This campground is NOT on the Deerfield River as I originally expected. There is a non-wooded…read morecampground with the same name about five minutes away that is located right on the river. That being said... I'm glad that we ended up in this campground. We only stayed here for one night so we could enjoy tubing down the Deerfield River during the day, and have somewhere to cook and sleep at night. This campground was perfect for what we were looking for and was much more quiet than the one I thought I was booking originally. I can't speak for all of the sites, but we booked site 21 and thought it was perfect. It's right on the corner of the access road and directly across from the bathrooms. Due to it being on the corner, it offered some privacy as we only had neighbors on one side who were a bit separated by trees. It was decent sized. We were able to fit two vehicles, two tents, and had enough space to sit around the campfire. The firepit comes with a grate which you can use to grill. Also the bathroom light stays on 24/7 which is helpful when you need to walk there in the middle of the night. The mosquitoes weren't horrendous either. For $17, it was great.

Mohawk Trail State Forest has a great campground with different options for families and couples,…read moreyoung and old, adventurous and more sedate vacationers. We camped there for 6 days this year from a Saturday. The Cold River (not too cold as the name suggests) runs parallel to a good number of campsites on the lower level of the park. We were camped 15ft away from a river which served as a beautiful backdrop that we could hear all day and night as it rolled over they my rocks that created small and medium pools that we swam/sat in. The bathrooms were clean and very close by which is useful with kids. There area by trails to hike or bike right in the campground area. The campground is also within very close driving distance to plenty if water based activities on the Deerfield River. We went on a guided inflatable kayak tour with CrapApple tours which was okay but for the money and freedom it is much better to buy/bring your own boat or inflatable float/tube and just float down the river. It is a gorgeous view and lots of fun. North Adams is a fast 20 minute drive and on a rainy day we took the kids out for ice cream and the scenery up route 2 was beautiful. It's Worth the ride to North Adams which is also home to Mass Museum of Contemporary Art. Mohawk was a great escape and we are already planning on returning next year.

Nice spot for beginners that want to hike a trail/mountain. It's a very very short journey. Also,…read moreif you want to cool down and take a dip afterwards, there are several points along the falls. Unfortunately, during the pandemic, everyone is looking to go here and it's unusually packed. And to no one's surprise, they will squeeze in and ignore social distancing. Otherwise, it's a nice dip that I'll occasionally come to because of the 2 hr drive.

This is a hike worth driving out to. It's a manicured easy trail to the falls. It's a series of 3…read morewaterfalls found across the street from the small parking area. There is also a summit and rock climbing. Pony mountain. Note: You should stop by the close by Williamsburg General Store for the scratch made fresh baked pastry.

I had site 13 way up the top of the mountain. It's primitive camping up there with only…read moreaccommodations being a porta potty. It was full when I arrived but after I requested it to be emptied they made a call and had it done same day. I thought the showers were way too hot but nobody else was complaining about that...in fact one lady said it was freezing cold. I turned lobster red both times I took a shower. I decided to go without one after the second one. Those are my only complaints and I dont think they are at all significant. The campground is well maintained. It's really a nice quiet place to get away from people and all the rudeness of society. I was able to enjoy an almost humanless interaction camping experience...as everyone seemed to be staying at the lower main campground sites. I used my coffee maker in the main bathrooms and headed to the top lookout of the mountain every morning and sat there enjoying my coffee overlooking the beautiful state of NY and the gorgeous views. I camped Sunday through Saturday and I dreaded the weekend...sure enough campers came in and started up with the door slamming glad I was leaving on Saturday. With the porta potty door slam at 5 am I was up and shaking out my tarp and rattle rattle noise maker myself packing away my stuff til around 8 am. I've been camping all over new england and I have never seen the animal that is hanging around sites 11, 12 and 13. When I first spotted it I thought it was someones pet monkey. The thing is a cross between a monkey, panda and a sloth. I have no idea what it is but it was amazing to watch. Huge thick long tail like a dogs, the animal what dirty white color and the small rounded ears were black and it had a black snout. It moved real slow like a sloth and it stood on its hind legs and checked out every single leaf on the smaller trees looking for something specific I'm guessing slugs. I wish I had taken a closer look at its hands or paws. It wasn't bothered by the flash lights and it came right behind my fire pit about 10 feet from where I sat and I didn't dare get any closer and my phone camera could not pick it up.....I was there a whole week and could hear it walking through the woods at night. Only when another camper came in and flashed the lights on it did I realize it was there.

