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    Parker Pond is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Take a hike on the Pumpelly Trail, and since you're here you will meet lots of folks from close by Keene. A tremendous place for whitewater paddling close to Parker Pond is Contoocook River - North Branch, and why not head up to Crotched Mountain and strap some skis to your feet. This lake is so wonderful. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Harling Trail, and you'll discover a  
   striking lake called Frost Pond.
That right there is heaps already, but it carries on; Parker Pond has it all. While you're here at Parker Pond, you could also go to beautiful Garfield Pond. You can run the rapids of Contoocook River next to Parker Pond, and Colonial Hotel is a great place to get some rest. All through the warmest time of the year at Parker Pond highs are frequently in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. For the period
 
               of the winter this place gets highs in the 20's, and after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Parker Pond plunge into the 0's.
This lake is so wonderful. If you need a spot to stay Gardner Super 8 Motel is a fine choice, and since you're here, you could stop at Frost Brook. And that's not all you can do here at Parker Pond. The Parker Trail offers hiking at its best, and a day on the slopes of Wachusett Mountain is just what you need. Parker Pond is a great place to visit for more than one day, Monadnock State Park Campground is a great place to camp nearby, and why not spend some time golfing at a nearby golf course like Monadnock Country Club.
Parker Pond gets a typical amount of yearly rainfall; the month of August is the wettest with most of the rain, and February is the month with the least moisture. There's always Cheshire Pond Dam to visit close to Parker Pond, and Emerald Acres is a tremendous campground nearby.

 
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Local climate location: SURRY MOUNTAIN LAKE 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.85417
Longitude: -72.00694

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These outdoors activities are available near Parker Pond.
 Hotels Near Parker Pond:
Gardner Super 8 Motel, Gardner, 15 miles away
Colonial Hotel, Gardner, 15 miles away
Rodeway Inn Westminster, Westminster, 17 miles away
Wachusett Village Inn, Westminster, 18 miles away
Courtyard Fitchburg, Fitchburg, 19 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Parker Pond:
Emerald Acres, Jaffrey, 2 miles away
Monadnock State Park Campground, Cheshire County, 3 miles away
Woodmore Campground, Rindge, 3 miles away
Woodemere Park Campground, Cheshire County, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Parker Pond:
Crotched Mountain, New Hampshire, 9 miles away
      875 vertical feet
Wachusett Mountain, Massachusetts, 20 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Pats Peak, New Hampshire, 21 miles away
      710 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Parker Pond:
Contoocook River, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class II - 5 miles long (Jaffrey to Peterborough)
Contoocook River - North Branch, Hillsborough CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class V - 6 miles long (Route 9 and 123 to Hillsboro Fire Station)
Ashuelot River - South Branch, Cheshire CountyCounty, 13 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, 49 miles away
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Woonsocket - RI, 56 miles away
 Trails Near Parker Pond:
Parker Trail, Cheshire County, 4 miles away
Harling Trail, Cheshire County, 5 miles away
Pumpelly Trail, Cheshire County, 6 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Parker Pond:
Monadnock Country Club, Peterborough, 4 miles away
Shattuck Golf Course, Jaffrey, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Parker Pond:
Frost Pond, Cheshire CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Garfield Pond, Cheshire CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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