Walden Pond a tourist trap?

[Stachey]

Who would have thunk it?

Glenn over at 'tosimplify' paid a visit and said it was $10 to park to see the pond.   Or a twenty minute parking limit at the information centre that was crammed full of kitschy crap for sale (where of course every totchke was emblazoned with the word simplify.)

Bizarre.
 

[Jack]

Someone should take photos of the gift shop and sell them as postmodernist art. Then the cycle will be complete.

[kimmarg]

It's a state park. The state parks have fees to pay for the upkeep. It's not $10 to "look at a pond" it's $10 to PARK to spend a day picnicing and swimming  and hiking at a state park. If you bike in it's free (I think).

http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dcr/massparks/region-north/walden-pond-state-reservation.html

[cambridgecyclist]

If you bike in it's free. If you have a fishing license you can park at the boat launch for free.