Houghton's Pond

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Houghton's Pond
Location	Milton, Massachusetts
Lake type	Glacial Pond
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	24 acres (9.7 ha)
Max. depth	42 ft (13 m)

Houghton's Pond is a spring-fed kettle hole pond located in Milton, Massachusetts just outside the city limits of Boston. Like many ponds and lakes in the United States, it was formed by receding glaciers about 10,000 years ago.^[1] The pond is located within the boundaries of the protected Blue Hills Reservation and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The Massachusett tribe once fished the pond and hunted in the woodlands that surround it. The pond is named after the prominent New England Houghton family of business and political notoriety who once lived in the area.

The area is a popular destination for Massachusetts residents in all seasons. Being located just outside the city limits of Boston, the area offers people the chance to quickly immerse themselves in a natural surrounding and is unique in the fact that it is in such close proximity to a major metropolitan area. The pond offers a supervised swimming area, stocked fishing, picnic areas, and various outdoor sports recreation activities. There is a concession stand as well as a visitor's center located on the premises. The pond is surrounded by an array of hiking trails within the Blue Hills Reservation. The area is most popular in the summer when the beach is often being utilized by locals for swimming and cook-outs.

The pond is situated at the foot of the Great Blue Hill.