Gordon’s Pond (Cape Henlopen State Park)
A coastal pond and beach area within Cape Henlopen State Park. The beach area offers guarded ocean swimming in the
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Lake Como
A family-friendly lake in Smyrna offering swimming, scenic views, and picnicking — one of the few true freshwater lake swim
Lake Waramaug State Park
A scenic, historically named lake (after a Wyantenock tribal chief) offering swimming alongside camping, a 7-mile shoreline path for walking
Gardner Lake State Park
A lake straddling the borders of Bozrah, Montville, and Salem, with the state park’s public access concentrated on the south
Crystal Lake (Middletown)
A Middletown-area lake swimming spot noted in a regional Connecticut swim-hole planning guide alongside Wadsworth State Park beach and Day
Pattaconk Lake Recreation Area (Cockaponset State Forest)
A lake recreation area within Cockaponset State Forest, Connecticut’s second-largest state forest, offering swimming alongside extensive multi-use forest trails.
Echo Lake (Plymouth / Ludlow area)
A scenic central Vermont lake near Plymouth and Ludlow with public swimming beach access.
Lake Champlain beaches (general, Burlington/Bolton area)
Vermont’s largest lake offers numerous public beach access points from Burlington north through the islands, mixing casual city beaches with
Convict Lake
A strikingly scenic alpine lake near Mammoth Lakes, popular for its dramatic mountain backdrop — regional safety guidance repeatedly and
Lake Tahoe (public beaches, general)
One of the most scenic large alpine lakes in the US, with numerous public beaches around its shoreline — note