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If you're interested in hydro structures, you can check out Forest Park Upper Dam, and during your spree here you'll meet some folks from Springfield for sure. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Link Trail, and if you came to camp Windy Acres Campground is a magnificent place to do that. This lake is so wonderful. While you're here at Porter Lake, you could also have a look at beautiful Watershops Pond, and dry warm beds await you at
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| | Sheraton Springfield Monarch Place Hotel. Man, is there lots of amusing stuff to do in the vicinity of Porter Lake. Hit the slopes at Blandford in close proximity. Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this site. If you're here at Porter Lake, do take a spree to Big Island, and you can run the rapids of Connecticut River. Country Club Pond is a nearby lake that you could explore; the County Road Trail offers hiking at its best. Cooley Brook is a delightful | |
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site to visit, and Porter Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Sodom Mountain Campground is a good local campground. If you're here at Porter Lake and you like golf, you can explore St Anne Country Club, and Farmington
River is a glorious whitewater spot nearby. After a long day outdoors Hilton Garden Inn Springfield is a great spot to spend a night or two, and there's perfect hiking along the Richard Trail. All the water falling down from the sky
makes Porter Lake a wet place; the wettest month of the year is ordinarily May, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month of the year is January. Through the warm days of summer highs here at Porter Lake reach the
80's. All through the moonlight hours it's commonly in the 50's. Daytime highs during the winter are in the 30's; nighttime lows in the 0's for Porter Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 42.07361 Longitude: -72.57
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| These outdoors activities are available near Porter Lake. |
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Blandford, Massachusetts, 25 miles away 465 vertical feet |
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Connecticut River, Hampden CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class -blank- - 2 miles long (Holyoke) |
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Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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Little River, Hampden CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Dam below Cobble Mountain Reservoir to Northwest Road) |
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Bass Pond
 | The Springfield Paddle Club is a private swimming club with a beach on Bass Club. The entrance is from South Branch Parkway. We have a lovely beach and a floating dock about 20 yards from shore. Consider joining us for wonderful swimming all summer long.... |
Connecticut River
 | The Holyoke Dam is between the put-in and take-out. The dam is roughly halfway between the two bridges and it cannot be paddled.... |
Whiting Street Reservoir
 | 1 PHOTO Whiting Street Reservoir frozen on a late afternoon in February, 2009... |
Nashawannuck Pond
 | 11 miles away 1 PHOTO My Mother was born in Easthampton-Wanat house near pond-Williston Ave. I am a former member of citizens restoring Congamond. There used to be a lot of fish - but now only bluegills -Millfoil is one of invasive weeds in pond. Pond over years has a lot of garbage thrown in it-used to swim there- would not dare now especially where beach used to be.... |
Sodom Mountain Campground
 | 13 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... - 170 RV hookups, PETS:On a leash, cannot be left attended at the campground and must clean up after your pet., FIRES:Fires out at midnight, STORE:General store with supplies, food, candy and toys, GROCERY:4 miles away...Sodom Mountain is a family oriented campground that offers mountain hiking, family activities, pool, gameroom, mini golf and much more. Our campsites range from basic tenting to 50 amp large pullthrough sites. On site is laundry, lp gas,store, bathrooms with showers and discount tickets available to local attractions.
We are the closest campground located to the Springfield area. Close by attractions include Six Flags New England, Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield muesums and the Big E (Eastern States Exposition Fair).... |
Risley Reservoir
 | 15 miles away This is a nice little lake for fishing. Use minnows and you'll catch a lot of pickerel and bass. Worms bring in copious amounts of bluegill. It's a C/R lake.... |
Partridge Hollow Campground
 | 17 miles away Im here everyday besides wensday. on wensday they give uss off. don and ann are very nice people with a very nice store and very nice overpriced things inside there very nice store. soon they will mater building the roads and hopefuly next spring will be a very nice one. they have very clean and large sites and never are all the sites full so dont let them tell you there booked. if your looking for a nice peaceful time come durring the normal weekends but if your looking for lots of action well come on the major weekends. if your have any teens bring them because there are lots of very nice children in a drug-free enviroment. we have been her since the begining of time and for some reason where still here! the speed limits 5mph but I drive at around 12mph shhh.... |
Factory Hollow Pond
 | 17 miles away This pond is known by everyone as Puffer's pond and I've never heard it called this before. In the summer there are a lot of swimmers, but it makes good early morning fishing.... |
Forest Lake
 | 18 miles away Firstly, Forest Lake does not offer any camping whatsoever, public or private. There is a Jewish retreat camp within 1/2 mile of Forest Lake, however that is not open to the public and is not on Forest Lake itself. Camp Ramah is on Pattaquattic Pond. In neighboring Monson, MA, there is a camp, but that is about 10 miles from the only access point offered to the public on Forest Lake, and is also not connected to Forest Lake in any way. Forest Lake in Palmer, MA, only has about 100 ft. of publicly accessible shore, probably about fifty of which is a swimmer's beach. Fishing is allowed. You can launch boats, but there is a 10 mph and 10 hp limit for motoring. Currently, the restaurant and bar across the street, ''Doyle's'', previously ''Lakeview Lounge'' is closed. Palmer is a lovely, quiet town off of the interstate with few accomodations for those looking to stay overnight, nevermind camp. Campers should look elsewhere and day-trip to Palmer if they want to try their luck at this small-town community beach.... |
Blandford
 | 24 miles away I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on the slopes.... |
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