Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
A Massachusetts Audubon Society sanctuary with beaver ponds and trails up Lenox Mountain, good for birdwatching and easy hikes.
The sanctuary covers about 1,300 acres and has about 11 km of trails. They pass through wetland boardwalks, beaver ponds and woodland. From the top of Lenox Mountain you can climb to a fire lookout tower and view the Berkshire valleys. Migratory birds are abundant in spring, and signs of beaver activity are common. A small entrance fee is charged. The trails are open from sunrise to sunset, and the nature center is closed on Mondays. It is about 4 km north of Lenox.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Tanglewood
- Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum
- Shakespeare & Company
- The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
- Arrowhead (Herman Melville's Home)
- Hancock Shaker Village
- Berkshire Museum
- October Mountain State Forest