Best Glamping near Great Barrington, MA

Taconic State Park in Copake Falls houses elegant glamping accommodations set within the stunning Taconic mountain range near Great Barrington. The campground offers platform tent sites that provide a comfortable glamping experience with spacious wooden floors that can accommodate larger tents while still maintaining a connection to nature. Several campgrounds in the region feature luxury yurt options and safari-style canvas tents equipped with comfortable beds, electricity, and private outdoor spaces where guests can relax after a day of exploration. Nearby, Spacious Skies Woodland Hills provides a more upscale glamping experience with premium amenities and scenic pond views. "This is such a charming little campground. The wading pool is so cute and perfect for families with young children and adults alike. The campground is clean, and has brand new bathrooms and showers which are private! And free!"

Visitors staying at these glamping sites enjoy direct access to Bash Bish Falls via hiking trails originating within the campgrounds themselves. The scenic waterfall creates a dramatic backdrop for nature photography and swimming during warmer months. According to a camper, "There are plenty of hiking trails nearby and of course, trails to Bash Bish Falls which is beautiful. It was low the first time we visited and we were able to make it to the top of the falls to go swimming and the views were incredible." Many locations feature on-site recreation including paddle boarding, kayaking, and swimming in natural settings. Woodland Hills offers complimentary water equipment rentals and an inflatable water obstacle course, while seasonal programming includes community bonfires, live music performances, and organized games like cornhole tournaments that bring glampers together while maintaining the upscale outdoor experience.

Best Glamping Sites Near Great Barrington, Massachusetts (30)

    1. Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park

    20 Reviews
    Copake Falls, NY
    10 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 329-3993

    $17 - $175 / night

    "We stayed at a platform tent site and were able to park two vehicles on site but the grounds had plenty of parking not too far from the sites."

    "I would advise to bring your own water, because the running water they provide doesn't taste the best and smells like rotten eggs. Just my opinion."

    2. October Mountain State Forest Campground

    16 Reviews
    Lenox Dale, MA
    12 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 243-1778

    $17 - $55 / night

    "Quiet off the beaten path. There are 3 yurts available May-October (no dogs allowed in the yurts☹️. There are several tent sits available. Dogs are welcomed here!"

    "For one, the bathrooms are cleeean as hail, and this place is really well-appointed. Pooping in relative comfort basically makes this glamping."

    3. Lone Oak Camp Sites

    12 Reviews
    Norfolk, CT
    14 miles
    Website
    +1 (800) 422-2267

    "We arrived with 2 children under the age of 5 and pulled in. The facility was very clean and neat. Upon getting our site (#14) we were shocked at the size of it."

    "Super friendly staff clean sites and bathrooms. Great little store. Activities for the kids. Not a ton of privacy, but we didn’t mind much."

    4. Spacious Skies Woodland Hills

    7 Reviews
    West Stockbridge, MA
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 392-3557

    $29 - $999 / night

    "We found this site on Campendium, we needed a site close to the Lebanon Valley Speedway to watch a friend race."

    "The staff was helpful, the site was pretty and there are so many places to hike and the best of the Berkshires so close by."

    5. Lake Taghkanic State Park Campground

    12 Reviews
    Ancramdale, NY
    19 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 851-3631

    $17 - $195 / night

    "Big lake with swimming and boating as well as many hiking trails. Bathrooms on site as well as showers. Some sites are close together, but there are a few a little more secluded and set back."

    "Great beach, 5 minute drive from campgound. Clean facilities, with a rec room for rainy days. A camp store with all the supplies you might have forgotten. One caveat: beware of site G006."

    6. Waubeeka Family Campground

    3 Reviews
    Copake Falls, NY
    11 miles
    Website
    +1 (518) 329-4681

    "Some new showers and bathrooms. We love going here for the activites and it is close by!! Check it out...you won't be disappointed"

    7. White Pines Campsites

    11 Reviews
    Winsted, CT
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (860) 379-0124

    $74 / night

    "The sites nearby had some trees providing space between each site. A lot of the sites we drove by were pretty sloped- I would recommend a drive though if you can beforehand."

