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Houghton's Pond Recreation Area
Milton, Massachusetts
Main swim beach of DCR's Blue Hills Reservation in Milton. Lifeguards, bathhouse, picnic grove; large paved lot fills fast.
At a glance
Overview
Houghton's Pond is the main swim beach inside DCR's Blue Hills Reservation in Milton — a staffed sand beach with a bathhouse, picnic grove, ballfields, and a short perimeter path. Lifeguards work Memorial Day–Labor Day, and the big paved lot off Hillside Street fills on summer weekends. The reservation's trail network (including the Houghton's Pond Loop) starts from the same area. DEP cyano advisories have closed the beach in past summers; confirm before a swim day.
- Also known as
- Houghton Pond, Houghton's Pond Beach
- County
- Norfolk
- Region
- Greater Boston
- 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 I-93 exit 3 (Houghton's Pond), follow Hillside Street into Milton. The main DCR lot is just past Unquity Road on the right, with the beach, bathhouse, and picnic area across the pond.
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