Curlew Pond
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Curlew Pond is a 43 acres (174,015 m²) natural warm water pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, located in the Myles Standish State Forest
. The pond is located north of Rocky Pond
and south of Kings Pond
. The average depth is 11 feet (3.4 m) and the maximum depth is 31 feet (9.4 m). The source for this pond is groundwater, and there is no outlet. Access to the pond, suitable for car top boats and canoes, is at the northern shore. There are two beaches located on both sides to the boat access.
Most of the pond is surrounded by the Curlew Pond public camping area of the Myles Standish State Forest, although a number of privately-leased cottages ring the northeastern shore of the pond. The southern section is adjacent to the privately owned Blueberry Hill Camping Area.
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest is state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately 45 miles south of Boston...
. The pond is located north of Rocky Pond
Rocky Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Rocky Pond is an pond in the Myles Standish State Forest in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is located south of Curlew Pond.There is another Rocky Pond, which is better known as Big Rocky Pond, within Plymouth's borders in the West Wind Shores neighborhood.-External links:*...
and south of Kings Pond
Kings Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Kings Pond is a pond in the West Plymouth section of Plymouth, Massachusetts. The pond is located south of Little West Pond, Micajah Pond and Micajah Heights, and north of Curlew Pond. The water quality is impaired due to non-native aquatic plants....
. The average depth is 11 feet (3.4 m) and the maximum depth is 31 feet (9.4 m). The source for this pond is groundwater, and there is no outlet. Access to the pond, suitable for car top boats and canoes, is at the northern shore. There are two beaches located on both sides to the boat access.
Most of the pond is surrounded by the Curlew Pond public camping area of the Myles Standish State Forest, although a number of privately-leased cottages ring the northeastern shore of the pond. The southern section is adjacent to the privately owned Blueberry Hill Camping Area.