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Housatonic River Carry-in Access
Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Housatonic River · near Great Barrington · Massachusetts
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Fee
- Free
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Car parking
- 5 Car
- Managed by
- MassWildlife
- Coordinates
- 42.17629, -73.35912
On Housatonic River
The Housatonic River runs for about 149 miles through western Massachusetts and western Connecticut. It drains about 1,950 square miles on its way to Long Island Sound. Its main stem starts in Pittsfield, where the East and West Branches meet. From there it flows south across a broad, flat floodplain in the Berkshires, passing Lenox, Lee, Stockbridge, Great Barrington and Sheffield. Several dams from the mill era still stand on the Massachusetts reach: Woods Pond Dam in Lenoxdale, Columbia Mill Dam in Lee, Willow Mill Dam in South Lee, Glendale Dam in Stockbridge and Rising Pond Dam in Great Barrington. From about 1932 to 1977 the General Electric plant in Pittsfield discharged PCBs into the river. The highest concentrations are found in Woods Pond. More about Housatonic River.
Boating rules on Housatonic River
- Clean boat certification form required for all watercraft using state boat ramps on the Housatonic River (zebra mussel prevention) source
- Catch-and-release areas (Lee and Stockbridge): artificial lures only, all fish released; no fishing June 15 to August 31 within 100 feet of posted refuge tributaries source
Community
Where people who use Housatonic River talk about it.
- Housatonic Valley Association Association
- Housatonic Valley Association (@HVAToday) Facebook
- Housatonic River Initiative (Clean the Housatonic) Association
- Housatonic River Initiative Facebook
- Rest of River of the GE-Pittsfield/Housatonic River Site Agency
- U.S. EPA - Housatonic River Facebook
- Search Reddit: r/massachusetts Reddit
- Search all of Reddit for Housatonic River, Massachusetts Reddit
Nearby launches
- Benedict Pond Boat Launch · 4.0 mi · Benedict Pond
- Lake Buel Boat Launch · 4.0 mi · Lake Buel
- Housatonic River Carry-in Access · 7.5 mi · Housatonic River
- Lake Garfield Carry-in Access · 7.7 mi · Lake Garfield
- Twin Lakes Boat Launch · 9.6 mi · Washining Lake
- Thousand Acre Pond · 10.6 mi · Thousand Acre Swamp Reservoir
Sources
- Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access sites record 159 · Public record (MassGIS), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n11365396195 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts Office of Fishing and Boating Access sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.