Mohawk State Park Closed for Camping This Year
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CHARLEMONT, Mass. — The campground at Mohawk Trail State Forest will be closed for the summer season because of a water main break.
Campers who had reservations for the summer season have been informed of the closure and have been fully refunded.
The campground offers 47 wooded sites and three accessible cabins that sleep three to five people.
The work at Mohawk is an $800,000 investment that includes installing, connecting and testing a new well and waterlines, repaving the road on the property, replacing building roofs, and making repairs to the Civilian Conservation Corps-era cabins.
"Mohawk is one of a few state campgrounds that runs on a year-round schedule and is open for both summer and winter camping, making it difficult to complete substantial repairs ahead of each camping season," said DCR spokesperson Ilyse Wolberg. "We anticipate the work to be completed within 10 weeks with the goal of reopening for the winter camping season in November."
A Facebook post late Monday stated "the rumors are true. ... No cabins, no tents, no RVs."
According to the post, which is not affiliated with DCR, the plumbing system took "a major hit" back in 2011 from Hurricane Irene.
"The shoe we knew would eventually drop has dropped: our water main is broken and in need of a total overhaul," according to the post. "This comes as a huge hit both to the park and to the hundreds of families who have been using Mohawk Trail every summer for decades, even generations."
While the campground on the Cold River will be closed, the day-use areas will be open including the picnic sites and the park will be fully staffed. The park is planning some new interpretive programs and the Nature Center at the forest entrance is open Thursday through Monday. These are free and open to the public. More information here.
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