Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

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Hotels near Springfield, Massachusetts:

Hampton Inn HadleyAmherst Area, Hadley
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1.2 miles away
Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, Northampton
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1.7 miles away
Quality Inn & Suites Northampton, Northampton
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1.8 miles away
Knights Inn Hadley, Hadley
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2 miles away
The Hotel Northampton, Northampton
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2.1 miles away
Ivory Creek Bed And Breakfast, Hadley
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2.2 miles away
Comfort Inn Hadley, Hadley
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2.3 miles away
Scottish Inns Hatfield, Hatfield
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2.6 miles away
Autumn Inn, Northampton
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3.1 miles away
Econo Lodge Hadley, Hadley
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3.3 miles away
Howard Johnson Express Inn - Hadley, Hadley
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4.2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites AMHERST-HADLEY, Hadley
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4.2 miles away
Courtyard Hadley Amherst, Hadley
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4.8 miles away
Days Inn Holyoke, Holyoke
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5.9 miles away
Campus Center Hotel, Amherst
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5.9 miles away
The Economy Inn, Holyoke
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6.2 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Holyoke, Holyoke
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6.3 miles away
University Lodge, Amherst
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6.4 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Whiting Street Reservoir
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Whiting Street Reservoir frozen on a late afternoon in February, 2009...

Connecticut River
The Holyoke Dam is between the put-in and take-out.  The dam is roughly halfway between the two brid...

Nashawannuck Pond
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... Pond over years has a lot of garbage thrown in it-used to swim there- would not dare now especially...

Factory Hollow Pond
... known by everyone as Puffer's pond and I've never heard it called this before. In the summer there ...

Bass Pond
12 miles away
...is a private swimming club with a beach on Bass Club.  The entrance is from South Branch Parkway.  W...

Deerfield River
13 miles away
...dam which is about a mile or so below the Wilcox Hollow put in. The portage includes an 800 foot lon...

Barton Cove Campground
17 miles away
...ke a family and if you are lucky, you will get to see the bald eagles (I actually got to see their f...

Sodom Mountain Campground
18 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...

Blandford
22 miles away
I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on the slopes....

Berkshire East
24 miles away
.... It was great. I can't wait to go again. It had tons of great beginner and intermediate trails. A l...

Living Memorial Park
26 miles away
Just a slope with a lift. Perfect way to spend a winter afternoon....

Ski Sundown
32 miles away
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...ptions, lessons and packages, event calendar and multiweek kids and adult programs. Ski Sundown is l...

Pine Ridge
34 miles away
This area is closed....

Otis Ridge
35 miles away
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I went to the snowboard camp at Otis Ridge last year. Hope I get to go again this year....

Haystack
36 miles away
Great scenery and great skiing. This is an excellent ski resort....

Mount Snow
38 miles away
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Torstein Horgmo, the Winter Dew Tour, which is a world class competition that has its final stop at ...

Powder Ridge
42 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

Mount Southington
43 miles away
...ll ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well a...

Stratton
45 miles away
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Clock Tower...
...o home.

Named one of the 'Top 10 No Car Needed Resort' by On the Snow, everything at Stratton...

Magic Mountain
46 miles away
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...g and riding in a relaxed and family friendly atmosphere, Magic Mountain offers a winter experience ...

Bousquet
46 miles away
I just came back from skiing at Bousquet, it was awesome! Going back again as soon as possible....

Jiminy Peak
49 miles away
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...is devoted to constantly improving the experience that it offers. New for this season is Deer Run, a...

Ski Butternut
50 miles away
Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family...

Wachusett Mountain
50 miles away
Wachusett has really good snowmaking. They have snow left way after the natural snow has all melted....

Bromley Mountain
51 miles away
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Bromley is the only major ski area in New England with a southern exposure, giving our guests sun dr...

Snow Valley
51 miles away
I haven't been to Snow Valley since the 1960's. We used to go there on weekends back then....

Mohawk Mountain
55 miles away
...echt, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The fol...

Okemo
56 miles away
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...rving as a gateway to the resort is the village of Ludlow - an authentic community hub that offers n...

Woodbury
58 miles away
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I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too....

Ascutney
59 miles away
Hey, this is an excellent mountain, really good in every way. The staff is great too....

Catamount
61 miles away
...reat fortune of living near Catamount so I can go pretty much any time I want. It's a great ski area...

Crotched Mountain
61 miles away
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...n. Home to Midnight Madness, the only late night ski & ride session, the madness starts up at 9pm an...

Mount Sunapee
63 miles away
I go here all the time because it's so good. They have very good and fast lifts....

Killington
67 miles away
Wow this place is huge man just tons and tons of runs. I'd say Killington's pretty much got it all...

Suicide Six
68 miles away
My favorite ski area, not too big. Nice and small and relaxing....

Pats Peak
70 miles away
...h, what a great ski resort! A++! Great terrain, and smooth snow. They got it all. Terrain parks, gla...

Pico Mountain
70 miles away
Good size resort with a good lift system and good runs....

Whaleback
71 miles away
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We have expanded our terrain park by adding the Jib Port, we are the cheapest mountain in the are fo...

Twin Farms
71 miles away
Very natural place, not at all like a regular ski resort. Very nice....

Willard Mountain
72 miles away
Great little family oriented ski mountain....

Ragged Mountain
79 miles away
...ith my school and it was a really fun expiernce and I am planning to go back with my school some tim...

