Douglas Pond, Rensselaer County, New York

   
Custom Search
User input for Douglas Pond, Rensselaer County, New York:

Be the first to submit input for Douglas Pond.
Help improve this web site with your great input.


Submit Input:
Your Name:
Write or Paste Input here:

Upload picture:      Review Guidelines


 
    If you are in Rensselaer county it's always a good idea to stop by Douglas Pond. If you need a place to stay Jericho Valley Inn is a wonderful choice, and get your heart pumping on the perfect whitewater of Green River. Take a hike on the Brickhouse Mountain Trail, and after a long day outdoors Jiminy Peak is a splendid site to spend a night or two. If you crave a little side journey, try Allen Hollow; if you came to camp Broken Wheel Campground is a fine place  
   to do that.
Douglas Pond is a good site of common rainfall; July is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest month of the year is February. But wait, there's more to do near Douglas Pond. There's so much to do here at Douglas Pond that you need to camp here for a while, Privacy Campground is a brilliant place for that. Lakes? Sure, Black River Pond is nearby. This lake is so wonderful. A quick tour to Kronk Brook in close proximity to Douglas Pond
 
               is a glorious idea; you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Mount Greylock Ski Club if you're here.
What would winter be without some skiing at Jiminy Peak, and there are plenty of people from Pittsfield here. At Douglas Pond all through the summer highs are in the 80's. Once the sun is down it plunges down to the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's; nighttime lows in the 10's for Douglas Pond.
This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Konkapot Brook near Douglas Pond, and hiking along the Taconic Skyline Trail is magnificent fun. This place, Douglas Pond, it clearly has so much outdoors cool stuff. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Southeast Hollow Trail, and here at Douglas Pond you can see Butternut Hill. Don't leave Douglas Pond without first checking out Eagle Rock; since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always visit close by Griswold Pond.

 
Jiminy Peak, Hancock
4 miles away
Jiminy Peak is located in the Berkshire Mountains in Hancock, Massachusetts. Located at the base of the mountain is the all-suite Country Inn, that is just minutes away from the ski lift. The Mountain...

Jericho Valley Inn, Williamstown
5 miles away
The Jericho Valley Inn is located on 350 pristine acres in the beautiful Berkshire mountains.Three miles from Jiminy Peak and eight miles from down- town Williamstown. We are close to all the area att...

Current weather conditions at Douglas Pond, Rensselaer County, New York
WXPort

Local climate location: TROY LOCK AND DAM 8 miles away


OTHER_INFO
  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.59722
Longitude: -73.36639

New York Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in New York

Rensselaer County Lakes
Complete list of all lakes in Rensselaer County

Books about Douglas Pond
List of books available on Amazon.com about Douglas Pond, Rensselaer County, New York.

Outdoors Recreation Near Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, the metro area neareast to Douglas Pond. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.

New York Outdoors Index
This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of New York.
 

 

OUTDOORS_GUIDE
These outdoors activities are available near Douglas Pond.
 Hotels Near Douglas Pond:
Jiminy Peak, Hancock, 4 miles away
Jericho Valley Inn, Williamstown, 5 miles away
BENTLEY BROOK RESORT, Hancock, 6 miles away
Vacation Village At Berkshires, Hancock, 7 miles away
Ramada Limited Inn & Suites Pittsfield, Pittsfield, 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Douglas Pond:
Privacy Campground, Lanesboro, 5 miles away
Broken Wheel Campground, Petersburg, 7 miles away
Aqua Vista Valley Campgrounds, Petersburg, 8 miles away
Alps Family Campground, Averill Park, 9 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Douglas Pond:
Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts, 6 miles away
      1150 vertical feet
Mount Greylock Ski Club, Massachusetts, 11 miles away
      300 vertical feet
Bousquet, Massachusetts, 11 miles away
      750 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Douglas Pond:
Green River, Berkshire CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      Class II-III - 8.15 miles long (US Route 7 to Hoosic River)
Konkapot Brook, Berkshire CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-III - 11 miles long (Mill River to Ashley Falls)
Poesten Kill River, Rensselaer CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-IV - 7 miles long (Eagle Mills to Troy)
 Trails Near Douglas Pond:
Southeast Hollow Trail, Rensselaer County, 6 miles away
Brickhouse Mountain Trail, Berkshire County, 6 miles away
Taconic Skyline Trail, Berkshire County, 7 miles away
 Lakes Near Douglas Pond:
Griswold Pond, Rensselaer CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Black River Pond, Rensselaer CountyCounty, 3 miles away

MORE STUFF NEARBY:

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!...

Jiminy Peak
4 PHOTOS
...tiful Village Center that addresses all of your needs. As you arrive and unload in the drop off area, you first notice the Paul Major welcome center. Inside you'll find the Guest Services desk, as well as a Renewable Energy Education Center. Across the way, the conveniently located Burbank Children's Center is home to Jiminy's SkiWEE and Explorer programs, and the Cub's Den Playroom. Up the steps to the Village Center, you'll find 'Just Jiminy' a logo store perfect for finding that 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, Ji...

Alps Family Campground
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...

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....

Taconic Crest Trail
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....

Queechy Lake
10 miles away
I saw a bear at Queechy Lake eating berries. It was so cool!...

Catamount
11 miles away
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
15 miles away
1 PHOTO
Real nice place to walk, run, or ride a bike...very scenic....

Racquet Lake
16 miles away
You will have the best time if you are a out doors person. :)...

Fernwood Forest Campground
18 miles away
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....

Ski Butternut
21 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
27 miles away
1 PHOTO

Berkshire East
28 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...

Outdoors related information copyright © Stratus-Pikpuk, Inc. - Detailed hotel information copyright © Interactive Hotel Solutions