Barkers Pond
Massachusetts · Middlesex
- 5.9 acres mapped (USGS NHD)
- 0.6 km shoreline
- County: Middlesex
- Shoreline outline: USGS NHD
- Massachusetts freshwater fishing (MassWildlife)
The pin marks the middle of the water, for directions. The shoreline on the map comes from USGS NHD.
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Overview
Barkers Pond is a 6-acre pond off Pond View Drive in Acton, ringed by herbaceous wetlands that buffer it from nearby neighborhoods.
Fishing
MassWildlife has no sampling data for this pond.
Species
MassWildlife has no sampling data for this pond.
Regulations
MassWildlife freshwater fishing regulations apply: https://www.mass.gov/freshwater-fishing-regulations. Confirm current seasons, limits and any special rules there; this page is not a legal source.
Licensing
Anglers 15 and older need a Massachusetts fishing license (MassWildlife).
Access
The town of Acton owns land along most of the west shore, where access is allowed. Park roadside at the bend in Pond View Drive and follow the narrow path to the water. You can launch cartop boats there, and shore fishing is limited.
Water facts
6 acres; mean depth 6 ft; max 11 ft.
Safety & advisories
Clean all boats and gear before moving between waters to stop aquatic hitchhikers (MassWildlife; see ProtectYourWaters.net).
Nearby waters
- Nashoba Brook · 2.2 km (MA)
- Long Pond · 8.3 km (MA)
- Heart Pond · 12.3 km (MA)
- Spectacle Pond · 13.4 km (MA)
- Forge Pond · 13.5 km (MA)
- Bare Hill Pond · 13.9 km (MA)
More in Middlesex
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- Baddacook Pond (MA)
- Knops Pond (MA)
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- Althea Lake (MA)
- Concord River (MA)
MassWildlife (Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife)