Berkshires / Western MA

500–3,491 ft · MA🚗 Directions

Berkshire Hills and Taconic Range in western Massachusetts. October Mountain SF, Mt Greylock (3,491 ft, state high point). Mixed northern hardwoods with sugar maple, beech, oak, and white ash. Abundant old apple orchards in the hill towns — classic New England morel country. Housatonic River bottomlands are productive. Season April-May at lower elevations, extending into June on ridgetops. Chanterelles and black trumpets Jul-Sep.

Trees:Sugar Maple White Oak American Beech

Updated Apr 13, 6:51 PM

Foraging Potential60/100

❌Moisture

✅Soil Temp

✅No Freeze

✅No Drought

Precip 7d

0.35"

Precip 14d

0.70"

Soil Temp

57°F

SWE

Snow Water Equivalent — how much water is in the snowpack vs. normal. Declining SWE means snowmelt is adding moisture to the soil.

Drought

None

Snowmelt

complete

Limiting Factors

Insufficient moistureOutside season window

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Nearby Camping

Sites 11, 12, 13

developed

~5.1 mi from center

Site 1

developed

~5.2 mi from center

Site 2

developed

~5.3 mi from center

Camp Romaca

developed

~6.1 mi from center

Crystal Mountain campsite (& privy)

developed

~6.4 mi from center

Lee Campground

developed

DCR~7.8 mi from center

Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Woodland Hills

developed

~12.2 mi from center

Reserve →

Balsam Group Site

developed

~13 mi from center

12 sites

Harvey Mt. State Forest

backcountry

~13 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Green Point

developed

~13.5 mi from center

Rocky Point

developed

~13.5 mi from center

White Rock

developed

~13.5 mi from center

Stoney Ledge Group Site

developed

~13.7 mi from center

12 sites

Shaker camp

developed

~13.7 mi from center

Ranger Village

developed

~13.9 mi from center

Iroquois Village

developed

~13.9 mi from center

Frontier Village

developed

~14 mi from center

Pioneer Village

developed

~14 mi from center

Camp Greylock

developed

~14.1 mi from center

Cherry Plain State Park Campgrounds

developed

~14.4 mi from center

Bonnie Rigg Camping Club

developed

~16.1 mi from center

Fox Hollow Camping

developed

~16.8 mi from center

Campground

developed

~17 mi from center

12 sites

Savoy Mountain State Forest Camping Area

developed

~17 mi from center

Historic Valley Campground

developed

City of North Adams~18.1 mi from center

100 sites

Reserve →

Chester Railway Station

developed

~18.2 mi from center

1 sites

watertoiletshowerelectric hookup

Reserve →

Sherman Brook Campsite

dispersed

~19.2 mi from centerFree/night

Great Pines Camping Area

developed

~20.5 mi from center

Group Camping Area

developed

~20.8 mi from center

Old Seth Warner Shelter Site

dispersed

Green Mountain Club~23 mi from centerFree/night

Prue Heyman

developed

~23.2 mi from center

Lean-Tos

developed

~23.3 mi from center

KOA weathampton

developed

~26.7 mi from center

Schodack Island State Park Campground

developed

State~26.8 mi from center

Reserve →

Moses Scout Reservation

developed

Boy Scouts of America~27.7 mi from center

Whately Oaks Primitive Campsite

backcountry

Appalachian Mountain Club~33.6 mi from centerFree/night

Reserve →

Molly Stark State Park Campsites

developed

~35.4 mi from center

Hatchery Brook Primitive Campsite

backcountry

Appalachian Mountain Club~36.2 mi from centerFree/night

Reserve →

Somerset Airfield

dispersed

~37.2 mi from centerFree/night

Barton Cove

developed

FirstLight Power~37.8 mi from centerFee required/night

watertoilet

Reserve →

Howell's Camping area

developed

~42.9 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Grout Pond Recreation Area

developed

Green Mountain National Forest~43.7 mi from centerFee required/night

Reserve →

Grout Pond Recreation Area

developed

USFS~43.8 mi from centerFee required/night

Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

Reserve →

Camping on the Battenkill

developed

~44.1 mi from center

Reserve →

Lake Lauderdale Campground

developed

~45 mi from center

Richardson-Zlogar Cabin

developed

~46 mi from center

South Bourne Pond

backcountry

~46.8 mi from center

North Bourne Pond

backcountry

~47.3 mi from center

Lee's Campground

developed

~48 mi from center

Camp

developed

~48.9 mi from center

KOA - Brattleboro Northampton

developed

~49.1 mi from center

⚠ Road Access Notice

Always verify road access is public before following GPS directions to mountain areas. Many forest roads are seasonal, gated, or require 4WD. Dispersed camping follows USFS/BLM rules (typically 14-day limit). Check ranger district offices for current road and campground conditions.