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Note: all telephone numbers are area code (413) , unless otherwise
noted
Berkshire Visitor’s Bureau
800-237-5747
www.berkshires.org
Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
528-4284
www.SouthernBerkshires.com
Lenox Chamber of Commerce
637-3646
www.lenox.org
Nature Preserves/Hiking/Canoeing/CrossCountry Skiing/ Outdoor
Activities
Appalachian Trail 528-6333 – from
Sheffield to Clarksburg
Ashuwillticook Trail (Cheshire) 442-8928 -11mile
paved bike and walking trail
Bartholmew’s Cobble (Ashley Falls) 229-8600 – nature
trails, canoe trips, museum www.thetrustees.org
Bash Bish Falls State Park (Mt Washington) 528-0330 – hiking,
waterfalls
Beartown State Forest (Monterey) 528-0904 hiking
trail, beach, boat ramp
Canoe Meadows (Pittsfield/Lenox) 637-0320 hiking, sanctuary
www.massaudabon.org
Housatonic River Walk (Gt.Barrington) (enter behind
Brooks- 197 Main St) – up close and personal by the river
Housatonic River -Outfitters 528-8811 –canoe rentals
and guides
Monument Mountain Reservation- 298-3239 3 mile hike and
views from the top
Mt Greylock-(Lanesboro) 499-4262- 5 state view from highest
peak in Mass. Drive or hike to summit.
Mt Washington State Forest - 528-0330
October Mt State Forest (Lee) 243-1778
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary (Lenox) 637-0320 day
camp, nature walks, educational programs –1400 acres. www.massaudabon.org
Pittsfield State Forest 442-8992 Balance Rock (Lanesborogh)
Race Brook Falls (Sheffield) rt 41 –trail and waterfall
Kennedy
Park (Lenox) –hiking, ski trails (behind Arcadian
Shop)
Tyringham Cobble (Tyringham) 298-3239 –hiking, nature
Berkshire Mt Llama Hikes (Lee) 243-2224
Boating/ Swimming/Fishing
Berkshire Fishing Club (Becket) 243-5761 private stocked
lake
Benedict Pond (Monterey) beach, boat ramp 528-0904
Gaffer’s Outdoors (Sheffield) 229-0063 canoe rental
on the Housatonic
Goose Pond (Lee)
Green River – rt 23 1mile west of GB – old-fashioned
swimming hole
Laurel Lake, Lenox & Lee Beach– beach,
boat ramp
Lake Garfield, Monterey
Onota Lake (Pittsfield) boat rentals 442-1724
Stockbridge
Bowl, Stockbridge – town beach, boat ramp
Card Lake, West Stockbridge town beach
Zoar Outdoors
800-532-7483 white water rafting
Downhill Skiing –
(ski conditions 800-237-5747/ 413-499-7669)
Bousquet (Pittsfield) 442-8316 -
www.bousquets.com
Butternut Basin, Gt.Barrington 528-2000 “ski-wee” www.skibutternut.com
Brodie Mountain (New Ashford) 443-4752(snowtubing
park www.skibrodie.com
Jiminy Peak (Hancock) 738-5500 wwwjiminypeak.com
Otis Ridge (Otis) 269-4444 www.otisridge.com
Catamount (S.Egremont) 528-1262 - catamountski.com
Cross-country Skiing
Canterbury Farm (becket) 623-0100
Cranwell Resort (Lenox) 637-1364
Kennedy Park (Lenox)
Animals , Farms and Pick your own
Eastover Resort, (Lenox )637-0625- American Bison roam the
grounds, civil war memorabilia
Farmer’s Markets May-October- Great Barrington
(Sat.-am) Lenox & Sheffield –(Friday pm)
Green River Farm (Williamstown) 458-2470 pick yr own, petting
zoo
Rawson Brook Farm –(Monterey) see goats milked
Highlawn Farm (Lee) 243-0672 – visit cows, watch
milking
Howden Farm (Sheffield) 229-8481 – pumpkins & hayrides (October)
Ioka Valley Farm (Hancock) 738-5915 –pick berries,
pumpkins, apples, hayrides, petting zoo
Otis Poultry Farm 269-4438 www.OtisPoultryFarm.com
Taft Farms ( Great Barrington) 528-1015 – berries,
corn
Undermountain Farm (Lenox) 637-3365 –lessons and
trail rides
Windy Hill Farm (Stockbridge) 298-3217 apples
Blueberry
Hill Farm (Mt Washington) – 528-1479
Berkshire Botanical gardens (Stockbridge) 298-3926 15acres
of gardens trails, sculpture, fall harvest festival,summer
craft fairs wwwberkshirebotanical.org
Whitney’s Farm Stand (Cheshire) 442-4749 corn maze,
pick berries, pumpkins, hayride, petting zoo
Historic Homes and Berkshire Cottages
Arrowhead (Pittsfield) 442-1793 museum
and former home of Herman Melville www.mobydick.org
Chesterwood (Stockbridge) 298-3579 –summer home of
Daniel Chester French- the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial –museum,
house, and gardens. Seasonal www.chesterwood.org
Frelinghuysen-Morris House & studio ( Lenox) 637-0166 abstract
art, gardens, and Bauhaus studio. Seasonal www.frelinghuysen.org
Mission House (Stockbridge) 298-3239 - 1739 home, Indian
museum and gardens www.thetrustees.org
