West Stockbridge

Welcome to West Stockbridge

Drive Times from Major Cities

• From Albany, NY: 40 minutes
  
  
• From New York, NY: About 3 hours
  
  
• From Boston, MA: About 2 hours 15 minutes
  
  
• From Pittsfield, MA: About 20 minutes
  
  
• From Springfield, MA: About 1 hour

Community Resources and Amenities

• The Local Yokel is West Stockbridge's own community newsletter distributed free of charge at various locations around town. The focus is on local issues relating to recreation, culture, education, business, and government.

• One of the largest history organizations in Western Massachusetts.
  
  
• Through community action, research, and free programs, the organization focuses on preserving and promoting the history and culture of West Stockbridge.

• West Stockbridge is part of the Berkshire Hills Regional School Disrict along with Stockbridge and Great Barrington.
  
  
• The district consists of Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School, Monument Valley Regional Middle School, and Monument Mountain Regional High School.
  
  
• All district schools are located in Great Barrington, which borders West Stockbridge on the south.

• Located in the Town Hall at 21 State Line Road.
  
  
• Supported by the Friends of the West Stockbridge Library, a volunteer group that runs community-based programs such as local artists exhibits, book signings, and author readings.

• Part of the Union for Reform Judaism family of camps and youth programs.
  
  
• Their summer camp experience includes sailing, water sports, kayaking, canoeing, and an outdoor education program featuring campouts, gardening, and animal care.
  
  
• The camp arts program offers drama, dance, painting, and ceramics.

Health Care Resources

• Part of Berkshire Health Systems.
  
  
• A 307-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
  
  
• Ranked among the safest hospitals in the nation by the Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization that promotes improved health-care quality and safety.
  
  
• Covers a full spectrum of medical specialities.

Recreation and Culture

• Member artists support the visual arts through leading seminars, critiques, creating art outdoors, exhibits, and demonstrations.
  
  
• Events include art walks and exhibit receptions.

• Situated on 16 acres of a former West Stockbridge quarry.
  
  
• A sculpture park, exhibition venues, and a stone amphitheater for outdoor performances provide a unique outdoor space for contemporary architecture and sculpture.

TurnPark Art Space (left) is a unique outdoor sculpture park transformed from an old quarry in West Stockbridge. Housed in the oldest former train station in the Berkshires, Six Depot Roastery and Cafe (right) is a small-batch coffee roaster, cafe, and event and gathering space in West Stockbridge's town center.