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If you like lakes and you're in this part of New York you can check out Golden Pond. Golden Pond gets a common amount of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is May while February is frequently the driest month. Blue Willow Motel is a good place to get some rest; don't leave Golden Pond without first going for a hike along the Taconic Crest Trail. If you're here at Golden Pond, you could pop by Owl Kill; after a long day outdoors Town House Motor Inn
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This spot is peerless, just explore all the cool things to do in the vicinity of Golden Pond. There are some good whitewater spots on Hoosic River; delightful hiking is available along the Healing Springs Nature Trail. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Batten Kill River. There's so much to do here at Golden Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Battenkill Sportsquarters Camping is a magnificent spot | |
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for that. This lake is so wonderful. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Willard Mountain, and Golden Pond is brilliant enough to spend more than a day at, Lake Lauderdale Campgrounds is a brilliant local campground.
All through the long summer days at Golden Pond highs are typically in the 80's; through summer nights temperatures are in the 50's. During the wintertime the highs are mostly in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's
to Golden Pond. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Golden Pond; Southeast Hollow Trail is a brilliant local trail.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.95139
Longitude: -73.4125
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Outdoors Recreation Near Bennington, Vermont
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Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts, 22 miles away
1150 vertical feet |
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Batten Kill River, Washington CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class I-III - 9 miles long (Greenwich to Hudson River) |
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Hoosic River, Rensselaer CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class V - 2 miles long (Schaghticoke Dam to Powerhouse) |
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Fish Creek, Saratoga CountyCounty, 16 miles away
Class II-IV - 7.5 miles long (Burgoyne to Schuylerville) |
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14 miles away
