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If you are traveling by, why not stop by Scout Pond. Scout Pond really is in the middle of a wonderful outdoors paradise. Lots of people from Springfield come to Scout Pond. What a location this is for outdoors folks. Hit the slopes at Berkshire East in the neighborhood; whitewater paddling is magnificent on Swift River. There's so much to do here at Scout Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Berkshire Park Camping Area is a pleasant site for that, and
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Have a great hiking adventure along the Richard Trail, and a quick tour to Baker Brook is undeniably a brilliant idea. High temperatures at Scout Pond all through the summertime months are in the 70's. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 50's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and after the sun is down all through the | |
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winter temperatures at Scout Pond drop into the 0's. Take a hike on the Spring Trail, and get wet paddling on Westfield River - North Branch.
Take a look at nearby Dead Swamp, and if you're here at Scout Pond it's a good idea
to go to Fisk Meadow. This lake is so wonderful. Scout Pond is great enough to spend more than a day at, Peppermint Park Camping Resort is a great local campground, and from Scout Pond you obtain a wonderful sight of Bofat Hill. The
best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Blandford; after a long day outdoors Autumn Inn is a delightful place to spend a night or two.
Scout Pond gets a great deal of water; the wettest month of the year is generally
November, that's the one that rains the most, and February on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike along the Link Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity; a good close by hotel is North King Motel.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.3875
Longitude: -72.80833
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| | Ski Areas Near Scout Pond:
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Blandford, Massachusetts, 12 miles away
465 vertical feet |
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Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 22 miles away
400 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Scout Pond:
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Swift River, Benzie CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class IV-V - 1 miles long (Along Route 9 to North Branch Westfield River) |
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12 miles away