The Mount –summer home of Edith Wharton (Lenox) 637-1899 – gardens
and 1902 restored house www.edithWharton.org
Naumkeag (Stockbridge) 298 3239– 1880’s Stamford White
designed 26 room mansion from the gilded age, and 8 acre gardens. Seasonal
www.thetrustees.org
Santarella (Tyringham) 243-2819 Thatched-roof “Gingerbread
House” -historic sculpture studio and gardens
Ventford Hall (Lenox) 637-3206 – museum of the gilded
age in 1893 mansion www.gildedage.org
Museums
AniMagic –animation museum (Lee)- hands-on, view models,
films etc. by appt. 243-2051
Colonel Ashley House (Ashley Falls) 298-3239 1775
house-seasonal www.thetrustees.org
Bidwell House (Monterey) 528-6888 1750 home , gardens and
trails www.bidwellhousemuseum.org
Clark Art Institute Williamstown) 458-2303 Renoir,
Degas and lots more www.clarkart.edu
Crane Museum of Papermaking (Dalton) 684-6481
Berkshire Museum (Pittsfield) 443-7171
history, natural history and art www.berkshiremuseum.org
Hancock
Shaker Village (Hancock) 443-0188 - 1800’s
village, round barn , farm, gardens, and animals www.hancockshakervillage.org
Mass Moca - (N. Adams) 664*4111- largest contemporary
art museum in the world, theater, dance, film, music, -kid’s
events, hands-on Kidspace Gallery – www.massmoca.org
Norman Rockwell Museum (Stockbridge) 298-4100/ 800-742-
9450 – art museum and original artist’s studio www.nrm.org
Trolley Museum (Shelburne Falls ) 624-0192
Williams College
Museum of Art (Williamstown) 597-2429 www.williams.edu/wcma
Berkshire
Scenic Railway Museum Lenox) 637-2210 June-Oct- train rides
and historic station www.berkshirescenicrailroad.org
W.E.B.
Du Bois Museum (Great Barrington) 5644-9595 dedicated
to Great Barrington famous native son
Misc. & Events
Baker’s golf Center (Lanesboro)
442-6102 outdoor mini golf
Berkshire center for Contemporary Glass (West Stockbridge)
232-4666 –watch glass blowers
The Cove - bowling and indoor miniature golf (Gt. Barrington) 528-1220
David Grover – kid’s concert- Sat. mornings – summer
- Great Barrington Bandstand
Waconah Park –(Pittsfield) minor league
baseball in the summer
Hopkins Observatory & Planetarium-Williams College
597-2188 museum & observatory
Jiminy Peak Alpine Slide (Hancock) 738-5500 summer
Berkshire South Community Center- (gt Barrington) 528-2810 indoor
pool, kids programs, fitness center www.berkshiresouth.org
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires –classes and day
camp 413-298-5252 www.IS183.org
Parades: countywide –Memorial Day, and July 4th
Holiday events: Festival of Trees (Berkshire museum), Stockbridge
Main St. at Christmas (reenactment of 1956 Rockwell scene)
Movies
Triplex: (Great Barrington) 528-8885 independent , foreign,
and mainstream films www.thetriplex.com
Images Cinema: Williamstown - -458-5612 www.imagescinema.org
Little Cinema : Pittsfield - 443-7171 www.berkshiremuseum.org
Hoyts Cinema : Lanesborough Mall) - 433-2558
Performing Arts
Colonial Theater (Pittsfield) 997-4444 concerts, plays,
musicals
Jacob’s Pillow (Becket) 243-0745 summer dance festival-
free children’s programs www.jacobspillow.org
The
Mac-Haydn Theatre –(Chatham, NY) 518-392-9292 - musicals
for kids www.machaydentheatre.org
Mahaiwe Center for Performing
Arts (Gt. Barrington) 644-9040 –music,
dance, theatre, movies and more. www.mahaiwe.org
Robbins-Zust Family Marionettes 698-2591 www.berkshireweb.com/zust
Shakespeare & Co. (Lenox) 637-1199 -
performances of Shakepeare, classic and modern plays www.shakespeare.org
Tanglewood
(Lenox) 637-5165/ 617-266-1200 summer
home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, classical, popular,
and jazz concerts. www.bso.org / www.tanglewood.org
Berkshire Theater Festival (Stockbridge) 298-5576 – children’s
plays- seasonal www.berkshiretheatre.org
Barrington Stage (Pittsfield) 413-499-5446 www.barringtonstageco.org
Williamstown Theater Festival 597-3400 www.WTFestival.org
Nearby and Worth the drive
Old Sturbridge
Village,( Sturbridge, Ma.) 800-733-1730
Apr-Oct -Colonial Era village reproduction
Dinosaur Footprints (Holyoke, Ma.) 413-684-0148 190
million years old…really
Holyoke Children’s Museum 413-536-5437 - hands-on
educational fun
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Amherst, Ma) 413-586-8934-
exhibits, puppet shows,storytelling
Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory (Deerfield, Ma.) 413-665-2805-
both indoor and outdoor gardens