April 14, 2016 Article by Dave Read
Besides having a world-wide reputation as an arts and cultural destination, the Berkshires is noted as a place for outdoors recreation, including such activities as skiing, hiking, camping, biycling, fishing, golf, canoeing, sailing. As a service to people who may be planning a visit to Berkshire county, we have put together a list of the various places available for enjoying the natural beauty of the area. Elsewhere on BerkshireLinks you can find listing for where to stay and arts and entertainment schedules, as well as how to get here by bus or train.
BerkshireLinks articles on Berkshires parks and recreation:
- Ashuwillticook Rail Trail,
- Bartholomew’s Cobble,
- Berkshire Botanical Garden,
- Bullard Woods
- Kennedy Park, Lenox
- Mount Greylock State Reservation,
- Naumkeag
- Upper Goose Pond
Parks & outdoors recreation in the Berkshires (external links)
- Appalachian Trail – Berkshires
- Bash Bish Falls State Park,
- Beartown State Forest,
- Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sancturay,
- Chester-Blandford State Forest,
- Clarksburg State Park,
- Goose Pond
- Hinsdale Flats Watershed Resource Area
- Jug End Reservation;
- Monument Mountain,
- Mount Everett State Reservation,
- Mount Washington State Forest,
- Natural Bridge State Park,
- Notchview Reservation
- October Mountain State Forest,
- Pittsfield State Forest,
- Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary,
- Richmond Pond (Mass. DFW pdf)
- Sandisfield State Forest,
- Savoy Mountain State Forest,
- Tolland State Forest,
- Tyringham Cobble,
- Umpachene Falls,
- Wahconah Falls State Park,
- Western Gateway Heritage State Park,
- Windsor State Forest.