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Kayaking on Lake Cochituate - at Chochituate State Park in Framingham MA Rating: One-and-a-Half Stars - This is a good destination for a combined picnic and kayak destination for the whole family. This state park has toilet/bathroom facilities and a guarded swimming beach. You can kayak the tunnels under I-90 and Route 135 to the northern section of Cochituate Lake.   Put in at state park off   Route 30 in Framingham MA. Paddle around lake   and return. Estimated round trip   distance = 6+ miles Cochituate State   Park   Charles River Canoe   & Kayak rentals Bathroom and   picnic facilities. Tunnels for boats   / kayaks. Public   beaches   TJX Companies Corporate HQ   Boston Kayaker's ex-job Boat ramp Natick Mall Lakeview   Cemetery Disclaimer: It is your responsibility to determine the legality, suitability and safety of this route for yourself.

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Other resources: Mass. Dept of Conservation: Cochituate State Park Paddling.net: Lake Cochituate Trip Report Charles River Canoe and Kayak Rental on Lake Cochituate Wikipedia: Lake Cochituate Number of original photos on this page : 30 All photos in this website are original and copyrighted. Pictures taken August 2011. Parking fees apply. The park has bathroom facilities. It was a thursday afternoon and the park was not crowded. Guarded beach. Kayak rental shop and boat ramp. Looking south. Towards the tunnels to the northern half of the lake. Tunnel under I-90. Ducks. Second tunnel under Route 30. Entering the northern half of the lake. On the way back, under the I-90 tunnel. Geese ain't ducks! :)