Must-see lake · Middlesex, Massachusetts
Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake is a lake in Middlesex, Massachusetts.
Crystal Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Crystal Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Crystal Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.32751, -71.20070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Crystal Lake
- Bullough's Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~2 km · Must-see
- Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church · church · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
- Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds · museum · Middlesex · ~3 km · Must-see
- First Unitarian Society in Newton · church · Middlesex · ~4 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Hill Reservoir · lake · Suffolk · ~4 km · Must-see
- Coletti-Magni Park · park · Middlesex · ~5 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Hill Reservation · park · Suffolk · ~5 km · Must-see
- Metropolitan Waterworks Museum · museum · Suffolk · ~5 km · Must-see
- Armenian Museum of America · museum · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
- Fisher Hill Gatehouse · lake · Norfolk · ~6 km · Must-see
- Edmund Fowle House · museum · Middlesex · ~6 km · Must-see
- Brookline Reservoir Park · lake · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Brookline Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Millennium Park · park · Suffolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Larz Anderson Park · park · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site · park · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sawins Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~7 km · Must-see
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation · museum · Middlesex · ~7 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Crystal Lake
- Bullough's Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~2 km · Must-see
- Chestnut Hill Reservoir · lake · Suffolk · ~4 km · Must-see
- Fisher Hill Gatehouse · lake · Norfolk · ~6 km · Must-see
- Brookline Reservoir Park · lake · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Brookline Reservoir · lake · Norfolk · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sawins Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~7 km · Must-see
- Jamaica Pond · lake · Suffolk · ~8 km · Must-see
- Fresh Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~9 km · Must-see
- Weston Reservoir · lake · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see
- Clay Pit Pond · lake · Middlesex · ~10 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Crystal Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Crystal Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Crystal Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Crystal Lake?
Nearby: Bullough's Pond (lake, 2 km), Mary Immaculate of Lourdes Church (church, 3 km), Durant-Kenrick House and Grounds (museum, 3 km), First Unitarian Society in Newton (church, 4 km), Chestnut Hill Reservoir (lake, 4 km), Coletti-Magni Park (park, 5 km).
Is Crystal Lake worth visiting?
Crystal Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Massachusetts on Spotwander.