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Cranberry Pond

Sunderland, Massachusetts — Franklin County.

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28Surface acres
1Public access sites
0.5 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 136902033).

Location & fast facts

Where Cranberry Pond is in Massachusetts

The red circle marks Cranberry Pond.

Fast facts

About Cranberry Pond

  • County: Franklin
  • Town: Sunderland
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 75 mi from Boston and 40 mi from Worcester, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Massachusetts

Official MassWildlife pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Cranberry Pond shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Cranberry Pond (Boat launch)10.1 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchShoreline trail
  1. 1Cranberry Pond
    Boat launch · Sunderland

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 136902033), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.5 miTrail within 70 m of shore
About 45%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
West shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.5 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 70 m (230 ft) of the Cranberry Pond shoreline, mostly along the west shore.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Cranberry Pond, right on a shoreline trail (MassWildlife OFBA access data).

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 70 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Cranberry Pond

We found 6 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Cranberry Pond, 2 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

All campgrounds & RV parks in Massachusetts

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (42.5005, -72.5246). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Cranberry Pond. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Cranberry Pond

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fish you can catch

    Trout ★

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). No machine-readable species survey is published for this water; the list shows stocked fish only.

    Trout stocking

    MassWildlife lists Cranberry Pond (Sunderland) in its trout stocking program in spring and fall. Its 2026 report shows a stocking on Sep 25, 2026.

    MassWildlife trout stocking report

    Check the report for this week's stockings. Pulled Oct 10, 2026.

    Boat launches & access sites

    1 public access site listed, 1 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Cranberry PondSunderlandTown Of SunderlandFisherman access (small boats) · Concrete ramp6 TrailerNo feeFishing, Boating42.5033, -72.5253

    MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS)

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Cranberry Pond

    Clean, Drain, Dry. Remove plants and mud, drain all water, and dry your boat, trailer and gear before moving to another water.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

    Lakes & ponds nearby

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