Massachusetts State Parks · Massachusetts
Beartown State Forest
Massachusetts State Parks · Massachusetts, United States
- Sites
- 12
- Hookups
- 12 no hookups
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,634 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 3
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile weak · AT&T weak · Verizon weak (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Great Barrington
- Address
- 69 Blue Hill Road PO Box 97, Monterey, MA
- Phone
- 413-528-0904
- Activities
- Camping
About
A Massachusetts DCR campground in Great Barrington, with 12 individually mapped campsites live on ReserveAmerica's own per-site facility map (3 non-electric, 9 tent-only). Reservable through the Massachusetts DCR's own ReserveAmerica/Aspira contract (contractCode=MA), hosted directly at reserveamerica.com.
Fees
Campsite Fees at Beartown State Forest $14 for MA resident / $40 for non-resident. There is a $4.50 non-refundable transaction fee for each reservation made. (reserveamerica.com, live per-facility fee notice)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 15° | -13° | 48° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 32° | 17° | -21° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 42° | 26° | 3° | 65° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 56° | 35° | 22° | 82° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 47° | 30° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 69° | 54° | 43° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 64° | 54° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 63° | 54° | 89° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 54° | 44° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 57° | 41° | 30° | 77° | 1 of 10 |
| November | 41° | 29° | 12° | 64° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 32° | 23° | 3° | 56° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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