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With a little advance planning, you can make the most of your
trip to Mount Greylock. Be sure to check out the contents of
this website to best prepare yourself for your visit. Once
you are here stop by the Visitors
Center (year round) where
park staff can help plan your visit.
The recreational experience on Mount
Greylock is semi-primitive. Other than the developed road
system, which provides access through the park to the summit
and snowmobiling in winter, access is non-motorized. The
trail system is simple with minor developments and the wilderness
experience is overall tranquil. The campground and backpacking
shelters are primitive overnight areas, accessible by hiking
only. The summit area is more developed to accommodate auto
traffic and wheelchair access, but provides rustic amenities
for visitors at Bascom Lodge. Visit Recreation for more
information, rules and regulations.
Park Roads are Closed. The park’s
road system is closed to auto traffic for the 2007-2008 seasons
and currently under repair for safety and access improvements.
Bascom Lodge and the Veterans War Memorial Tower are closed;
the campground and Stony Ledge are accessible by hiking only.
During this period trails and the Visitors Center remain open.
Full operation and access to all these facilities is scheduled
to resume in 2009, upon completion of the Historic
Parkway Rehabilitation project road
repairs.
Access to the park is free; once the roads
reopen
there will be a $2 parking fee for the summit parking
lot only.
Weather for the northern Berkshires is characterized
by shorter, mild summers and longer, cold winters.
Mount Greylock’s lower elevations are generally
warmer but conditions are more moist and cool as altitude
increases, with an average 8-10 degree F (5-6°C) difference
between the base and summit. Prevailing winds are from the
southwest in summer and northwest in winter. The summit is
shrouded by cloud cover for about one-third of the year. For
the latest in weather information visit this Weather
link.
Enjoy your visit! |
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Access to the summit is by hiking trail only,
while the park roads are closed.
There are many other places
to explore close to Mt. Greylock.
Clouds can cover the summit: check the weather before
you visit …
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