Rocky Pond, Boylston

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Rocky Pond, Boylston General Information Rocky pond is a 70-acre Great Pond located off of Rocky Pond Rd. in Boylston. Rocky Pond has an average depth of 6.5 feet, a maximum depth of 26 feet. The pond bottom is predominately mud and aquatic vegetation is abundant in the shallows. Houses line the south and west shores while the north and eastern shores, which lie within New England Forestry Foundation timberlands, which are open to public access and free from development. Recreational Access An informal car top access and parking area for six cars is located at the dam along Rocky Pond Road (71°41'33.43"W 42°20'40.98"N). The shoreline is accessible along Rocky Pond Road adjacent to the access and via New England Forestry Foundation timberlands along the north and west shore. Please contact MassWildlife for additional information, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Rocky Pond. Fishing Rocky Pond contains Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Black Crappie, and Chain Pickerel. Rocky Pond has produced Largemouth Bass that meet minimum size for recognition by the Sportfishing Awards Program. Useful Links: Get your Fishing License Freshwater Fishing Trout Stocking Information Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program Learn more: Mass.gov/MassWildlife Connect with us: Facebook.com/MassWildlife Your local MassWildlife office: 211 Temple Street West Boylston, MA 01583 (508) 835-3607 STOP AQUATIC HITCHIKERS! Prevent the transport of nuisance species. Clean all recreational equipment. ProtectYourWaters.net Updated: 2018

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Rocky Pond, Boylston

General Information

Rocky pond is a 70-acre Great Pond located off of Rocky Pond Rd. in Boylston. Rocky Pond has an average depth of 6.5 feet, a maximum depth of 26 feet. The pond bottom is predominately mud and aquatic vegetation is abundant in the shallows. Houses line the south and west shores while the north and eastern shores, which lie within New England Forestry Foundation timberlands, which are open to public access and free from development.

Recreational Access

An informal car top access and parking area for six cars is located at the dam along Rocky Pond Road (71°41'33.43"W 42°20'40.98"N). The shoreline is accessible along Rocky Pond Road adjacent to the access and via New England Forestry Foundation timberlands along the north and west shore. Please contact MassWildlife for additional information, and/or restrictions pertaining to public access of Rocky Pond.

Fishing

Rocky Pond contains Largemouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Black Crappie, and Chain Pickerel. Rocky Pond has produced Largemouth Bass that meet minimum size for recognition by the Sportfishing Awards Program.

Useful Links:

Get your Fishing License

Freshwater Fishing

Trout Stocking Information

Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program

Learn more: Mass.gov/MassWildlife

Connect with us: Facebook.com/MassWildlife

Your local MassWildlife office: 211 Temple Street West Boylston, MA 01583 (508) 835-3607

STOP AQUATIC HITCHIKERS! Prevent the transport of nuisance species. Clean all recreational equipment. ProtectYourWaters.net

Updated: 2018

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Rocky Pond70 AcresBoylston

Concord River WatershedHOLDEN

RUTLAND

PAXTON

BOYLSTON

BERLIN

WORCESTER

NORTHBOROUGH

SHREWSBURY

WEST BOYLSTON

MARLBOROUGH

HUDSON

WESTBOROUGHSPENCER

STERLING CLINTON

SOUTHBOROUGH

BOLTONPRINCETON

56 31 12

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7068

56

3170 495290Coordinates: 71°41'33.43"W 42°20'40.98"N

USGS Quad: SHREWSBURY

WetlandBuildingStructures

Road

Stream- Flow Direction

Deepest PointDam

Major Road

Island/Sand BarInterstate

Boat Ramp-Car Top

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Not for navigational purposes

Depth Contours- 5 Feet

Map updated December, 2017

Depth contours based on 6,783 sonar soundings

¼Miles

0

26

26

Rocks

5

10

15

20

Rocky Pond Road

New England Forestry Foundation