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Little South Pond

Plymouth, Massachusetts — Plymouth County.

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63Surface acres
1Public access sites
0.7 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 136680676).

Location & fast facts

Where Little South Pond is in Massachusetts

The red circle marks Little South Pond.

Fast facts

About Little South Pond

  • County: Plymouth
  • Town: Plymouth
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 36 mi from Boston and 63 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

Little South Pond shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Little South Pond (Cartop / walk-in)10.1 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Cartop / walk-inShoreline trail
  1. 1Little South Pond
    Cartop / walk-in · Plymouth

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 136680676), 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

0.7 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 40%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
East shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.7 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Little South Pond shoreline, mostly along the east shore.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Little South Pond, 450 ft from 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 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Little South Pond

We found 9 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Little South Pond, 1 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

3 more within 15 miles

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 (41.9155, -70.6744). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Little South 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 Little South 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.

    Boat launches & access sites

    1 public access site listed.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Little South PondPlymouthTown Of PlymouthCartop access2 CarNo feeFishing, Boating41.9183, -70.6763

    MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS)

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

    Contact & official info

    Lakes & ponds nearby

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