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West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Hiking is a popular thing to do around West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir; Brickhouse Mountain Trail is a splendid local trail, and Pontoosuc School is in the vicinity, and is a splendid place. For you golfers we recommend nearby Pontoosuc Lake Country Club, and the snow is good at Bousquet. After a long day outdoors Crowne Plaza Hotel Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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be in the 10's. And if that's not enough, there's a heap more to do near West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir. You are in the neighborhood of Rice School while you're here at West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir, and Konkapot
Brook is a glorious whitewater spot nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes? Sure, Pecks Pond is close at hand, and why not head up to Catamount and strap some skis to your feet. This lake is so wonderful. Hubbard School is wonderful
and can be distinguished from West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir, and why not camp at Hidden Valley Campgrounds while you're here at West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir. And if you're still looking for more outdoors cool things
just keep reading. Do check out Bel Air Dam while you're here at West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir; why not take a refreshing hike along the Taconic Skyline Trail. Some of the water close by flows, like East Branch Housatonic
River; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always explore close by Pontoosuc Lake. Dry warm beds await you at The Yankee Suites Extended Stay, and good hiking is available along the Turner Trail. All the water falling
down from the sky makes West Branch Housatonic River Reservoir a wet place; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain while February is usually the driest month. The good people of Pittsfield like to hang out nearby, and a delightful place for whitewater paddling is Green River. This lake is so wonderful.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 42.47167 Longitude: -73.24833
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Catamount, Massachusetts, 2 miles away 1000 vertical feet |
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Bousquet, Massachusetts, 4 miles away 750 vertical feet |
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Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts, 5 miles away 1150 vertical feet |
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Green River, Berkshire CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II-III - 8.15 miles long (US Route 7 to Hoosic River) |
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Konkapot Brook, Berkshire CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class I-III - 11 miles long (Mill River to Ashley Falls) |
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Onota Lake
 | Please consider banning the feeding of migratory birds at Onota (and other) lakes as the effluent adds greatly to our increasing weed problem.... |
Catamount
 | I have the great fortune of living near Catamount so I can go pretty much any time I want. It's a great ski area for being of moderate size. Good variety of runs, no chance of getting bored.... |
Ashley Reservoir
 | 1 PHOTO Real nice place to walk, run, or ride a bike...very scenic.... |
Jiminy Peak
 | 4 PHOTOS ...vacation souvenir. For those of you who are interested in purchasing vacation property, visit Jiminy Realty, to learn about all of your options for owning at Jiminy Peak. Stop into Mountain Sports if you forgot any necessary equipment, or are looking to demo or upgrade. If you just need skis for the day the Rental Shop entrance is right next door. Purchase your tickets at the front of Crane Lodge, and sign up for lessons in the lower level of JJ's Lodge. You can make all the stops that you need on your way to the slopes in one convenient area!
For those of you who are interested in ski vacations, Jiminy Peak offers a number of lodging options. The Country Inn, an all-suite hotel is located slopeside. Also available are 2, 3 and 4 bedroom condominium rentals located throughout the property in order to accommodate your needs.
Jiminy Peak is devoted to constantly improving the experience that it offers. New for this season is Deer Run, a trail off of Upper Slingshot, along with a greatly improved John Hancock trail, now with snowmaking and lighting, and a widened and re-gr... |
Privacy Campground
 | We have camped at Privacy Campground in Hancock Ma. for many years. It is a hidden jewel in the Jericho Valley. Good Bless them for many years of fun camping at Privacy Campgrounds!... |
Fernwood Forest Campground
 | Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Nearby Grocery... - 33 RV hookups, PETS:With proof of current immunizations. On leash at all times., POOL:Swimming at Plunkett Lake, GAMEROOM:Planned activities....Fernwood Forest Campground, an adventure in family camping, offers 115 acres of natural woodlands adjacent to the appalachian Trail in Hinsdale, Massachusetts just off route 8 in the beautiful Berkshires.
Forty four spacious campsites for tents and RVs, with electric hook-ups and modern facilities.
Fernwood Forest is within walking distance to Plunkett Lake for swimming, boating, and fishing and also, to the Dan Douquette Sports Academy.
Fernwood Forest is conveniently located to many of Berkshire's cultural attractions, such as Tanglewood, The Colonial Theatre, and Jacob's Pillow.... |
Queechy Lake
 | 12 miles away I saw a bear at Queechy Lake eating berries. It was so cool!... |
Taconic Crest Trail
 | 14 miles away First, the Taconic Crest Trail is in NY state not VT, starting just south west of pownal vt, and traveling back and forth between the ny and MA line for about 39 miles.... |
Ski Butternut
 | 15 miles away Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family...Best little mountain in the world. I would rather have a nice day at butternut that a weekend at killington...Butternut is allright with me. I like it, it's good.... |
Otis Ridge
 | 17 miles away 1 PHOTO |
Alps Family Campground
 | 17 miles away this is a gREAt campground for people with children. They make you feel great about camping. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking. I would recomended this campground 110 percent!!!!...alps is the most awesome place to camp.they offer everything and anything there. we saw what they did at the 4th of july and the kids loved it. I advice any parents that have have kids to take them there........they WON'T be disapointed... |
Berkshire East
 | 20 miles away I loved it. It was great. I can't wait to go again. It had tons of great beginner and intermediate trails. A little park !!!!!!!!!!!!...Vacation Village... |
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