Extensive trail system ruined by ATVs creating mudholes, eroding soil, generally destroying it for…read moreother users.

Beautiful place for a wedding! My friend's son got married here overlooking the river! Gorgeous…read moreplace with to river for the wedding backdrop. The area was big enough to hold over 50 people comfortably. There is a bare bones bathroom but it is clean and not a traditional out house. There were some boats on the river but over all a quiet secluded place, perfect for a small outdoor wedding.

A quaint picnicking area a short drive off of MA-10. This place is rented out for parties and sits…read moreright next to the Connecticut River. This place is great for walks, offers a bathrooms, and seasonally has a boat dock (not for public use). Home to the base of Northfield Mountain, the basin of one of New England's biggest hydroelectric generators sits a 1 minute drive up the road.

Great new or newly renovated DCR state park. Perfect for car camping. Newly paved roads. Clean,…read moretidy campsites. Brand new bathrooms and showers. Great location too. 10 minutes from North Adams and Greylock. Expectations were well exceeded!

Great place to just get out and walk around and enjoy nature. The last time i went there I got to…read moresee a moose trimming thru the water.

Affordable prices and availability. Took my son out on the river and enjoyed a day on the water…read moretogether

Staying up by MCLA, my fiancee and were looking for a leisurely, sensible and cost effective…read moreadventure. This canoeing company fit the profile. Calling ahead, they answered both phone calls immediately and were cool and efficient in their response- young guy (maybe early 20's?)- nice guy/kid. When we got there, it was a simple and painless process. Get your vest, choose some paddles (both in great, solid quality) and get on our kayak, which the employee had in the water, waiting. He gave us the basics and off we went. On our return paddle in, he saw us coming in and came up to the docking area and helped us both off. On our way up the little walk I turned back to see the view of the water when not even 2 minutes passed by and the employee had already lifted the kayak and started washing it off and cleaning it. It shows that this guy and the company care about quality and presentation as well as customer feeling and well being. Kudos to them. Loved the experience. Take a chance folks, you won't be dissappointed.

This is a great peaceful walk through a canyon that boasts wall formations 70 feet high…read more The hike is short, only half a mile, but you can continue walking straight into a state forest to make it a 7 mile walk if you'd like to. In the state forest, the trustee website states that you may see bears, bobcats and turkeys. Hopefully not! There are several erratic boulders making it a fun and prehistoric site to see. If you have time, you can stop by nearby Glendale Falls in Middlefield for a wonderful waterfall spectacle. This was a very beautiful and peaceful stop.

Visited the Gorge and found the premises inviting and full of natural beauty. Parking is available…read morefor at a cost. There are options available with some exploration. The trails are well maintained and safe for walkers, runners and bikers alike. Plenty to explore around the area.

Had a nice spring hike here along the trails and a lot of trilliums, jack in the pulpit, violets,…read moreand others were blooming in the woods. A great quiet spot with varied types of trees and ATV trails that are well groomed and look tick safe as well. The rocks themselves are interesting glacial erratics clustered in the woods near the "balancing rick" which in itself is really cool to see. Sadly the lowlife dragnuckled troglodytes who have also sought this spot out for their own nefarious rituals have left their marks like beasts urinating and defecating in some desperate plea to be memorialized before their puerile and vacuous little lives come to a miserable end. The rocks have been tagged and carved over the years leaving the main attraction a sad wreckage of nature that also reflects how rare it is today to see natural beauty as yet undefiled by a plebeian urban mob better served by a bag of party sized Doritos couch side with Call of Duty gun fire blaring on the big screen. A video camera with night vision should be set up at sites like this to catch the miscreants so they can be rounded up and put to work repairing the damage they do in the world. I know that the park system is strapped for cash now and understaffed but someone should really check more often to remove at least the most offensive messages and other garbage left on these blighted stones. The swastika needs to go!

Great 15 min walk in and back out for us! Helped with the cabin fever this Feb weekend!read more