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Clarksburg State Park is a 368-acre (149 ha) Massachusetts state park located in the town of Clarksburg. The park is made up of unspoiled northern hardwood forest, with views of the Hoosac Range, Mount Greylock and the Green Mountains. [2] It is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Berkshire: 10,457 acres 4,232 ha: 1918: Scusset Beach State Reservation: Barnstable: 459 acres 186 ha: 1957: On Cape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, a popular swimming and camping area. Shawme-Crowell State Forest: Barnstable: 624 acres 253 ha: Forested 285 site campground J.A. Skinner State Park: Hampshire: 843 acres 341 ha ...
The purchase of the initial 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) was made in 1915 for a total of $60,000, part of which came through the pledge of a group of Berkshire residents. The area was opened to the public that year. [3] The name "October Mountain" is said to have been bestowed by author Herman Melville, whose home in Pittsfield overlooked the area. [4]
Pittsfield State Forest is an 11,000-acre (4,500 ha) Massachusetts state forest located in the town of Pittsfield and managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation. [3] The forest is the location of Berry Pond, which sitting atop Berry Mountain at an elevation of 2,150 feet (660 m) is the highest natural body of water in the state. [4]
Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest Location in Massachusetts Show map of Massachusetts Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Hawley, Plainfield, Savoy, Franklin, Hampshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 42°33′6.4″N 72°56′26.9″W / 42.551778°N 72.940806°W / 42.551778; -72.940806 Area 7,405 ...
Granville State Forest is a Massachusetts state park located in the towns of Granville and Tolland in the southern Berkshire Hills along the state's southern border with Connecticut. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR).
Massachusetts, with forests covering 3,060,000 acres (12,400 km 2) (59%) of its land area, administers more than 500,000 acres (2,000 km 2) [1] of state forest, wildlife and watershed land under the cabinet level Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Beartown State Forest Biker in Beartown State Forest, June 2008 Location in Massachusetts Show map of Massachusetts Beartown State Forest (the United States) Show map of the United States Location Monterey, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 42°14′00″N 73°16′28″W / 42.23333°N 73.27444°W / 42.23333; -73.27444 Area 10,411 acres (42.13 km 2) Elevation ...