    "However one issue was the garbage situation. Had to walk a long distance to throw out the trash."

    8. Prospect Mountain Campground and RV Park

    8 Reviews
    Granville, MA
    24 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 357-6494

    "I do wish they had more bathrooms though. Especially by the pool!!! Camp staff was very friendly and helpful. The kids had a blast fishing and riding their bikes around."

    "When we arrived to check in they were very nice and gave us the breakdown of the place along with brochures of what was going on at the site."

    10. Northampton / Springfield KOA

    12 Reviews
    Southampton, MA
    31 miles
    Website
    +1 (413) 527-9862

    "Quiet (besides occasional plane overhead) lots of trees, spacious sites, clean and modern bathrooms and showers, nice friendly helpful staff."

    "Very peaceful and very great staff. They had hayless rides and fire truck rides. This time they had a haunted house walk through."

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Glamping Reviews near Great Barrington, MA

158 Reviews of 30 Great Barrington Campgrounds


  • Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure
    Jul. 6, 2022

    Treetopia Campground

    Amazing camping/Glamping!

    Treetopia is a unique and truly amazing camping/Glamping experience in the Catskills, New York! We were able to meet Betty, Treetopia’s manager, who toured us around the campground and took us into each type of rental they provide for that special camping trip. They have RV sites, yurts, custom furnished treehouses with electricity, beautiful tiny homes with outdoor living spaces, completely remodeled vintage airstreams, and gorgeous private cabins! Every unit was more beautiful and comfortable than the next. The backdrop for the campground is the wonderful Catskill Mountains and all of the nature that includes. A wonderfully inspiring place! 😊👍🏻

    If you have an RV, they have 30/50 amp with electric and water. There is no sewer, but they have a dump-station and on-site Honeywagon truck that you can schedule. They staff was wonderful and went out of their way to make our stay perfect! 💗

    For videos on this campground and others, check out our YouTube channel: Jeff & Steff’s Excellent Adventure.

  • MThe Dyrt PRO User
    Aug. 13, 2019

    Lake Taghkanic State Park Campground

    Great Spot!

    Big and spacious state park with many camping options. Has options for trailers, tent sites, platforms for tents and even some cabins. Small store in park that sells firewood and ice and a few other things you may need. Big lake with swimming and boating as well as many hiking trails. Bathrooms on site as well as showers. Some sites are close together, but there are a few a little more secluded and set back. Fire pits are great. Can’t wait to camp here again!

  • Christina  M.
    Jul. 28, 2017

    Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park

    Great Place for First Timers

    I went here with two of my coworkers for a relaxing weekend getaway. I'm use to the rough and tough it of backpacking the AT Trail so this place had quite a few amenities I am not use to! Haha. We stayed at a platform tent site and were able to park two vehicles on site but the grounds had plenty of parking not too far from the sites. Each of the sites had a large platform (enough room for one very large tent or 2-3 smaller tents), a fire pit, and picnic table. You are very close to your neighbor in this area but when we were there everyone was very respectful. There was potable water a short walking distance away as well as flushing toilets. There was a very large open grassy field for play/sports, a playground and life guarded portion of the lake for swimming. This location was very accesible to the Bish Bash Falls trail and even had a few side trails to explore. This place is very good for easing on first timers and there were quite a few children so those who are parents should consider this a great place to get kids involved in the outdoors as well. There were other accommodations such as RV hook ups, events, and rentals but we weren't there long enough to take adavatage of those. Overall a great experience and relatively cheap for what you get. I believe it was around $30 for two nights which was the minimum.

