Top Things to do in Berkshires
Top Hotels in Berkshires
- 1. LakeHouse Inn
- 2. Cornell Inn Lenox
- 3. Vacation Village in the Berkshires
- 4. Fairfield Inn & Suites Great Barrington Lenox/Berkshires
- 5. MAPLE TERRACE MOTEL
- 6. Hampton Inn & Suites Berkshires Lenox
- 7. Cornell Inn Lenox
- 8. Yankee Inn
- 9. The Black Swan Inn Lee - Lenox, Ascend Hotel Collection
- 10. Seven Hills Inn
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Top 10 State Parks in Berkshires, Berkshires
The Berkshires are home to an impressive collection of cultural and historic sights. Get your fill of music, art and theater at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony's summer home, MASS MoCA, the country's largest contemporary art center, the Norman Rockwell Museum and the Williamstown Theatre Festival. Recreational opportunities also abound, including snowshoeing, snowboarding, skiing, rafting, kayaking, fishing and golf. The Berkshires are an easy drive, just two and a half hours from Boston and New York.
Restaurants in Berkshires
1. Natural Bridge State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 186 reviews
Reviewed By kenmkboy - Breaux Bridge, United States
another great find in the Berkshires..a very nice hike through an old rock quarry with trails and climbs and descents through the old quarry . nice ponds and photo op high spots.
2. Mohawk Trail State Forest
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 62 reviews
More than 6,000 scenic acres offer outdoor enthusiasts lodging in 62 campsites and overnight log cabins, plus a variety of activities including trout-fishing, hiking and picnicking.
Reviewed By cristinah995
This review is for the campground. If you are a nature lover, you will love this campground. Absolutely beautiful. Private sites with lots of trees and shrubs between you and the next campers. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were adequate. If you choose the last loop of the campground, the sites will be right on the river. The middle loop's sites are on higher ground. They provide bear boxes for your food because there is a lot of wildlife in the campground. Firewood is provided there but nothing else (they do have water and a sink at the restrooms) so buy all your supplies before you get there. Walk right from your site to hiking trails. This place is a gem.
3. Mount Greylock State Reservation
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 327 reviews
Acquired by the Commonwealth in 1898, the first state park in Massachusetts also contains the states highest peak at 3,419 feet.
Reviewed By mareus12 - Rensselaer, United States
Drove up to the summit with younger grandchildren ( 6 & 8). The views are breathtaking, and the Lighthouse Tower is pretty awesome to see. A small restaurant and Inn are also at the site. Social distancing was respected, and everyone I saw wore a mask. Families picnic on blankets, and there are many trails and camping areas. This Reservation is part of the Appellation Trail, and is a, 'must see'.
4. Taconic Trail State Park
5. Western Gateway Heritage State Park
6. October Mountain State Forest
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 65 reviews
Reviewed By sradmd - Belleville, United States
We wanted to hike a fairly challenging, moderate, trail and picked October Mountain State Forest as a good place to go. Aside from that, we wanted to see the yurts that one can rent on their campsite. I spoke to the ranger and told him we wished to hike an easy to moderate trail and if he wouldn't point on out to us on the trail map. He told us we could easily do the "Ridge Trail," which is a two mile loop beginning and ending at the point I was standing. Then he asked if we preferred going uphill or down. Naturally I said down and he replied that he wouldn't recommend that on this trail. Evidently there is a 600 foot steep rocky incline that would be more difficult to transverse down than up. I reluctantly agreed and he told up to follow the paved path, past the yurts (yea!) and we would find the trail head. That we did, and proceeded on a mile uphill climb through what could not have possibly have been a trail, save for the blue markers on the trees. If it wasn't for those markers, we would have easily have been lost because there really wasn't any semblance of a trail as we gradually climbed uphill. The pièce de résistance was that six hundred foot uphill, rocky, steep incline. We made it and the rest of the trail was level, and slightly downward. Overall it was quite challenging for two persons in their mid sixties, but very satisfying. I think the ranger knew that we could do it, or was he just testing us?
7. Wahconah Falls State Park
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By noregroetz1844 - Evanston, United States
As an older couple, we really enjoyed this as the Falls were very close to the parking lot and yet we were able to feel truly in the woods. People came and went (just 10 the whole time we were there), climbed on the rocks, swam a bit and fished. We were able to get a great view of the Falls without venturing out onto the rocks. Highly recommend!
8. Clarksburg State Park
9. Balance Rock State Park
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 7 reviews
Reviewed By JoeDiner27 - North Adams, United States
Everyone should see this stunning rock, just perched atop a much smaller stone ledge. It looks like it should topple right over but somehow doesn’t, defying gravity for eons. The thing must weigh 40 tons or more, but balances like magic. I have seen pictures from the late 1800’s of it surrounded by open fields, but now it’s in forested peace and quiet. Really quite forgotten, you most likely will be the only ones there. Worth a see.
10. Fountain Pond State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
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