Cook Pond, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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     After a long day outdoors Super 8 Gardner is a splendid location to spend a night or two; Cook Pond is not far at all from Worcester. Summertime highs at Cook Pond frequently tend to be in the 80's. Once the sun is down it descends down to the 50's. Throughout the winter highs are regularly in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Cook Pond are in the 0's. Hubbardston State Forest is a magnificent local forest. What a place this is for outdoors people. The  
   Red Cross Trail offers hiking at its best; dry warm beds await you at Colonial Hotel.
You can take a little visit to Partridgeville Pond Dam while you're here at Cook Pond, and Cook Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Peaceful Pines is a great local campground. Partridgeville Pond is a nearby lake that you could stop by, and get dripping wet paddling on Contoocook River. Whitewater paddling is good on Millers River, and if you get bored of
 
               Cook Pond you could also pop by nearby Greenwood Pond.
This lake is so wonderful. The top of Burnshirt Hills is easily made out from Cook Pond, and a magnificent location to camp here at Cook Pond is Lamb City Campground & Variety. Cook Pond really is in the middle of a gorgeous outdoors paradise. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Cook Pond; White Dot Trail is a tremendous local trail, and the skiing at Wachusett Mountain is great. There's perfect hiking along the Harling Trail; if you like skiing, you're in luck; Pine Ridge is relatively near.
Cook Pond gets much water; the month with most of the rain is August; the driest month of the year is February. This lake is so wonderful. The summits of the Burnshirt Hills add much beauty to the area around Cook Pond, and Templewood Golf Course is a good golf course nearby.

 
Super 8 Gardner, 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
The Colonial Hotel is 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 reminisc...

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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:
Super 8 Gardner, 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
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Pout and Trout Family Campground
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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...... 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.

Visit our Attractions page for details of area attractions and region information, at our office we have over 60 brochures and maps and are happy to assist you in planning day trips. We continue to offer discounts and specials to be sure new or experienced campers can enjoy Woodmore and the Monadnock Region.

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Stiles Reservoir
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Heywood Reservoir
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Patch Pond
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Crotched Mountain
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Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
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