Long Pond, Falmouth

Long Pond, Falmouth

Falmouth, Massachusetts 02540

Long Pond (300 Committee) webpage
Long Pond map

About this Location

Long Pond is a large freshwater pond that covers an area of about 113 acres and has a maximum depth of 43 feet. Long Pond is popular for fishing, boating, swimming, and kayaking. Long Pond is a source of drinking water for the town of Falmouth and is protected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

A deep, elongated kettle hole, Long Pond has been the town’s source of drinking water since the late 1800s. Pipes were laid for a private water company that was formed in 1898, and a few years later the town purchased the system. Long Pond is the only pond on the Cape that provides town drinking water.

Although Long Pond itself is off-limits to the public, nearby Grews Pond is open for swimming, fishing and kayaking or canoeing. The town maintains a beach at Grews Pond, with free parking available. Access is from Gifford Street.

The 3.5-mile dirt service road that circles Long Pond is open to the public. Because the kettle hole was formed at the edge of the glacial moraine, the terrain is smooth with gentle slopes on the southern side while the northern side has steeper, rocky slopes, more of a challenge for the walkers, runners and mountain-bike riders who frequent the area.

Notable Trails

Long Pond Trail is a 3.9-mile moderately trafficked loop trail that features a lake and is rated as moderate. 

The AllTrails website has a description and map of a hike at Long Pond.

Features

  • Restrooms on site

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Entrance fee

Content from Long Pond (300 Committee) webpage

Last updated March 11, 2024