Charge Pond is a 23 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of six feet and a maximum depth of 17 feet. It is a warmwater pond with a sandy bottom, mud in deeper areas, and scant vegetation. It is fed by groundwater and has a transparency around 14 feet. The 0.6 miles of shoreline are undeveloped except for beach areas and the surrounding campground. The pond itself lies in a deeper kettlehole and the sides slope up steeply to the surrounding road. An outlet flows from the south end of the pond into Harlow Brook which flows into Parker Mills Pond and the Wankinco River. Access: Charge Pond is a great pond located in the southernmost section of Myles Standish State Forest. The pond is surrounded by a state forest camping area off of Charge Pond Road. During the summer when the campground is open, canoes can be carried in at several places. During the off season, access is limited to foot traffic. Electric motors only are allowed. Under a town of Plymouth bylaw, internal combustion engines motors are prohibited in pond less than 30 acres. Fish Populations: Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseeds, yellow perch, banded killifish and American eel. Sprawling across the southern sections of Plymouth and Carver, Myles Standish State Forest is the largest publicly owned recreation area in southeastern Massachusetts. MSSF offers five camping areas, tucked into the forest or set along the edges of four of the park's 16 ponds. All are beautifully maintained and a section of the Charge Pond area is set aside specifically for horse camping.
Fishing: Charge Pond has a nice undeveloped shoreline and is located entirely within a camping area of the Myles Standish State Forest. Fishermen can expect to catch panfish such as pumpkinseed sunfish and yellow perch. Largemouth bass are the primary gamefish with some of decent size noted.