Crane Park
Pittsfield, MA
Ice Skating | Football | Basketball
Carrie Bak Park 150 Danforth Street, Pittsfield, MA
Managed by
City of Pittsfield
Allowed Uses & Features
Information
- Dogs allowed - Leashed
- Family Friendly
- Free
- Near Public Transit
- Parking
- Scenic View
View of park from Danforth Ave
- Public Land
- Private Land
- Bus Route
- Trail
- Major Trail
About Carrie Bak Park
Carrie Bak Park is a playground and wildlife-viewing area managed by the City of Pittsfield. Here, visitors have several options for a fulfilling day of outdoor recreation in the Berkshires. At the front of the park is a small play area for young kids. This wood-chipped playground features a swing set and multiple slides. There are also benches where parents can relax and watch their kids play.
Then, next to the play area, visitors will find a picnic table underneath the shade of a large tree. Families can bring lunch and picnic on warm summer days in Western Massachusetts.
Meanwhile, the back of the park offers space for viewing local Western Massachusetts wildlife species. Visitors can climb a viewing platform and look over the wetlands surrounding the West Branch of the Housatonic River. Migratory birds often stop in this area throughout spring, and amphibians are easily heard from the platform in summertime.
There is a small parking area for Carrie Bak Park at the corner of Dewey Avenue and Danforth Avenue.
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Accessibility Assessment
Features- Accessible Parking
- Accessible Picnic Tables
The parking area for Carrie Bak Park is a small paved lot located at the end of Danforth and Dewey Avenue. There is no formal accessible parking space, but visitors can park right by the entrance. Visitors can access the park through a 4-foot-wide gate located right by the parking lot. From the parking area, there is a 9-foot-wide path that leads to the picnic tables and to the edge of the playground, where there is a 5-foot-wide ramp leading down to the woodchipped playground. There is a 2-inch lip on the ramp and a 3-inch lip around the playground. There is other play equipment in the grass fields, but there is no path access to this equipment. None of the playground equipment is specifically designed to be ADA accessible.
Parking area
Clubs, Retail & Rentals
Looking to meet up with others for team sports or group activities? Check out our list of clubs, guides and leagues in the Berkshires on the Resources page. Our list of summer camps will help you plan an overnight or day camp adventure for your young ones.
We also link to an array of outdoor recreation retail shops for gear and rental facilities for equipment on the Gear page.
