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     After a long day outdoors Colonial Hotel is a great spot to spend a night or two; if you're visiting from Worcester, you won't be the only one. Take a side journey to Foster Brook, and Parker Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Howe's Camping is a great local campground. If you want a wonderful time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Parker Pond. If you're here at Parker Pond and you like golf, you can go to Gardner Municipal Golf Course;  
   on a pleasant day you can take a hike along the Harling Trail. This lake is so wonderful. One of the overriding features of the surroundings of Parker Pond is Beaman Hill, naturally you could also explore Beagle Pond since you're here; it's not far at all.
Be careful coming to Parker Pond, you might not ever want to return home again. There is a pleasant hiking trail close to Parker Pond called the White Dot Trail, and Parker Pond is not the only spot
 
               nearby, Kendall Pond is a nearby lake. Summer at Parker Pond comes with high temperatures in the 80's while night lows are mostly in the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Parker Pond. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Millers River in the vicinity of Parker Pond, and the slopes of Pine Ridge are so inviting noone can resist.
Contoocook River is a wonderful whitewater spot in the vicinity of Parker Pond, and the Parker Trail is a wonderful hiking trail nearby. Super 8 Gardner is a great location to get some rest, and Parker Pond Dam is a location that is in the vicinity of Parker Pond.
The high level of rainfall makes Parker Pond a reasonably wet place; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain; the driest month of the year is February. Wachusett Mountain is a magnificent local ski area. There's so much to do here at Parker Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Peaceful Pines is a great place for that.

 
Super 8 Gardner, Gardner
2 miles away
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Colonial Hotel, Gardner
5 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 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.575
Longitude: -72.015

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These outdoors activities are available near Parker Pond.
 Hotels Near Parker Pond:
Super 8 Gardner, Gardner, 2 miles away
Colonial Hotel, Gardner, 5 miles away
Rodeway Inn Westminster, Westminster, 8 miles away
Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, 10 miles away
Courtyard Fitchburg, Fitchburg, 11 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Parker Pond:
Peaceful Pines, Templeton, 4 miles away
Howe's Camping, Ashburnham, 6 miles away
Pout and Trout Family Campground, Rutland, 8 miles away
Lamb City Campground & Variety, Phillipston, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Parker Pond:
Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, 10 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Pine Ridge, Massachusetts, 11 miles away
      200 vertical feet
Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire, 23 miles away
      875 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Parker Pond:
Millers River, Worcester CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-III - 7 miles long (South Royalston to Athol)
Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 14 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 Parker Pond:
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 35 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 46 miles away
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Boston - MA, 68 miles away
 Trails Near Parker Pond:
Harling Trail, Cheshire County, 15 miles away
Parker Trail, Cheshire County, 15 miles away
White Dot Trail, Cheshire County, 15 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Parker Pond:
Gardner Municipal Golf Course, Gardner, 2 miles away
Templewood Golf Course, Templeton, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Parker Pond:
Kendall Pond, Worcester CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Beagle 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
10 miles away
This area is closed....

Millers River
11 miles away
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
11 miles away
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
12 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......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.

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 ...

Notown Reservoir
13 miles away
Notown reservoir does not allow fishing, swimming or boats. There is no public access....

Heywood Reservoir
16 miles away
Ahhh good ol Heywood's used to be a great lake for swimming with rope swings that threw you out 80 feet into the water. but since then many things have changed people caught on to the fun nites out there , and police started showing up and now the whole place ''all the trees'' have been cut down  above the apple orchard, so no swimming there or you will be hit with a fine of up to 500$...

Stiles Reservoir
18 miles away
Stiles Resevoir is man made and just over 400 acres. Fishing includes Small & Large Mouth Bass as well as yellow and white perch, blue gills & Calico Bass. Average depth of about 10 feet with some spots over 15 ft. Mostly year round homes with some of the old summer cottages still being used. The resevoir covers area in both Spencer & Leicester....

Wickaboag Pond
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The pond is very nice?...

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
22 miles away
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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
46 miles away
He is my great great great grandpa Samuel Slater .  ...

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