WILLIS LAKE, one of the larger lakes in Sudbury, has easy public access for fishing and
boating at the north end of Lakeshore Drive. The Lt. Scott Milley Foundation is upgrading the
beach and creating a memorial to Lt. Milley who died in Afghanistan. The western half of the
northern shore is conservation land: Sudbury State Forest and Assabet National Wildlife
Sanctuary. Many people canoe, kayak, and boat on the lake and there is parking as well as a boat
launch at the end of Lakeshore Drive. The dock is also a favorite place for sunbathing and
fishing. Reported fish are Bass, Crappie, Sunfish, and Perch. Most people catch and release fish
since the lake's cleanliness is uncertain; the military dumped waste into the area at one time.
Likewise, most people don't swim there. This is the pond where Babe Ruth is said to have sunk
a piano. There is also an access to the pond from the end of Run Brook Circle, through a narrow
triangle of land owned by Sudbury Conservation Commission; however, the path is difficult to
find and the water at that end is weedy and not easily accessible. [FISHING, BOATING]