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    In Massachusetts there are many beautiful lakes, Cook Pond is one of them. Summertime at Cook Pond comes with high temperatures in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 50's. Throughout the winter the highs are regularly in the 30's, and throughout the dark hours in the winter at Cook Pond temperatures plunge to the 0's. While you're here at Cook Pond you will meet lots of people from nearby Worcester. You can run the rapids of Contoocook River in  
   close proximity to Cook Pond; hiking along the White Dot Trail is tremendous fun.
Why not go to Partridgeville Pond Dam while you're here, and do take a hike on the Harling Trail. You assume that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. Everybody close by loves skiing at Wachusett Mountain; you can have a great hiking adventure along the Red Cross Trail. Greenwood Pond is a nearby lake that you could visit, and the skiing at Pine Ridge is glorious.
This lake
 
               is so wonderful. While you're here at Cook Pond, you could also have a look at beautiful Partridgeville Pond, and Cook Pond is delightful enough to spend more than a day at, Lamb City Campground & Variety is a delightful local campground. The peak of Burnshirt Hills can be distinguished from Cook Pond; for you golfers we recommend nearby Templewood Golf Course. You truly have to love Cook Pond. Gardner Super 8 Motel is a magnificent spot to get some rest, and close by you'll discover a wooded neighborhood called Hubbardston State Forest.
Get your heart beating on the great whitewater of Millers River; dry warm beds await you at Colonial Hotel. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Cook Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Peaceful Pines is a nice site for that, and a range like the Burnshirt Hills is always delightful. Cook Pond is a pretty wet place frequently with lots of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is commonly August, that's the one that rains the most, and February meanwhile is the driest month.

 
Gardner Super 8 Motel, Gardner
5 miles away
The Super 8 Gardner is located in an area surrounded by ponds and lakes where you can enjoy swimming, fishing, picnicking, hiking and boating. The bike trail from Gardner to Winchendon is sure to plea...

Colonial Hotel, Gardner
8 miles away
Located in the very heart of Massachusetts, this Federal style hotel with its imposing lobby of soaring ceilings, magnificent staircase, and arching palladium windows is reminiscent of a bygone era of...

Current weather conditions at Cook Pond, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Local climate location: KEENE 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.53278
Longitude: -72.05417

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These outdoors activities are available near Cook Pond.
 Hotels Near Cook Pond:
Gardner Super 8 Motel, Gardner, 5 miles away
Colonial Hotel, Gardner, 8 miles away
Rodeway Inn Westminster, Westminster, 10 miles away
Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, 12 miles away
Courtyard Fitchburg, Fitchburg, 14 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cook Pond:
Peaceful Pines, Templeton, 2 miles away
Lamb City Campground & Variety, Phillipston, 6 miles away
Coldbrook Campground, Barre, 7 miles away
Pout and Trout Family Campground, Rutland, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Cook Pond:
Pine Ridge, Massachusetts, 8 miles away
      200 vertical feet
Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, 12 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire, 26 miles away
      875 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Cook Pond:
Millers River, Worcester CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II-III - 7 miles long (South Royalston to Athol)
Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 17 miles away
      Class II - 5 miles long (Jaffrey to Peterborough)
Ashuelot River - South Branch, Cheshire CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III-IV - 2.3 miles long (Troy to Webb)
 National Parks Near Cook Pond:
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 34 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 47 miles away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 70 miles away
 Trails Near Cook Pond:
Harling Trail, Cheshire County, 16 miles away
White Dot Trail, Cheshire County, 17 miles away
Red Cross Trail, Cheshire County, 17 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Cook Pond:
Templewood Golf Course, Templeton, 3 miles away
Gardner Municipal Golf Course, Gardner, 5 miles away
 Lakes Near Cook Pond:
Partridgeville Pond, Worcester CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Greenwood Pond, Worcester CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Wrights Reservoir
This Lake with little public access. Forget about using a motor boat. A canoe/kayak maybe. Fishing may be ok, but don't keep/eat what you catch. MA has serious mercury warnings posted....

Pout and Trout Family Campground
They have a swimming pool, game room, kid's playground. There are always people ready for a game of horseshoes. They have a pavillion for bingo games, DJ's and dancing. The rates are reasonable for seasonal and weekender sites, only minutes from Worcester....

Pine Ridge
This area is closed....

Millers River
Rode it today.... lost 5 canoes on it as it rained last night and transformed into Class IV rapids.... Luckily we rescued 1 canoe and all 12 people got safely off of the river....

Pine Acres Family Camping Resort
Great place, everything you need for a fun time. We camped in tents, electricity and water at sights that were roomy enough for tent and screen house. Canoe rentals, rod rental and bait, beach and a pool, good hiking trails ( with wild bluberries and blackberries). Most important clean bathrooms nothing worse than a camp ground with crappy facilities (forgive the pun)..Ben a couple of times great place!!...

Woodmore Campground
14 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...TENT:Cabin Rentals, Tent sites with or without hook-ups, RV:water/electric 30/50 amp, sewer, cable, - 125 RV hookups, PETS:Family Pets, on leash, current health cert, no extra fees for pets, FIRES:Campfire wood for sale on site, STORE:Grocery, Candy, Snacks, Camp Supplies, T-shirts, mugs, etc, GROCERY:Market Basket, Hannaford's, Walmart, NH Liquor within 5 miles, POOL:No lifeguard on duty, GAMEROOM:Arcade, Family Room, Playground......ock Region. The region offers you New England charm, covered bridges, State Parks, tax-free shopping, golf, fishing and more. We invite you to come relax or explore the beauty of our Region.

Our family-owned campground sits on 23 acres in Rindge on Lake Contoocook. We have 125 campsites allowing us to accommodate your cozy tent or large RV; all sites have a table and fire-ring. Cabin and boat rentals are available; as well as firewood, groceries and propane without leaving camp. Enjoy our on-site amenities, boat dock, lake fishing, horseshoes, volleyball, pool, playground, arcade, etc. or join us for planned events.

We welcome individuals and families for weekend, vacation or seasonal camping. Family pets are welcome without any additional fees. Small and large groups visit Woodmore for family reunions, birthday parties, or gatherings.

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Wickaboag Pond
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Notown Reservoir
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Stiles Reservoir
17 miles away
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Heywood Reservoir
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Patch Pond
19 miles away
Patch Pond still has an abundance of wildlife in and around it. Many types of birds live around the pond, many more (migratory birds) visit. At this point in time and for the last decade or so the earthin dam next to the concreat dam has been breeched. This has resulted in a lower water leval leaving the infeed end of the pond a swamp. This could be and once was a wondeful place Please help us save it Please fix the earthin Dam. Patch Pond is between Patch reservour and Cose reservour. This Pond cannot be seen from Mill Street the Pond on Mill Street is Patch Res....

Crotched Mountain
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Crotched Mountain is New England's Go-To Mountain. Home to Midnight Madness, the only late night ski & ride session, the madness starts up at 9pm and goes until 3am every Friday and Saturday starting Dec 26th until Feb 28th.
Crotched is also the proud owners of ''New England's Ultimate Snowmaking System''. With 104 SMI Fan Guns covering 100% of the mountain, Crotched is able to make 12'' of fresh powder in 24 hours. That give us the highest snowmaking capacity per acre in all of the Northeast!
With affordable rate, Great learn to ski & ride packages and a close proximity to all major New England cities, Crotched is the place to be this winter. We're close to home. ...

Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
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