Prospect Lake, Berkshire County, Massachusetts

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     Lots of folks from Hudson come to Prospect Lake, and the skiing at Ski Butternut is fine. The annual rain here at Prospect Lake is about average; May is when you get the most rain here; the driest month of the year is February. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are glorious; Root Pond is a lake that's right next door to Prospect Lake; you don’t have to go far from Prospect Lake to distinguish the water at Prospect Lake Dam. Dry warm beds await you at Chambery  
   Inn; Taconic State Park Copake Falls is a wonderful campground nearby.
This lake is so wonderful. A day on the slopes of Catamount is just what you need; you're perhaps interested in lakes, Mill Pond is one of those close by. Going for a hike along the Northrop Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this neighborhood. A perfect location for whitewater paddling near Prospect Lake is Housatonic River, and Prospect Lake is a tremendous location to
 
               visit for more than one day, Fox Hill Camping Area is a tremendous location to camp nearby.
You can run the rapids of Bash Bish Brook close to Prospect Lake; you can have a splendid hiking adventure along the Elbow Trail. If only every place had this much outdoors entertaining things, what a great earth it would be. After a long day outdoors Days Inn Great Barrington is a wonderful place to spend a night or two, and a tremendous vista of lovely Baldwin Hill is available. Man, is there loads of exciting stuff to do in the vicinity of Prospect Lake. If you're here at Prospect Lake, you could stop at Fenton Brook; hiking along the Indian Trail is perfect fun.
All through the warmest time of the year at Prospect Lake temperatures are generally in the 80's. Through the dark hours of summer temperatures plunge down into the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Prospect Lake dipping down into the 10's throughout winter nights. Marsh Pond is a swamp near Prospect Lake, and while you're here you can play some golf at Egremont Country Club.

 
Days Inn Great Barrington, Great Barrington
6 miles away
*Located centrally in Downtown Historic Great Barrington *Tanglewood, 20 miles *Ski Butternut, 3 miles *Downtown shops and restaurants are within walking distance *Easy access to I-90, Route 7, and Ro...

Chambery Inn, Lee
6 miles away
A meticulously restored nineteenth century parochial school turned French country inn. Complete with original blackboards, thirteen-foot high embossed ceilings, eight-foot tall windows, fireplaces, w...

Current weather conditions at Prospect Lake, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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Local climate location: HUDSON COR FAC 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.19667
Longitude: -73.44833

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These outdoors activities are available near Prospect Lake.
 Hotels Near Prospect Lake:
Days Inn Great Barrington, Great Barrington, 6 miles away
Chambery Inn, Lee, 6 miles away
Great Barrington MA Travelodge, Great Barrington, 7 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites GREAT BARRINGTON, Great Barrington, 7 miles away
Comfort Inn & Suites, Great Barrington, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Prospect Lake:
Taconic State Park Copake Falls, Copake Falls, 5 miles away
Fox Hill Camping Area, Spencertown, 7 miles away
Woodland Hills Campground, Austerlitz, 8 miles away
Camp Waubeeka, Copake, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Prospect Lake:
Catamount, New York, 8 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Ski Butternut, Massachusetts, 9 miles away
      1000 vertical feet
Bousquet, Massachusetts, 16 miles away
      750 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Prospect Lake:
Bash Bish Brook, Columbia / Berkshire CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class IV-V+ - 0.6 miles long (Below Bash Bish Falls to Copake Falls)
Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class III-IV - 0.5 miles long (below Falls Village Hydro Plant)
Konkapot Brook, Berkshire CountyCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Mill River to Ashley Falls)
 Trails Near Prospect Lake:
Indian Trail, Berkshire County, 4 miles away
Elbow Trail, Berkshire County, 5 miles away
Northrop Trail, Berkshire County, 5 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Prospect Lake:
Egremont Country Club, Great Barrington, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Prospect Lake:
Mill Pond, Berkshire CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Root Pond, Berkshire CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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