Stockbridge

Welcome to Stockbridge

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: About 45 minutes
  
  
• From New York, NY: About 2.75 hours
  
  
• From Boston, MA: About 2 hours
  
  
• From Pittsfield, MA: About 30 minutes
  
  
• From Springfield, MA: About 50 minutes

Community Resources and Amenities

• The Stockbridge Bowl is perhaps the most well-known natural landmark in Stockbridge. This 372-acre lake is the property of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but it's maintained by the Town of Stockbridge.
  
  
• The town owns about 2,875 feet of shoreline around Stockbridge Bowl. This includes a town beach and a public boat ramp with a parking lot.
  
  
• More than 400 homes are located around the Stockbridge Bowl.
  
  
• Stockbridge Bowl is one of the legs on the Josh Billings RunAground Triathlon, an iconic race that includes a 5-mile paddle around the lake.

• Founded in 1789, the Stockbridge Library ranks as one of the oldest in western Massachusetts.
  
  
• Housed in a historic building renovated in 2016, the Stockbridge Library continues to serve the community as a vibrant center for events, gatherings, and programs for adults and children.

• Stockbridge is one of the three towns served by the Berkshire Hills Regional School Distrct. The other towns in the district are West Stockbridge and Great Barrington.
  
  
• District schools are Muddy Brook Regional Elementary, Monument Valley Regional Middle School, and Monument Valley Regional High School. All schools share an expansive campus minutes from Stockbridge in neighboring Great Barrington.

• Founded in 1934, this public garden offers year-round programming and seasonal hours for visitors to view display gardens from May 1 to Columbus Day.
  
  
• The 20-acre site encompasses dozens of gardens, including the Daylily Walk and the Children's Discovery Garden.
  
  
• Berkshire Botanical Garden hosts year-round annual events that have been part of the Stockbridge Community for decades. One of the most well-known is the Harvest Festival held on Columbus Day weekend.

Health Care Resources

• Fairview Hospital is located about 17 minutes from Stockbridge. Part of Berkshire Health Systems, Fairview provides primary acute care plus a full array of medical services, general surgery, and orthopedic and maternity care.
  
  
• Berkshire Health Systems is headquartered in Pittsfield and serves as the region's leading provider of comprehensive health care services.

• Located about 30 minutes from Stockbridge, Berkshire Medical Center maintains a 307-bed hospital. BMC has won honors from the American Heart Association, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and the American College of Radiology for its high level of patient care and services.

Recreation and Culture

• An iconic landmark in downtown Stockbridge, the Red Lion Inn is an inn and restaurant complex as well as the flagship location of Country Curtains.
  
  
• One of the continuously-operated inns in the country, the Red Lion has hosted five U.S. presidents (Grover Cleveland, Willia McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, and Franklin Rooselvelt).
  
  
• The Red Lion is a popular choice for weddings and other family events and celebrations.

• Designed as a Gilded Age summer estate, Naumkeag is a 44-room, Shingle-style mansion now owned by The Trustees of Reservations and open to the public as a museum and gardens.
  
  
• Now a National Historic Landmark, Naumkeag offers a look into the Berkshires' Gilded Age past. The country estate features a spectacular array of gardens with magificent views of the surrounding mountains.

• Open year-round seven days a week, the Norman Rockwell Museum houses the largest collection of Norman Rockwell art.
  
  
• Visitors can view Rockwell's studio, which was moved to the museum's site, from May through October.

Stockbridge is home to a number of outstanding historic homes and sites, including Naumkeag (left), a Gilded Age country estate, Chesterwood (middle), the summer estate of American sculptor Daniel Chester French, and Norman Rockwell's studio on the grounds of the Norman Rockwell Museum (right).