Windsor State Forest

River Road, Windsor, MA

Windsor State Forest offers visitors various outdoor activities in a serene Western Massachusetts landscape. From its main access point on River Road, visitors can enjoy Berkshires hiking along several forested trails, utilize large open fields, observe the Westfield River, and use the space for a picnic. On the Jambs Trail, which can be quickly accessed from the parking area on Schoolhouse Road, and along Windsor Jambs Brook, visitors can find the Windsor Jambs, where the brook cascades between 80-foot-high granite walls to provide an auditory and visual spectacle. Additionally, the forest can be a peaceful site for snowshoeing or Nordic skiing during the winter.  

Windsor State Forest is a 1,800-acre property mainly in Windsor, Massachusetts, with a small portion in Savoy. The first 25 acres of the now-State Park were donated by private owners to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation in 1924 to preserve and repurpose the land for public use. Through additional donations and acquisitions, its acreage increased dramatically, totaling over 1,600 acres by the 1960s. During the 1930s, a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp was established at Windsor State Forest to build infrastructure for recreational public use and set the foundations for future maintenance that would persist at the Windsor State Forest. Today, visitors can see the historic CCC architecture on the site and utilize the park, just as the original land donations and founding decisions strived to permit. This DCR page can be referred to for information regarding current park closures and updates.