15 Places To Swim In (Or Near) Worcester

WORCESTER, MA—Pack your coolers, make sure you fit into your tankini top, and don't forget the sunscreen. The season for sitting, sunning, playing and eating on the beach, as well as swimming, is upon us.

Here are 15 places to take a dip, or hang out on the beach, in Worcester (or close by):

Bell Pond, 238 Belmont St., Worcester

Buffumville Lake, 40 Old Oxford Road, Charlton

Shore Park Beach, 111 Shore Drive, Worcester

Coes Pond Beach, 200 Mill St., Worcester

Quinsigamond State Park, Worcester

Sunset Beach,Shrewsbury

Silver Lake Beach, Grafton

Spencer State Forest, Spencer

Kiwanis Beach, Upton

Douglas State Forest/Wallum Lake, 107 Wallum Lake Road, Douglas

Rutland State Park, Rutland

Howe Pond, Spencer State Forest, Spencer

Hopkinton State Park, Hopkinton

Indian Lake, Worcester

Webster Lake, 138 Lake St., Webster

Where do you go to the beach? Share your favorites in our comments section.