Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in the Berkshires
If you are planning around the Berkshires and western Massachusetts hill towns, this page keeps the main waterfall classics up front, then adds a couple of river swims that make sense on the same kind of day trip.
Use the map to see how tightly the waterfall stops group together, then open each page for footing, parking, and posted swim rules. For a wider Pioneer Valley mix, see Shelburne Falls & Pioneer Valley. For a single-day Berkshire loop, see 1-day Berkshire waterfall itinerary.
#1 Bash Bish Falls — Great Barrington / Copake Falls area
Bash Bish Falls is a waterfall stop in Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls (NY) with separate arrival and falls pins (Great Barrington (MA), Copake Falls…
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#2 Race Brook Falls — Sheffield
Race Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Sheffield with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min
#3 Wahconah Falls — Dalton
Wahconah Falls is a waterfall stop in Dalton with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#4 Glendale Falls — Pittsfield area
Glendale Falls is a waterfall stop in Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington with separate arrival and falls pins (Pittsfield, Hinsdale, West Worthington,…
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 8 min
#5 Umpachene Falls — New Marlborough
Umpachene Falls is a waterfall stop in New Marlborough with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#6 Sanderson Brook Falls — Chester
Sanderson Brook Falls is a waterfall stop in Chester with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min
#7 Chapel Falls (Chapel Brook Reservation) — Ashfield
Chapel Falls Trail (Chapel Brook Reservation) is a waterfall stop in Ashfield with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#8 Tannery Falls — Savoy
Tannery Falls is a waterfall stop in Savoy with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-45 min
#9 Stevens Glen — Richmond
Stevens Glen is a waterfall stop in Richmond with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 5-30 min
#10 Campbell Falls — New Marlborough
Campbell Falls is a waterfall stop in New Marlborough with separate arrival and falls pins.
- Swim
- Waterfall first
- Walk
- 10 min
#11 Whirley Baths — Charlemont area
Whirley Baths is a freshwater swim spot in Greenfield, Williamstown, Charlemont with separate parking and water pins (Greenfield, Williamstown,…
- Swim
- Not recommended
- Walk
- 5 min
#12 Goldmine Brook Potholes — Huntington area
Goldmine Brook Potholes is a freshwater swim spot in Springfield, Westfield, Huntington, Chester with separate parking and… (Springfield, Westfield,…
- Swim
- Not recommended
- Walk
- 5 min