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Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp

Rowe, Massachusetts — Franklin County.

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108Surface acres

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 40652503).

Location & fast facts

Where Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp is in Massachusetts

The red circle marks Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp.

Fast facts

About Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp

  • County: Franklin
  • Town: Rowe
  • Mapped as: Reservoir (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 99 mi from Boston and 66 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

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Lake map

Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp shoreline

0.1 mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS) data.

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 40652503), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Campgrounds near Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp

We found 13 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp, 3 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

7 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: Vermont State Parks · 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 (42.6817, -72.9598). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp. 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 Upper Reservoir Bear Swamp

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.

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