Big Alum Lake
- Apr, Jun–Oct
- best months
Big Alum Lake is a 17-acre lake near Sturbridge, Massachusetts, at about 699 feet.
Local outfitters
- Paddle Boston46 mi away
- Paddle Boston47 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Big Alum Boat RampBoat launch0.7 mi
Field Loop TrailHikingPhoto: Bobby17543, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)1.4 mi
Long Pond TrailHikingPhoto: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not specified or unknown, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)1.5 mi
Wells State ParkState parkPhoto: 6SN7, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)2 mi- Leadmine MountainSummit4.3 mi
Quinebaug RiverCanoeingPhoto: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)4.7 mi- Westville Recreation AreaCamping5.1 mi
Brimfield State ForestState parkPhoto: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
- Mill PondLake fishing · ~5 min drive
- Quaboag RiverRiver fishing · ~12 min drive
- Lower Hamant PondLake fishing · ~6 min drive
- Wheeler PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Quaboag PondLake fishing · ~9 min drive
- Claypit PondLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Hamant Brook ReservoirLake fishing · ~10 min drive
- Comins PondLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Wells PondLake fishing · ~11 min drive
- Reservoir No. 5Lake fishing · ~13 min drive
Best time to visit Big Alum Lake
Best months: April and June–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
34° / 16°
13 wet
Feb
37° / 17°
11 wet
Mar
44° / 25°
12 wet
Apr
57° / 36°
12 wet
May
67° / 46°
13 wet
Jun
75° / 56°
11 wet
Jul
80° / 61°
11 wet
Aug
79° / 60°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 52°
10 wet
Oct
61° / 40°
11 wet
Nov
50° / 31°
11 wet
Dec
39° / 23°
12 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at E Brimfield Lake, MA, 2.3 mi away at 700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
