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Introduction
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| Alpine
Skiing |
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Bousquet Ski
Area, Dan Fox Dr., Pittsfield (413) 442-8316
Vertical drop/longest run: 750 ft./1.5 miles. |
Brodie, Rt.
7, New Ashford (413) 443-4752
Vertical drop/longest run: 1,250 feet/2.5 miles. |
Butternut Basin,
Rt. 23, Great Barrington (413) 528-2000
Vertical drop/longest run: 1,000 feet/9,500 feet. |
Catamount,
Rt. 23, South Egremont (413) 528-1262
Vertical drop/longest run: 1,000 feet/2 miles. |
Jiminy Peak,
Corey Rd., Hancock (413) 738-5500
Vertical drop/longest run: 1,140 feet/2 miles. |
Otis Ridge,
Rt. 23 West, Otis (413) 269-4444
Vertical drop/longest run: 400 feet/5,000 feet. |
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| Cross-Country
Skiing |
Bucksteep
Cross Country Ski Center
Washington Mountain Rd., Washington (413) 623-5535 or (800)
645-2825
15 miles of trails. |
Canterbury Farm,
Fred Snow Rd., Becket (413) 623-8765
11 miles of trails.
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Notchview
Reservation, Rt. 9, Windsor
(413) 684-0148
17 miles of trails. |
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| Beaches |
Card Lake,
West Stockbridge (Free parking) |
| Laurel Lake,
Lee (Free parking) |
North Pond,
Florida (Lifeguard) |
| Onota Lake,
Pittsfield (Restrooms, lifeguard, free parking) |
Pontoosuc Lake,
Pittsfield (Restrooms, lifeguard, free parking) |
| Prospect Lake,
North Egremont (Free parking) |
Windsor Lake,
North Adams (Lifeguard) |
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Towns
Adams
Alford
Becket
Cheshire
Clarksburg
Dalton
Egremont
Florida
Great
Barrington
Hancock
Hinsdale
Housatonic
Lanesborough
Lee
Lenox
Monterey
Mount
Washington
New
Marlborough
North Adams
Otis
Peru
Pittsfield
Richmond
Sandisfield
Savoy
Sheffield
Stockbridge
Tyringham
Washington
West
Stockbridge
Williamstown
Windsor |
| Hiking |
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Appalachian
Trail, 50 Rockwell Rd., Lanesborough
93 miles of hiking trails with nearby picnic and camping
facilities. |
Bartholomew's
Cobble, Ashley Falls (413) 229-8600
Six miles of trails. More than 700 species of plants and
200 species of birds thrive in an ecosystem around an
environment of marble and eroding quartzite. The ferns and
wildflowers are particularly picturesque. |
Bash
Bish Falls State Park, off Rt. 41, Mount Washington (413)
528-0330
80-foot waterfall cascades through a series of gorges. |
Chesterfield
Gorge, West Chesterfield (413) 684-0148
Top-of-the-gorge trail offers picturesque views of rock
walls and the Westfield River. Picnic tables and fireplaces
available. Excellent trout fishing. |
Jug
End and Mt. Everett State Reservations, South Egremont (413)
528-0330
8-mile segment of Appalachian Trail offers scenic views of
southern Berkshires. |
Monument Mountain
Reservation, Rt. 7, Great Barrington
Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville met for the first
time at the summit here. 3 miles of trails through forest of oak
and pine. Pale quartzite rock abounds, with view of "Devil's
Pulpit". |
| Mount
Greylock, Deer Hill Trail, Lanesborough (413) 499-4262
(2-mile trail to state's highest point, with views of 5 states) |
Notchview
Reservation, Rt. 9, Windsor (413) 684-3722
15 miles of trails for hiking and cross-country skiing.
Views of Mount Monodnock, Green Mountains, and Catskills. |
| Pittsfield
State Forest, Hawthorne Trail, Pittsfield (413) 442-8992 (4
miles of trails) |
Tyringham Cobble,
Tyringham
2-mile trail to summit of Cobble Hill and loops back down.
Wildflowers abound. Black bears and coyotes make an occasional
appearance. |
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Camping
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Bissellville,
1109 Washington Rd., Hinsdale, 35 sites (413) 655-8396 |
| Bonnie Brae
Cabins & Campsites, 108 Broadway St., Pittsfield, 42
sites (413) 442-3754 |
Bonnie Rigg
Camping Club, Chester, 210 sites ... (413) 623-5366 |
| Camp Overflow,
Otis, 100 sites (413) 269-4036 |
Fernwood Forest,
41 Plunkett Reservoir Rd., Hinsdale, 20 sites (413) 655-2292 |
| Historic Valley
Campground, 10 Main St., North Adams, 100 sites (413)
662-3198 |
Laurel Ridge
Camping Area, East Otis, 140 sites (413) 269-4804 |
| Prospect Lake
Park, Prospect Lake Rd., North Egremont, 140 sites (413)
528-4158 |
Shady Pines
Campground, 547 Loop Rd., Savoy, 150 sites (413) 743-2694 |
| Summit Hill
Campground, Summit Hill Rd., Washington, 100 sites (413)
623-5761 |
Walker Island
Camping, Chester, 85 sites (413) 354-2295 |
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White-Water
Sports, Fly Fishing
Deerfield
River
One of New England's best trout rivers. Brook, brown, and
rainbow trout populate the Deerfield. The fish range in size
from 8 to 24-plus inches. Experienced fly fishermen enjoy
Deerfield's catch-and-release sections. For fishermen of all
skill levels, there are year-round, 4-hour guided wading trips
through the river's northernmost points.
Crab Apple
Whitewater, New England's largest whitewater outfitter, is
located in The Forks, Maine, but it offers five guided trips
down Western Massachusetts' Deerfield River. Call (800)
553-7238 for more information or to book a trip. |
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