{"id":1204,"date":"2011-05-23T13:21:47","date_gmt":"2011-05-23T13:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1204"},"modified":"2011-05-23T13:21:47","modified_gmt":"2011-05-23T13:21:47","slug":"a-thoreauly-good-bargain-for-admission-to-walden-pond-concord-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=1204","title":{"rendered":"A &#8220;Thoreauly&#8221; Good Bargain for Admission to Walden Pond, Concord, Mass."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1080332.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1206\" title=\"Walden Pond, Concord MA\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/P1080332-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Walden Pond, Concord MA\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>For just $5 per car, you can gain admission to Walden Pond in Concord, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s quite impressive, given it&#8217;s a major Massachusetts historical travel attraction filled with natural beauty and recreational opportunities. \u00a0American author Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847, so the area has been designated a National Landmark to preserve his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Walden Pond features a small sandy beach, perfect for sunning (that is, if we ever see the sun again) and swimming. I particularly enjoy the 45-minute, 1.7 mile hike around the pond with its scenic water views and forestry , and an innate sense of peacefulness. It&#8217;s a great place to be for this Memorial Day Weekend, the summer, or the fall when the foliage traditionally takes on brilliant colors here. The fishing is pretty good here, too, particularly trout.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the\u00a0Massachusetts Forests and Parks system, Walden Pond includes 462 acres of protected land, and an overall 2,680 acres that comprise &#8220;Walden Woods.&#8221; If you are a fan of Thoreau, be sure to check out the replica of Thoreau&#8217;s one-room cabin on the premises.<\/p>\n<p>From a distance, Walden Pond might just look like many other ponds in Massachusetts. Once you&#8217;re there, however, Walden Pond has almost a magical feeling that cannot be fully described. \u00a0You just have to experience it.\u00a0Beautiful place, affordable destination!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/parks\/walden\/\"><em>Walden Pond State Reservation<\/em><\/a><em><br \/>\n915 Walden St.<br \/>\nConcord, MA 01742-4511<br \/>\nTel. (978) 369-3254<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Log onto the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation&#8217;s<br \/>\n<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/dcr\/parks\/walden\/\"><em>Walden Pond page<\/em><\/a><em> for more information, including a map and brochure.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For just $5 per car, you can gain admission to Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. That&#8217;s quite impressive, given it&#8217;s a major Massachusetts historical travel attraction filled with natural beauty and recreational opportunities. \u00a0American author Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847, so the area has been designated a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[257,283,265,275,268,273,271,1],"tags":[933,932,921,931,930,929],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4160,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1204\/revisions\/4160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}