Thunder Ridge
79 miles away
I come out here from New York a few times every winter to get some good skiing. It's a pretty decent...

Yawgoo Valley
84 miles away
Yawgoo Valley is not huge but it's the only one we've got here in Rhode Island....

McIntyre
87 miles away
It's very small but it's almost in the middle of the city. Very easy to get to....

West Mountain
92 miles away
Pretty good selection of good runs for the whole family. I bring my kids here all the time....

Tenney Mountain
93 miles away
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...ighway. Head west on Tenney Mountain Highway for 4 miles. At the traffic circle (rotary), head south...

Sugarbush
94 miles away
Sugarbush is so huge, I got lost....

Mad River Glen
98 miles away
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Campgrounds near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Rainbow Motel, South Deerfield, 6 miles away
      
   Windy Acres Campground, Easthampton, 7 miles away
      
   White Birch Campgrounds, Whately, 7 miles away
      
   Barton Cove, Greenfield, 14 miles away
      
   Barton Cove Campground, Northfield, 17 miles away
      ...t place to take a family and if you are lucky, you will get to see the bald eagl...

   Springbrook Family Camping Area, Shelburne Falls, 17 miles away
      
   Sodom Mountain Campground, Southwick, 18 miles away
      Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom...

   Wilderness Experience Unlimtd, Westfield, 18 miles away
      
   Mohawk Park, Bernardston, 18 miles away
      
   Travelers woods Of Ne, Bernardston, 18 miles away
      
   Purple Meadow Campground, Bernardston, 19 miles away
      
   Southwick Acres Campground, Southwick, 19 miles away
      
   Golden Acres Campground, Hampden County, 19 miles away
      



Trails near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Spring Trail, Hampden County, 17 miles away
      
   Link Trail, Hampden County, 19 miles away
      
   Richard Trail, Hampden County, 19 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Connecticut River, HampdenCounty, 5 miles away
      Class -blank- - 2 miles long (Holyoke)
...olyoke Dam is between the put-in and take-out.  The dam is roughly halfway betwe...

   Deerfield River, FranklinCounty, 13 miles away
      Class I-II - 7 miles long (Wilcox Hollow to Stillwater Bridge)
...#2 dam which is about a mile or so below the Wilcox Hollow put in. The portage i...

   Millers River - Lower, FranklinCounty, 14 miles away
      Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Erving to Millers Falls)

   Westfield River - North Branch, Hampshire/ HampdenCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-III - 5.2 miles long (Knightsville Dam to Huntington)

   Swift River, BenzieCounty, 19 miles away
      Class IV-V - 1 miles long (Along Route 9 to North Branch Westfield River)

   Westfield River - North Branch, Hampshire/HampdenCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-III - 9.2 miles long (Chesterfield Gorge to Knightsville Dam)

   Westfield River, HampdenCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-II - 4 miles long (Huntington to Russell)

   Little River, HampdenCounty, 19 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3.2 miles long (Dam below Cobble Mountain Reservoir to Northwest Road)

   Westfield River - North Branch, Hampshire / HampdenCounty, 20 miles away
      Class I-III - 7.2 miles long (Cummington to Chesterfield Gorge)

   North River, FranklinCounty, 21 miles away
      Class II - 7 miles long (Halifax Vermont Gorge to Colrain)




Ski Areas Near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Blandford, Massachusetts, 22 miles away
      465 vertical feet
I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on th...

   Berkshire East, Massachusetts, 25 miles away
      1180 vertical feet
... It was great. I can't wait to go again. It had tons of great beginner and inter...

   Living Memorial Park, Vermont, 27 miles away
      204 vertical feet
Just a slope with a lift. Perfect way to spend a winter afternoon....

   Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 33 miles away
      625 vertical feet
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...i and snowboard instruction to ages 4 and older of any ability, a Ski Shop with ...

   Pine Ridge, Massachusetts, 35 miles away
      200 vertical feet
This area is closed....

   Otis Ridge, Massachusetts, 35 miles away
      400 vertical feet
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I went to the snowboard camp at Otis Ridge last year. Hope I get to go again th...

   Haystack, Vermont, 37 miles away
      1160 vertical feet
Great scenery and great skiing. This is an excellent ski resort....

   Mount Snow, Vermont, 39 miles away
      1700 vertical feet
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...in Horgmo, the Winter Dew Tour, which is a world class competition that has its ...

   Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 43 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

   Mount Southington, Connecticut, 44 miles away
      425 vertical feet
...els. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill...




Golf Courses Near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Pine Grove Golf Club, Florence, 5 miles away
      
   Amherst Golf Club, Amherst, 6 miles away
      
   Orchards Golf Course Superintendant, Holyoke, 6 miles away
      
   Chicopee Country Club, Chicopee, 9 miles away
      
   Hickory Ridge Country Club, Amherst, 10 miles away
      
   East Mountain Country Club, Westfield, 11 miles away
      



Lakes Near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Old Mill Pond, Hampshire CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      
   Russell Cove, Hampshire CountyCounty, 2 miles away
      



Beaches Near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Sandy Beach, Hampshire , 1 miles away
      
   Greenfield Beach, Franklin , 15 miles away
      
   Horse Race, Franklin , 16 miles away
      
   Babbs Beach, Hartford , 18 miles away
      



National Parks near Springfield, Massachusetts:

   Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 55 miles away
      


  

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