Bare Hill Pond Boat Launch

This is a public boat ramp on Bare Hill Pond near Harvard, Massachusetts, run by MassWildlife.

Aerial view of the dock, row of small boats, beach and parking lot at the pond, August 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

Past algal blooms

Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2020, 2021 and 2024.

state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · checked October 20, 2026

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type: Boat ramp
Ramp surface: Gravel
Managed by: MassWildlife
Coordinates: 42.49418, -71.58931

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Depth contours in feet from MassWildlife. Not for navigation.

Conditions

Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service

On Bare Hill Pond

Reservoir in Massachusetts. All launches on Bare Hill Pond.

Nearby launches

Boat Launch off Still River Depot Rd · 1.9 mi · Nashua River
Mirror Lake Boat Launch · 2.4 mi · Mirror Lake
Robbins Pond Carry-in Access near Harvard · 3.2 mi · Robbins Pond
Delaney Pond Boat Launch · 3.8 mi · Delaney Pond
Bill Ashe Canoe/Kayak Launch · 3.9 mi · Nashua River Reservoir
Nashua River Carry-in Access · 4.1 mi · Nashua River

Sources

MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points record GFACC676 · Public data (MassWildlife, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife), no license stated

Why it is listed as public: listed by MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.