Benton Pond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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     You'll locate a stunning lake called Larkum Pond near Benton Pond, and hiking along the County Road Trail is splendid fun. All the water falling down from the sky makes Benton Pond a wet site; most of the rain falls through August, and January is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. If the weather is good here at Benton Pond, you can go for a hike along the Link Trail, and people from Pittsfield love to come here. Whohoo, so many enjoyable things  
   in one place! Benton Pond is so good! You don’t have to go far from Benton Pond to see the water at Otis Reservoir Dam, and if you need a place to stay Pilgrim Inn is a perfect choice.
A short trip to Otis Falls is always worthwhile, and dry warm beds await you at Super 8 Lee/Berkshires/Outlet Area. Very beautiful scenery and fine skiing is what you get at Otis Ridge. And if you're still looking for more outdoors entertaining stuff just keep reading. Looking for
 
               some flowing water? Try Fall River; Cold Spring Campground is a good campground nearby.
Going for a hike along the Richard Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this area, and skiing at Blandford is one of those things you just must do. This lake is so wonderful. At Benton Pond you can make out Larkum Hill, and paddling on Fall River is so much fun. A stunning lake like Big Pond near Benton Pond is a splendid place to pop by, and J and D Marina is a fine local campground.
Summertime highs at Benton Pond commonly tend to be in the 80's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures drop down into the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are in the 30's, and night lows at Benton Pond through the wintertime commonly plunge into the 10's. Kibbe Point is next to Benton Pond and is a splendid site to take a look at, and soar down the rapids of Farmington River - West Branch in a kayak.

 
Super 8 Lee/Berkshires/Outlet Area, Lee
15 miles away
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Pilgrim Inn, Lee
15 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Benton Pond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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Local climate location: STOCKBRIDGE 10 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.18333
Longitude: -73.04778

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These outdoors activities are available near Benton Pond.
 Hotels Near Benton Pond:
Super 8 Lee/Berkshires/Outlet Area, Lee, 15 miles away
Pilgrim Inn, Lee, 15 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn Lee, Lee, 15 miles away
Blackberry River Inn, Norfolk, 16 miles away
Rodeway Inn Lee, Lee, 16 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Benton Pond:
J and D Marina, Otis, 1 miles away
Cold Spring Campground, Berkshire County, 2 miles away
Camp Overflow, Otis, 3 miles away
Mountain View Campground, Otis, 5 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Benton Pond:
Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 4 miles away
      400 vertical feet
Blandford, Massachusetts, 9 miles away
      465 vertical feet
Berkshire East, Massachusetts, 17 miles away
      1180 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Benton Pond:
Fall River, Berkshire CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class V - 0.9 miles long (Otis Reservoir to Farmington River)
Farmington River - West Branch, Berkshire/ Hampden CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      Class II - 5 miles long (Upper Upper New Boston)
Farmington River - West Branch, Berkshire/ Hampden CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Upper New Boston)
 Trails Near Benton Pond:
County Road Trail, Hampden County, 14 miles away
Richard Trail, Hampden County, 14 miles away
Link Trail, Hampden County, 14 miles away
 Lakes Near Benton Pond:
Big Pond, Berkshire CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Larkum Pond, Berkshire CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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