  • Sylvia P.
    Sep. 15, 2020

    White Pines Campsites

    Could have been so much better

    Upon arrival, I liked the atmosphere and friendly service but our site was filthy. A bag of dog poop by a tree, trash under the picnic table, cigarette butts littering the rocks around the fire pit, and the pit was so full of ash, there was no more room for firewood. And as other reviewers stated, these sites aren’t the cheapest. I don’t normally complain but this was unacceptable in my opinion. I called the front desk and spoke with a very lovely person. She was mortified and said she’d send maintenance. No. One. Ever. Showed. Up. We waited an hour and then we just started cleaning it up ourselves so we could move on and get started on dinner.

    Our site was T3 and it was spacious and spread out from other tent sites. There was a tiny creek meandering behind the site and the woods just went on for miles. We felt grateful to be separated from the RVers and have so much space to ourselves.

    Night fell and the place turned into Margaritaville. The seasonal RVers have really taken over the place and while some have tasteful decor and lights, others not so much. Even 50 yards away from the RV section and I felt like I was in a dance club parking lot. The music was so loud. No one seemed to care. Nothing was enforced.

    Lastly, there was a lonely port-a-potty across the road from us along with a water spigot. There was trash all around the spigot that remained there throughout our stay (an entire roll of sopping wet toilet paper and an eyelash curler, guys), but the camp sanitation truck came once a day to empty that outhouse, which I never used based on the smell. If you have young kids that nap during the day, this truck would wake them. I walked the extra .2 miles to the bathhouse, which started out immaculate but quickly turned south with the sheer number of people using it. A cleaning log claimed it was tended to but it couldn’t have been true. Trash was endlessly overflowing and soap was running low.

    The loud music I could get over for the view but the uncleanliness was just annoying. What a simple thing to fix for your customers.

    Also beware of bears. We and several other neighboring campers spied a pretty big black bear not far enough away in the late morning hours. I’m sure they are fed well.

  • Seth K.
    Oct. 28, 2018

    Zoar Outdoor

    Campground with activities

    The campground is connected to an adventure/outing company that provides white water rafting, tubing and other water activities on a nearby river. It’s close to where locals jump off outcrops into the lazy river and hang out on the river side. They don’t allow fired at the campsites though which is annoying and their quiet hours are quite oppressive.

  • T
    Feb. 28, 2019

    Lake Waramaug State Park Campground

    A very tired campground. Full of problems and inconsistencies.

    This campground changed in the last few years, but not for the better. It is apparent that the manager does not like campers. If you have a tent, you are treated ok, until you violate one of their endless rules. Then they have the police escort you out.. If you have a pop-up or anything above the ground on wheels they make your life miserable and prevent you from camping in the front row where the sites are larger, level, and have a lake view. Bathrooms are dirty and uncared for, toilet paper is non-existent in the afternoon. Alcohol is not allowed but is poorly enforced. Quiet hours are not enforced. Two cars per site is not enforced. Loud Boomboxes are the norm. People using the lakeside state park walk through your campsite to go use the campground bathroom and showers - hence the toilet paper issue in the bathroom. Unfortunately, some of those day picnickers think your stuff is free for the taking. NEVER LEAVE YOUR STUFF UNGUARDED. The numerous skunks are an unwelcomed camp amenity. Watch your children, cars go racing through the campground! If you are looking for stress free and peaceful, this is not the place. It is party central on the weekends.The staff leaves at random times, either 3 pm, 5 pm or 9 pm and then you are on your own. But don't worry, there is a sometimes functioning emergency phone outside the camp office. Oh yes, and there is no cell service in that area. Have fun. But I'm not going back. Are you sure you want to camp here?

