Henry David Thoreau lived at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847. His experience at Walden provided the material for the book Walden, which is credited with helping to inspire awareness and respect for the natural environment. Because of Thoreau's legacy, Walden Pond has been designated a National Historic Landmark and is considered the birthplace of the conservation movement.
The reproduction of his cabin looks just as I had it pictured in my mind from reading Walden. When they say pond in Massachusetts, we would say lake in Utah. It is larger than expected, though from reading his descriptions, I should have known it was larger than what I consider a pond. It is a beautiful place, though not as serene as it was in Thoreau's time.
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