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.
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Your local MassWildlife office: 211 Temple Street West Boylston, MA 01583 (508) 835-3607
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Updated: 2018
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
31
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
9
Not for navigational purposes
Depth Contours- 5 Feet
Map updated December, 2017
Depth contours based on 6,783 sonar soundings
¼Miles
0
26
26
⅛
Rocks
5
10
15
20
Rocky Pond Road
New England Forestry Foundation