  • Scott K.
    Jun. 21, 2023

    Foolhardy Hill

    Spotless, Well equiped, Friendly, Quiet

    Foolhardy Hill is the nicest facility that I have ever "Camped". I used quotes, because this is NOT a "roughing it" Campground. Katie and Biddy, the host/owners, are the nicest and most accommodating. This "off the grid" place is convenient, comfortable, spotless clean and I would HIGHLY recommend a stay. I would also recommend renting the entire facility for a family reunion, off site business meeting, fishing club meeting, or just a place to meet up with a bunch of old friends... The bathrooms are clean and the showers are HOT. The pavilion provides a meeting place for groups to maybe discuss the day's catch, the one that got away, or just to meet new friends. The pavilion also has everything you will need for grilling, flat top cooking and 2+ gas burners. 

    I was here for fishing. Foolhardy is located centrally for the best the Deerfield River has to offer. 

    Pets welcome, but leave the little ones at home (unless renting the entire facility). 

    If I have to leave just ONE negative comment; after the shower, the mirror above the sink was VERY fogged! (Did i mention, the showers are HOT!) :-D

  • Cheryl B.
    Mar. 5, 2021

    October Mountain State Forest Campground

    Excellent trails for hiking

    Beautiful area to hike. Quiet off the beaten path. There are 3 yurts available May-October (no dogs allowed in the yurts☹️. There are several tent sits available. Dogs are welcomed here! Every site has a fire pit and a picnic table.Highly recommend staying here if you are in the area!

  • Kiye A.
    Sep. 10, 2018

    October Mountain State Forest Campground

    Early in the season

    For some, the strange people who haunt certain grounds are a plus. For the rest of us, they are just a regular feature of the land west of the great Massassippi River. Anyway, being some of the first people to hit a campground like this one early in the season certainly has it’s benefits. For one, the bathrooms are cleeean as hail, and this place is really well-appointed. Pooping in relative comfort basically makes this glamping. They even have a big ole nice sink to wash your dirty dishes (and whatever other unmentionables, if you nasty), clean water spigots, RV sites with hookups, plenty of wood for sale, forage, or barter, and flat campgrounds with concrete fire pits with built in grill grates and wooden picnic tables. All amenities are within close walking distance, which is also a plus. The trails in October Mountain State Forest are very pretty, with some grand vistas to pull over if you’re some sort of nature pervert or lookie loo. Good fishin’ and mushroom hunting and other things white folks like to do in these parts, too.

    Now let’s get to the cons:

    bugs- this place, at the end of May is positively swarming with mosquitoes and gnats, even in the 2 rainy and cold-ass nights we spent there, the flies were everpresent. It’s Hitchcockian; and I don’t want to make any accusations or cast aspersions, but these insects are prejudiced, at best.

    massholes- these are a given. I’m one so I know.

    rangers- because this is a state park, you will have ranger patrols consisting of, um, rangers, some of whom might be more interested in what’s in your coozie than others, because, you know, rules. That said, we had no enforcement issues, but then again the camp ground was empty. Otherwise, unless you’ve got one of the few yurts onthe property, the campsites aren’t far enough apart that you ever really feel secluded. They’re not too bad, though, plenty of room.

    This place, overall, is a good time if it’s not below 60 and wet.


Guide to Great Barrington

Taconic State Park and the surrounding region offer diverse camping options at elevations ranging from 600 to 2,000 feet in the Berkshire foothills. October through May temperatures often drop below freezing at night, requiring proper cold-weather gear even in early summer. Several campgrounds provide tent platforms that keep campers off potentially wet ground during the region's frequent summer thunderstorms.

What to Do

Hiking with waterfall views: Access multiple hiking trails directly from October Mountain State Forest Campground. "Beautiful area to hike. Quiet off the beaten path. There are 3 yurts available May-October. Every site has a fire pit and a picnic table. Highly recommend staying here if you are in the area!" according to Cheryl B.

Pond fishing: Many local campgrounds offer fishing opportunities with no license required when fishing from campground property. At Prospect Mountain Campground, "The kids had a blast fishing and riding their bikes around," reports Megin F. Most stocked ponds contain bass, sunfish and trout.

