State Park · Massachusetts, United States

Walden Pond State Reservation

Walden Pond State Reservation is a state park in Massachusetts, United States, covering 335 acres (136 ha).

Walden Pond State Reservation.

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Park facts

Park type	State Park
Location	Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Area	335 acres (136 ha)
Managed by	Massachusetts state park system

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About Walden Pond State Reservation

Walden Pond is a historic pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States. A good example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating glaciers 10,000–12,000 years ago. The pond is protected as part of Walden Pond State Reservation, a 335-acre (136 ha) state park and recreation site managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The reservation was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with the writer Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), whose two years living in a cabin on its shore provided the foundation for his famous 1854 work, Walden; or, Life in the Woods.

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Lodges	The reservation was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with the writer Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), whose two years living in a cabin on its shore provided the foundation for his famous 1854 work, Walden; or, Life in the Woods