Beaches in Berkshires, Massachusetts

This large, 262-acre, two story lake is located about a half mile north of the center of Monterey off Route 23. Average depth is 16 feet and maximum depth is 31 feet. The water is transparent to 11 feet and the bottom is a mixture ... More on AnglerWeb.com

The Town of the Ancient Trees" When the first English settlers came to Sheffield in 1725-26 they found a number of Dutch settlers with substantial farms in what is today Egremont. Dutch claims to the area arose under the 1722 Patents ... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

Queensborough, later West Stockbridge, was assembled from part of Indiantown (Stockbridge) and the "Gore", a long border section disputed with the colony of New York. John George Easland, a soldier stationed at the Fort on the Abbey ... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

Contact: Rosemari Dickinson Mailing Address: City of North Adams Public Services - Windsor Lake 10 Main Street North Adams, MA 01247 Location - Lake: Intersection ... More on Northadams-ma.gov

This tiny, 17-acre man-made pond lies approximately a half-mile east of Route 8. It has an average depth of about 8 feet and a maximum depth of 19 feet. The water is slightly turbid and the transpa... More on AnglerWeb.com

This 617-acre soft-water pond lies just beyond the city limits of Pittsfield. Due to its location, it is very heavily used by anglers, swimmers, water skiers and sailors. Even so the lake is in ver... More on AnglerWeb.com

Then he remembered, the Mohican?s tale of the deer of spotless white who came with the opening of the cherry blossoms to drink at Onota. At this gentle creature no arrow was ever pointed, for she b... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

This 480 acre raised great pond has a maximum depth of 35 feet and an average depth of 14 feet. Transparency is normally 11 feet, but this can be highly variable, sometimes dropping to six feet or ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Jim Truden of the West Shore of Pontoosuc Lake was the first person in Pontoosuc Lake for many years. Most times the ice was not even off the lake and Jim was swimming. Jim was born and brought up ... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

This 170-acre alkaline great pond, also known as Scotch Pond or Scotts Pond, is privately owned and located just north of Route 20 in the heart of the Berkshires. Maximum depth is 53 feet; average ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Laurel Lake (Rte. 20) and Benedict Pond (Willow St., South Lee) provide boating, fishing and swimming. Remember old-fashioned Main Street with a barber shop, hardware stores, a five and dime and fr... More on GoingToTheBeach.com