One notable closure is at Walden Pond State Reservation’s main beach. The beach will remain closed for the entirety of summer ...

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

S ALEM, MA — Nearly 40 Massachusetts beaches were off limits to swimming heading into the third heat wave of the summer — an ...

If you are planning to cool off by heading to the beach for the 4th of July​ weekend, you'll want to be sure your favorite ...

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.

According to an announcement from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) on May 30, the main beach at Walden Pond in Concord will be closed for the season as the site undergoes ...

This week, 20 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Tuesday, July 1: Andover: Pomps Pond (Bacterial Exceedance) Ashby: ...

The Walden Pond waterfront is open with lifeguards on duty. However, because of the reduced space, the department is recommending beachgoers to go elsewhere for swimming summer fun.

Plenty of people have taken a whiz in Walden Pond since writer Henry David Thoreau sat by its shores 160-plus years ago lost in contemplation. And that, according to a new study, ...

Walden Pond, the Concord natural resource that inspired Henry David Thoreau’s famous book Walden; or, Life in the Woods, is being soiled by years and years’ worth of swimmers’ pee.

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.