{"id":343,"date":"2010-08-28T11:13:33","date_gmt":"2010-08-28T11:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=343"},"modified":"2013-10-02T14:11:27","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T14:11:27","slug":"four-season-fun-at-walden-pond-in-concord-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?p=343","title":{"rendered":"Four-Season Fun At Walden Pond In Concord, Mass."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_344\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_attachment_344\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 730px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/?attachment_id=344\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-344 \" alt=\"Walden Pond photo, Concord, Mass.\" src=\"http:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/P1080339-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"730\" height=\"525\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Fall Scene at Walden Pond, Concord, Mass. (photo by Eric H.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For just \u00a0a $5.00 per car admission fee, Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., turns out to be a &#8220;Thoreauly&#8221; wonderful scenic destination and value.<\/p>\n<p>As the former home of American author and hermit Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, today, offers a swimming beach in the summer, an approximate 45-minute hiking trail around the pond, and canoeing and row boating, fishing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing opportunities. No matter how crowded Walden Pond becomes &#8212; especially in the summer &#8212; the peaceful and tranquil presence of the shimmering pond provides a respite from the outside world. Perhaps that is why Thoreau lived here and modern-day visitors find Walden Pond a place to return to again and again.<\/p>\n<p>Many ponds have just as good scenery, but there&#8217;s just something about Walden that offers an added special element that cannot be fully described, only visited. We especially enjoy the fall time when the crowds are a bit less, there&#8217;s a nice crisp feel to the air, and the foliage colors enhance an already glorious area.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note<\/strong>: Walden Pond is open from 8 a.m. to sunset, which varies with the season. We recommend you first stop by the Visitor&#8217;s Center across from the pond at 915 Walden St., Concord (Tel. 978-369-3254). They can help you plan your visit!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>To book a hotel near Walden Pond, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitingnewengland.com\/hotels\/us-ma-concord.html\">Concord MA Hotel Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For just \u00a0a $5.00 per car admission fee, Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Mass., turns out to be a &#8220;Thoreauly&#8221; wonderful scenic destination and value. As the former home of American author and hermit Henry David Thoreau, Walden Pond, today, offers a swimming beach in the summer, an approximate 45-minute hiking trail around the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[268,245,251],"tags":[243,242,244,241],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343"}],"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=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4842,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343\/revisions\/4842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitingnewengland.com\/blog-cheap-travel\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}