Mohawk State Park Closed for Camping This Year

02:12PM / Tuesday, June 20, 2023Print Story | Email Story

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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Nor'easter Set to Drop Foot of Snow Over Berkshires

03:00PM / Sunday, February 22, 2026

Update on the powerful Nor'easter set to drop up to a foot of snow over the region. This come right on the tail Friday's storm that dropped up to 6 inches in some areas.

The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has shifted the winter storm warning issued from Saturday a few hours later; it now begins at 4 p.m. on Sunday but still runs through 7 p.m. on Monday for the Berkshires, eastern New York, Southern Vermont and northern Connecticut.

Heavy snow expected with total accumulations between 8 and 14 inches with some locally higher totals possible over the high peaks of the Catskills AND the Berkshires. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

The forecasted "bomb cyclone" is lining up to hit New York City with its first blizzard in a decade, but Western Mass will feel some of its effects.

The Berkshires will see flurries during the day but the Nor'easter will make its entrance later in the evening, first in South County between 5 and 8 and then moving north.

Vermont schoolchildren will be starting their winter vacation Monday but Berkshire kids will be headed back to school. But they might be getting an extra vacation day — Greylock Snow Day still has an 80 percent probability for of delays, but upgraded the chance of a snow to 90 percent for South County and 75 percent for north.

With the storm sweeping in by Sunday afternoon, we'll be on the lookout for any cancellations. This post will also be updated if new information becomes available.

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