• While living in Walden Woods for two years beginning in 1845, Henry David Thoreau contemplated Walden Pond's features.
  • Walden Pond was made famous by the Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau (remember him?) who lived and wrote on the north shore of the pond for 2...
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  • Walden Pond is a kettle hole lake in the Commonwealth in 2287, formerly protected as part of Walden Pond State Reservation.
  • Let a visit to Walden Pond bring you back in time to the mid-1800's. Experience the connection with nature that inspired Henry David Thoreau's Walden.
  • Walden Pond is the centerpiece of Thoreau’s Walden Woods and is the focus of Thoreau’s most famous piece: Walden.
  • Situated within the Walden Pond State Reservation, a 335-acre protected open space, the pond was formed from glacier melt approximately 10,000-12,000 years ago.
  • Sunday 6/28/2020 at 8:00am Walden Pond State Reservation has reached its maximum safe number of people in the park and is CLOSED to all incoming visitors.
  • The popularity of Walden ensured the enduring status and renown of Walden Pond, a body of water that Thoreau described as a “lower heaven.”
  • Nestled in the heart of Concord, Massachusetts, Walden Pond is a serene and picturesque retreat that sits among lush, green forests and rolling hills.