Public
Access
The City of Worcester park
facilities and amenities bordering
Indian Lake are as follows:
(Click on the location above
to visit MapQuest for directions
and a map.)
PUBLIC BEACH FACILITIES
There are two public beach
facilities on Indian Lake:
Indian Lake Beach and Shore
Park. They are both open seasonally
from July 1st through August
14th from noon to 7pm. These
facilities are staffed with
lifeguards and restroom facilities
are open during this time only.
As of the 2007 summer season, a partnership has been established between the City of Worcester, the Greendale YMCA and Bancroft School which will ensure greater public access and amenities at Shore Park. The Greendale YMCA will be managing the facility including providing life guards and programs such as swim lessons. Bancroft School will be providing maintenance. Bancroft has already coordinated many improvements including painting the building.
Watch for other exciting changes at Shore Park including the change from the old barbed wire fence to a more attractive wooden guardrail. This is another step towards providing greater public access to this facility.
Please note that at no time
is swimming allowed at Morgan
Landing.
BOATING ACCESS
Massachusetts is blessed with
over 1200 miles of seashore
and hundreds of lakes, ponds,
and streams which make the
Commonwealth an exceptional
destination for all types
of boating and fishing.
The Office of Fishing and Boating
Access (FBA) is charged with
providing access to these many
waterways including the boat
launch at Morgan Landing.
Indian Lake is a 204-acre warm
water pond situated in the
northern part of Worcester.
It is bounded on the east by
Route 12 and I-190 and on the
west by Route 122A. A paved
boat-launching ramp is provided
for public access on Route
122A (also known as Grove Street).
The area can accommodate approximately
25 cars.
The water has a transparency
of only 5 feet with mean and
maximum depths at eight and
fifteen feet, respectively.
The State Public Access Board provides
boat and canoe access sites
at more than 200 locations
on coastal waters, great ponds
and rivers throughout Massachusetts.
The Board acquires property
and easements for the purpose
of providing access and designates
roads and facilities to be
built, improved, operated and
maintained. Boat launching
facilities are managed by staff
from the Division of Fisheries & Wildlife,
the Department of Environmental
Management, or municipal employees.
The link below provides general
information about site selection
as well as detailed descriptions
of the sites themselves, many
including maps.
http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/pab/
FISH POPULATIONS
The fish population was most
recently studied during a 1996
summer survey. Eleven species
were collected including white
perch, yellow perch, largemouth
bass, golden shiner, black
crappies, bluegills, pumpkinseeds,
yellow bullheads, carp and
white suckers. Northern pike
were captured during other
sampling efforts in 1994. The
lake has been stocked with
northern pike and tiger muskies
on a fairly regular basis beginning
in 1981.
