Scott And Kathy’s Guidebook to Stephentown and The Best of The Berkshires
Scott And Kathy
Scott And Kathy’s Guidebook to Stephentown and The Best of The Berkshires
Nearby Berkshire Towns Worth Visiting
A small college town. Home to The Clark Art Museum, great restaurants, great coffee, a health food store, ice cream.
41 locals recommend
Williamstown
A small college town. Home to The Clark Art Museum, great restaurants, great coffee, a health food store, ice cream.
West Stockbridge
Visit No. 6 Depot for great coffee, breakfast or lunch.
North Adams
Home to Mass Moca. Visit Public restaurant for dinner.
Norman Rockwell's home town. Visit the Norman Rockwell Museum and The Berkshire Botanical Garden while you're here. The Red Lion Inn is worth a stop - established in 1773! The food is decent though a little overpriced. You can eat on the porch or out on the patio.
69 locals recommend
Stockbridge
Norman Rockwell's home town. Visit the Norman Rockwell Museum and The Berkshire Botanical Garden while you're here. The Red Lion Inn is worth a stop - established in 1773! The food is decent though a little overpriced. You can eat on the porch or out on the patio.
A great little town to visit with excellent restaurants and really cute shops. Excellent cheese shop! A great bookstore. And a movie theater.
58 locals recommend
Chatham
A great little town to visit with excellent restaurants and really cute shops. Excellent cheese shop! A great bookstore. And a movie theater.
Visit Tanglewood, The Mount (Edith Wharton's home and gardens), Shakespeare & Co., and Kripalu (when it reopens).
86 locals recommend
Lenox
Visit Tanglewood, The Mount (Edith Wharton's home and gardens), Shakespeare & Co., and Kripalu (when it reopens).
Stephentown is the country cousin to the Berkshires just over the NY border from MA. This is where the yurt lives.
Stephentown
Stephentown is the country cousin to the Berkshires just over the NY border from MA. This is where the yurt lives.
Nearby Good Eats and Places to Visit
Great Mexican with Indoor and Outdoor Dining just 8 minutes from the yurt. Your closest dinner option. Opens at 4 PM Wed-Sunday. Closes at 8 weekdays and 9 on Fridays and Saturdays.
17 locals recommend
Norte Azul Cantina
15952 NY-22Great Mexican with Indoor and Outdoor Dining just 8 minutes from the yurt. Your closest dinner option. Opens at 4 PM Wed-Sunday. Closes at 8 weekdays and 9 on Fridays and Saturdays.
15 Minutes from The Yurt. Great Lunch/Dinner Spot. Outdoor Dining Only with a nice garden and tables in back.
The K Shack
9 Tilden Rd15 Minutes from The Yurt. Great Lunch/Dinner Spot. Outdoor Dining Only with a nice garden and tables in back.
15 Minutes from The Yurt. Great Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch. Closes at 3.
59 locals recommend
Blueberry Hill Market Cafe
515 US-2015 Minutes from The Yurt. Great Breakfast/Brunch/Lunch. Closes at 3.
Just 2.5 Miles up the seasonal access road from the yurt. There's a beach, playground, and you can rent boats. There are also bathrooms and showers if you don't care to bathe in the stream. Hike there from the yurt or brave the road if you have high clearance. You can also drive there by going west through Stephentown and then turn left at route 22. It takes about 15 minutes but frankly so does the dirty road as it's a bit rough and you have to go slow unless you have a jeep or other all terrain type vehicle.
18 locals recommend
Cherry Plain State Park
10 State Park RdJust 2.5 Miles up the seasonal access road from the yurt. There's a beach, playground, and you can rent boats. There are also bathrooms and showers if you don't care to bathe in the stream. Hike there from the yurt or brave the road if you have high clearance. You can also drive there by going west through Stephentown and then turn left at route 22. It takes about 15 minutes but frankly so does the dirty road as it's a bit rough and you have to go slow unless you have a jeep or other all terrain type vehicle.