Seasonal activities: Fall foliage viewing peaks in mid-October, making autumn camping particularly popular. "We went to this campground during fall foliage time. Very peaceful and great staff. They had hayless rides and fire truck rides. This time they had a haunted house walk through," notes Jason A. about the Northampton/Springfield area campgrounds.

What Campers Like

Platform tent sites: Wooden platforms at Lake Taghkanic State Park Campground provide flat, dry surfaces for tent setup. "The platforms kept us off the ground and were helpful in setting up appropriate tarp protection! The lake is gorgeous and there are plenty of nearby hikes for exploring," says Rosie R. These platforms measure approximately 12x14 feet, accommodating most family tents.

Clean facilities: Bathrooms and showers at many campgrounds receive regular maintenance. "The bathrooms and showers are clean and the water stayed hot until the last weekend of the season (Oct 12-14) which was when we were there," reports Seth K. about Lake Taghkanic State Park.

Swimming options: Several campgrounds feature swimming areas with docks and designated beach zones. "The swimming there felt really clean and I loved the dock. Close to great hiking," notes Emily F. about Taconic State Park. Most swimming areas are open from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

What You Should Know

Seasonal considerations: Most campgrounds in the area operate from May through mid-October. "Being some of the first people to hit a campground like this one early in the season certainly has its benefits. For one, the bathrooms are cleeean as hail," explains Kiye A. about visiting in late May. Shoulder season camping offers fewer crowds but potentially colder temperatures.

Site selection matters: Campground layouts vary widely, with some offering more privacy than others. At Waubeeka Family Campground, "The tent area is a small dirt cul-de-sac off to the side between some trailers and the bathrooms. Honestly not terrible though as behind is all woods and when you are in that section you do have an OK level of isolation and natural surroundings," explains Frank D.

Weekend crowds: Proximity to urban areas means busier weekends. "This was a truly great campground, but its proximity to NYC draws large crowds on weekends. I'd avoid weekends. Not all, but some other campers were less than considerate of others," advises John E.

Tips for Camping with Families

Kid-friendly amenities: Some campgrounds offer specific family-focused features. "Prospect Mountain is a great campground for families with younger kids. They have activities every weekend such as dances, bingo, hayrides. They also have a great pool, playground and pond for fishing," recommends Sandra S.

Swimming areas with supervision: Lifeguarded swimming is available at several locations. "2 lifeguarded swimming areas — a kiddie pool and a deep area with floating dock to jump off of," notes Erin B. about the water features at Taconic State Park. Most lifeguarded areas operate from 10am to 6pm daily during summer.

Free water activities: Spacious Skies Woodland Hills provides complimentary equipment for water recreation. "They have a pond for swimming and softball field. They allow late check-ins!" according to Jennie. Many campgrounds in the Great Barrington area offer similar amenities for families seeking yurt camping experiences.

Tips from RVers

Hookup availability: Full hookup sites (water, electric, sewer) are limited and should be reserved well in advance. "There is a large field for seasonal and large RVs to small wooded sites for tents. Be careful on the map for what site has what amenities, and make sure to double check power requirements because it's not labeled on the sites and it varies," warns Natalie N. about White Pines Campsites.

Site leveling challenges: Many campgrounds in the mountainous Berkshire region have sloping sites. "Terrain is uneven. Hit and miss on how flat or level sites are," observes Ray P. about Spacious Skies Woodland Hills. Bringing additional leveling blocks is recommended, especially for larger RVs.

Dump station access: Not all campgrounds offer on-site dumping facilities. "When we got to our spot, it was covered in hundreds and hundreds of nails and broken glass. Maintenance ended up having to get a shovel to get most of the nails up," reports Kristen L. about her experience, highlighting the importance of inspecting your site upon arrival.

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According to TheDyrt.com, the most popular glamping campground near Great Barrington, MA is Copake Falls Area — Taconic State Park with a 4.4-star rating from 20 reviews.

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