CONCORD — Mario Roman and Jenasis Valenzuela have long enjoyed summer weekends at Walden Pond. But when the couple arrived on a sweltering day last week, they found a large section of the beach was ...

The main beach at the Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord will close this summer as the construction of a new bathhouse continues, the state announced. Construction at the popular swimming spot ...

The main beach at Walden Pond in Concord will be closed this summer during construction of a new bathhouse at the popular swimming area, state officials said. Red Cross Beach will remain open but will ...

Planning a trip to Walden Pond to go swimming? You might want to reconsider. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation officials said that the beach popularized by Henry David Thoreau ...

Bay Staters looking to cool off during this brutal heat wave could be out of luck at several state-run beaches. As temps spike into the 90s across the region, many Department of Conservation and ...

Those hoping to follow in Henry David Thoreau’s footsteps by taking a dip in Walden Pond this summer are being told to find another beach. Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation ...

If you have to cut or bend a fence out of the way, it's a good sign that that area of the beach isn't open to you. The state park is reporting that visitors to Concord's Walden Pond are hiking ...