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Hawksnest Pond
Harwich, Massachusetts
Undeveloped DCR kettle pond in Hawksnest State Park, East Harwich. No lifeguards or facilities; informal shoreline swim.
At a glance
Overview
Hawksnest Pond sits inside Hawksnest State Park — a ~220-acre DCR property in East Harwich with three kettle ponds (Hawksnest, Black, Olive's) and zero amenities. There is no lifeguard, no bathhouse, and no maintained beach; access is by sand and dirt paths from an unimproved Route 137 pull-off. Swimmers use informal sand openings worn into the shoreline. Bring water, pack out trash, and mind the poison ivy.
- Also known as
- Hawksnest State Park Pond
- County
- Barnstable
- Region
- Cape & Islands
- Water type
- Pond
- Swim feature type
- Pond
Know before you go
Public
Conditions
Conditions snapshot
Check posted signs and official updates before entering.
Getting there
From Route 137 in East Harwich, use the unimproved Hawksnest State Park pull-off. Follow the sandy woods path a few hundred yards to the pond's shore where informal swim openings have worn in.
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