state parks around central ma

hi

i have just booked up my vaccation for next year and will be staying at the tage inn in milford.late may to june i was wondering were are the nearest state parks in the area .i%26#39;ve heard the berkshires are very good but arn%26#39;t they further west than were staying .thanks tony

state parks around central ma

Hi Platty3,

Yes the Berkshires are in the western part of the State...

This is an excellent site to check out...there%26#39;s a beautiful State Park in Uxbridge....

www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/central/blst.htm

state parks around central ma

State Parks abound in Massachusetts. What kind of activites are you looking for? Some are better for boating/fishing, others for biking or hiking. Purgatory Chasm is a really ineteresting place, and not too far from where you%26#39;ll be.

You can get loads of info on State Parks at mass.gov

thanks for your replys

Strongly consider staying in the Berkshires. The parks are stunning i.e. Ice Glenn in Stockbridge, Beartown state forrest and Monument Mountain in Great Barrington. You have theater in Lenox, old new england in Pittsfield plus lakes (Onota) and parks i.e. Pittsfield State Forrest, October Mtn state forrest (bring a compass). Further north you have North Adams which is an art mecca now(?), capped off by the highest peak in MA, Mt Greylock with breath taking views and hikes. If you cant make it to the Berkshirs? just go to North Hampton MA. Great food, blues clibs, coffee houses, eclectic shops and foreign theaters, its like soho in the country. If I could move to western ma, I would in a second.

I agree that you should consider the Berkshires for a trip some time in the future, but being from the Berkshires, I can tell you that Milford is much closer to eastern Massachusetts than western Massachusetts. It would not be a quick drive to visit on this trip. I would guess it would be 1.25 hrs to 2 hrs drive, depending on where you wanted to visit in the Berkshires.

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thanks for the further replys .i think we will try and visit the berkshires i dont mind driving and once out of the towns driving in ma is fairly straight forward thanks again tony