A storied part of our national heritage, Walden Pond and Walden Woods in Massachusetts – where Henry David Thoreau wrote his ...

Nearly 20 beaches across Massachusetts are closed on Tuesday as temperatures are expected to soar. There are 17 total closures, according to the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH).

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One of those is the main beach at Walden Pond State Reservation, which will remain closed for the entirety of summer 2025 as a new, state-of-the-art $6.1 million bathhouse is constructed. Red Cross ...

Walden Pond is also frequented in summer by walkers and bird watchers, and in winter by snowshoers and cross-country skiers. Many wander off the 1.7-mile shaded dirt path hugging the oblong pond, ...

Just off Route 2 in Concord, 18 miles west of Boston, Walden Pond’s public beach, walking trails, and facsimile of Thoreau’s cabin are thronged with visitors in the summer.

Walden Pond is the lowest point in the surrounding area and has no outlets for the excess water, so it will dissipate slowly, through evaporation and aquifer absorption.

Walden Pond’s shrinking shoreline will likely stay submerged until at least the fall thanks to an extra 10 inches of rain. Skip to Main Content Open Close Menu. Home News.

Officials say people are hacking through fences to access Walden Pond beachfront Limited beach space is sending persistent parkgoers into the off-limits section of Walden Pond’s shoreline.