Mohawk Trail State Forest

Charlemont · PO Box 7 Charlemont MA 01339

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“Ancient Deerfield River gorge cutting through some of Massachusetts' most rugged terrain — virgin old-growth pine and hemlock groves, waterfalls, and one of New England's most dramatic mountain river corridors. Used historically as a Native trade route.”

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MOHAWK TRAIL STATE FOREST PRESERVES ONE OF MASSACHUSETTS' MOST RUGGED RIVER VALLEY LANDSCAPES ALONG THE COLD AND DEERFIELD RIVERS IN THE BERKSHIRE MOUNTAINS. ANCIENT HEMLOCK AND WHITE PINE GROVES — SOME OF THE LARGEST REMAINING OLD-GROWTH TREES IN THE NORTHEAST — TOWER OVER RIVER GORGES AND FORESTED SLOPES. THE TERRAIN FEELS GENUINELY WILD AND REMOTE DESPITE ROAD ACCESSIBILITY. A HISTORIC FIRE TOWER OVERLOOKS THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAIN RANGES. THE DCR PERMIT SYSTEM IS WELL-ESTABLISHED: A $45 PHOTO