well organized clean . Not everyone wearing masks but you can find enough space to be distanced. However parking fills up sooper quickly you have to follow Twitter updates.
Chris M. August 19, 2020
Saturday afternoon we stopped by the Walden Pond State Reservation. There was plenty of parking. Granted it was a cloudy day. I would like to see what it...
Jason Bice August 15, 2020
This place is magical.
Harvey Willson July 31, 2020
Grew up swimming here. Still like it even through all the changes.
M T July 18, 2020
Great place but Parking filled up too quick before noon. Makes it impossible to enjoy the place.
Karima Z. July 18, 2020
The reservation itself is breathtaking. The pond is so clear and warm; it is perfect to swim in. The trails are clean and great for hikes. However, people...
Krishna Basnet July 2, 2020
Beautiful place nature god gift.big pond just cross of road very good place for swimming and fishing nice and clear water.big parking lot and full of security...
Brock Clark June 26, 2020
Nice spot but been busy be safe
50 50 on mask protection when near water
Todd E. June 26, 2020
So let's start with this, Walden Pond, the pond, the water, always gets 5 stars!! Minus one star because the MassDCR could be doing more to clean up the...
Terry B. May 10, 2020
Years ago I had read that Walden Pond had been so overdeveloped that you could not get the sense of Thoreau's writings while visiting. In 1978, we made our...
Ajit Vyas December 27, 2019
Lovely historic pond, made famous by the writings of Henry David Thoreau. See a recreation of the cabin he lived in and other historic markers of his time there. Easy to park, short trails nearby to walk around the pond.