Beartown State Forest is a publicly owned forest with recreational features located in the towns of Great Barrington, Monterey, Lee, and Tyringham, Massachusetts. The state forest's more than 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) include 198 acres (80 ha) of recreational parkland. It is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Biker in Beartown State Forest, June 2008
Hiker on the Appalachian Trail
View from The Ledges
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Great Barrington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,172 at the 2020 census. Both a summer resort and home to Ski Butternut, a ski resort, Great Barrington includes the villages of Van Deusenville and Housatonic.
View from Main Street in the spring
Print of Great Barrington from 1884 by L.R. Burleigh, with listing of landmarks
Civil War Monument, in front of the town hall
Railroad Street, where many restaurants and business are located