I went camping and hiking for Memorial Day weekend last month. I was looking for somewhere a few hours out of NYC that would be car camping, safe and close to a lot of hiking. This campground was perfect for this.
I was alone and never felt anything but totally safe. There were kids and dogs running around and except for my deaf neighbors (I'm not kidding) there were people that were close enough to hear me if I was fighting off a bear. Or an axe murderer.
The hiking was beautiful. October Mountain is about a 10 minute drive from an entry to the Appalachian Trail and there are a number of smallers trails all around there. I hiked in on the Finerty Trail to Finerty Pond, which was still and calm and lovely. Then I head over and hiked some of the other winding trails on and around the Appalachian Trail. I'd say about 10 miles total. I only saw 4 people total the whole time. I LOVE THAT! I would definitely go back.
Here is some info on the campground:
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/western/octm.htm
http://www.berkshireweb.com/sports/parks/october.html
Things to know:
- dogs are allowed
- no booze technically but as long as you keep it in cups and don't act like asshole you're fine.
-It's in bear country... oh my!
Photos to come... and well worth the wait!!
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