Cinch 'em Up Stables Horseback Riding
365 NY-43Go horseback riding!
The Beer Diviner
243 Bly Hollow RdLive music and Beer! Right by the park. Totally country.
A quirky little used bookstore just 5 minutes from the yurt. You get a lollipop at checkout.
Down in Denver Bookstore
874 New York 43A quirky little used bookstore just 5 minutes from the yurt. You get a lollipop at checkout.
Mini Golf! Skip the food but go for mini golf or the driving range or soft serve ice cream.
8 locals recommend
Gardner's Ice Cream & Coffee
15879 NY-22Mini Golf! Skip the food but go for mini golf or the driving range or soft serve ice cream.
Berry Patch
15589 NY-22Pick Berries in Season!
Bookstores
Great used bookstore with lots of quirky charm, just a 5 minute drive from the yurt.
Down in Denver Bookstore
874 New York 43Great used bookstore with lots of quirky charm, just a 5 minute drive from the yurt.
The Best of The Berkshires
The Clark Art Institute
225 South StMASS MoCA
1040 Mass MoCA WayJiminy Peak
37 Corey RdJust 15 Minutes from The Yurt. Make reservations well in advance.
76 locals recommend
Ramblewild Adventure Park
110 Brodie Mountain RdJust 15 Minutes from The Yurt. Make reservations well in advance.
35 Min from Stephentown. The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lawn Seats are cheap. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic and go early. It's a thing.
398 locals recommend
Tanglewood
35 Min from Stephentown. The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lawn Seats are cheap. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic and go early. It's a thing.
Jacob's Pillow
358 George Carter RdNo. Six Depot Roastery & Cafe
6 Depot StA great coffee and lunch spot in West Stockbridge.
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale RdAmericana at its finest.
Enjoy the gardens. Open 9-5 Every Day and Free Admission on Tuesdays.
118 locals recommend
Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 W Stockbridge RdEnjoy the gardens. Open 9-5 Every Day and Free Admission on Tuesdays.
Catch a play. Tickets likely required well in advance for more popular shows.
61 locals recommend
Berkshire Theatre Group
6 East StCatch a play. Tickets likely required well in advance for more popular shows.
Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble StShakespeare in the Berkshires.
"As a nonprofit educational organization, Kripalu teaches that yoga is about transforming yourself, and the world". They also have a fantastic community dining option on Wednesday nights. Reopening their doors on August 19th, 2021.
122 locals recommend
Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health
57 Interlaken Rd"As a nonprofit educational organization, Kripalu teaches that yoga is about transforming yourself, and the world". They also have a fantastic community dining option on Wednesday nights. Reopening their doors on August 19th, 2021.
The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
2 Plunkett StEdith Wharton's historic home and gardens.
Naumkeage House and Gardens. Make reservations very early for their holiday lights at Christmas time and Jack O Lantern festival around Halloween.
109 locals recommend
Naumkeag
5 Prospect Hill RdNaumkeage House and Gardens. Make reservations very early for their holiday lights at Christmas time and Jack O Lantern festival around Halloween.
Recreation
Just 2.5 Miles up the seasonal access road from the yurt. There's a beach, playground, and you can rent boats. There are also bathrooms and showers if you don't care to bathe in the stream. Hike there from the yurt or brave the road if you have high clearance. You can also drive there by going west through Stephentown and then turn left at route 22. It takes about 15 minutes but frankly so does the dirty road as it's a bit rough and you have to go slow unless you have a jeep or other all terrain type vehicle.
18 locals recommend
Cherry Plain State Park
10 State Park RdJust 2.5 Miles up the seasonal access road from the yurt. There's a beach, playground, and you can rent boats. There are also bathrooms and showers if you don't care to bathe in the stream. Hike there from the yurt or brave the road if you have high clearance. You can also drive there by going west through Stephentown and then turn left at route 22. It takes about 15 minutes but frankly so does the dirty road as it's a bit rough and you have to go slow unless you have a jeep or other all terrain type vehicle.