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Goldmine Brook Potholes
Chester, Massachusetts
Rock-sculpted potholes on Goldmine Brook in Chester-Blandford State Forest. Not a designated swim; viewing and wading.
At a glance
Overview
Goldmine Brook Potholes are small rock-sculpted bowls along Goldmine Brook in Chester-Blandford State Forest, Chester. Access is from the Route 20 corridor near the Goldmine Brook Falls pull-offs. DCR does not designate a swim area here — potholes hold shallow water, vary with flow, and the brook is fast and cold after rain. Treat as a short rock-hopping and photo stop, not a sanctioned swimming hole.
- Also known as
- Goldmine Potholes, Goldmine Brook Pools
- County
- Hampden
- Region
- Pioneer Valley
- Water type
- Brook
- Swim feature type
- River pool
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
Park at the Route 20 pull-off for Goldmine Brook in Chester-Blandford State Forest and pick up the brook corridor from the shoulder. Cross Route 20 on foot carefully. Work upstream or downstream on the brook ledges to find the pothole pools — flow and depth change week to week.
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