Charlemont

town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States

Charlemont is a town in Franklin County, in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts.

The Mohawk Trail in Charlemont looking West towards Todd Mountain.

Understand

The town of Charlemont is a rural town on The Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway.

Get in

Massachusetts Route 2 (The Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway) is the main route through Charlemont from the East, and West.

Get around

See

Hail To The Sunrise statue in Mohawk Park
  • 🌍 Mohawk Park, 511 MA-2. Roadside park featuring the monument Hail To The Sunrise, a bronze statue depicting a Native American looking East in the direction of the rising sun. Free. 
  • 🌍 Bissell Covered Bridge, 39 N Heath Rd. Covered Bridge over the Mill Brook with viewing area. Free. 

Do

  • 🌍 Berkshire East Ski Resort, 66 Thunder Mountain Rd, ☏ +1 413-339-6618. Ski resort offering 45 ski runs, snow tubing, Zip Lines, downhill mountain bike park, and an Alpine Coaster. 
  • 🌍 Zoar Outdoor Adventure, 7 Main St, ☏ +1 413-339-4010. An outdoor adventure company offering white water rafting on the Deerfield River (features class II,III, and IV rapids) 
  • 🌍 Mohawk Trail State Forest, Cold River Rd, ☏ +1 413-339-5504. A 7,700 acre State Forest that offers campsites, cabin rentals, swimming, trails for hiking, and cross-country skiing, and some of the last remaining pre-settlement old growth forest as well as the only remaining tract of Virgin forest in New England (Cold River Virgin Forest). 

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Connect

Go next

Routes through Charlemont
North Adams ← Florida ←  W  E  → Shelburne → Greenfield


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