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A swamp like Catamount Swamp near Ruggles Pond has lots of out of the ordinary things to see, also Ruggles Pond Dam is worth taking a look at if you're here. While you're here at Ruggles Pond you will meet lots of folks from close by Springfield; after a long day outdoors University Lodge is a glorious site to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. A lake nearby is Wickett Pond; there are some tremendous whitewater spots on Ashuelot River. This lake
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| | is so wonderful. If you're looking for a beach near Ruggles Pond, we recommend Horse Race, and on a nice day you can take a hike along the Sunrise Trail. You feel that's sufficient? Just getting warmed up. The Sunset Trail is a nice hiking trail in close proximity to Ruggles Pond. There's so much to do here at Ruggles Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Barton Cove Campground is a great site for that. University Lodge is a fine site to get some | |
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rest, and Living Memorial Park is a tremendous local ski area. All the water falling down from the sky makes Ruggles Pond a wet place; the month with most of the rain is November, and February is the month with the least moisture.
Life's too short to enjoy all the fun stuff close to Ruggles Pond. If you came to camp Wagon wheel Camping Area is a nice place to do that, and while you're here, you could take a look at Baker Brook. High temperatures at Ruggles
Pond through the warm days of summer are in the 70's, and all through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. Throughout the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 20's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Ruggles Pond. A
pleasant panorama of gorgeous Dry Hill is available from Ruggles Pond, needless to say you could also stop by Fiske Pond while you're here; it's not far at all. Some nice nature is available in Montague State Forest, and if you come at the right time of year, Millers River - Lower offers some good whitewater.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 42.55167 Longitude: -72.44806
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Pine Ridge, Massachusetts, 25 miles away 200 vertical feet |
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Millers River - Lower, Franklin CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Erving to Millers Falls) |
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Ashuelot River, Cheshire CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class II-IV - 3.5 miles long (Ashuelot to Hinsdale) |
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Deerfield River, Franklin CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class I-II - 7 miles long (Wilcox Hollow to Stillwater Bridge) |
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Barton Cove Campground
 | ...g there for over 20 years. It is a great place to take a family and if you are lucky, you will get t... |
Factory Hollow Pond
 | ...fer's pond and I've never heard it called this before. In the summer there are a lot of swimmers, bu... |
Deerfield River
 | 16 miles away ...is about a mile or so below the Wilcox Hollow put in. The portage includes an 800 foot long carry an... |
Indian Pond
 | 16 miles away 1 PHOTO ... June, your likely to see it surrounded by the pink flowers of Mountain Laurel. It's very pretty. Mi... |
Camp Spofford
 | 17 miles away 4 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Store, Nearby Grocery, Gameroom... |
Millers River
 | 18 miles away ...oday.... lost 5 canoes on it as it rained last night and transformed into Class IV rapids.... Luckil... |
Ashuelot River Campground
 | 18 miles away 3 PHOTOS ..., Nearby Grocery, Gameroom, Showers, Nearby Restaurant(s), Nearby Attractions, Fishing, Boating, Kid... |
Forest Lake
 | 19 miles away ...ch. Fishing is allowed. You can launch boats, but there is a 10 mph and 10 hp limit for motoring. Cu... |
Pine Ridge
 | 24 miles away This area is closed.... |
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