70 Cheap Summer Activities in Western Massachusetts

Enjoying the bliss of summer can be difficult when you're trying not to break your budget. Luckily, Western Mass is a beautiful area full of activities that won't bust the bank. Here's a list of 70 activities that are free or cheap:

1. BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL – Adams, MA
2. BEER TALK AND DINNER – Adams, MA
3. ROBINSON STATE PARK – Agawam, MA
4. PUFFERS POND – Amherst, MA
5. MILL RIVER RECREATION AREA – Amherst, MA
6. DOWNTOWN BEATS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES (Thursdays) – Amherst, MA
7. CHAPEL BROOK – Ashfield, MA
8. ASHFIELD LAKE - Ashfield MA
9. JACOB’S PILLOW – Becket, MA
10. LAKE METACOMET – Belchertown, MA
11. QUABBIN DAM – Belchertown, MA
12. CONWAY STATION – Conway, MA
13. NATURAL ROOTS – Conway, MA
14. CRANE PAPERMAKING MUSEUM – Dalton, MA
15. DEERFIELD RIVER – Deerfield, MA
16. ARCADIA WILDLIFE SANCTURARY – Easthampton, MA
17. ART WALK – Easthampton, MA
18. ARTS IN THE PARK CONCERTS, MILLSIDE PARK (Fridays) – Easthampton, MA
19. MUSIC ON THE PORCH, FLORENCE CIVIC CENTER (Thursdays) – Florence, MA
20. D.A.R. STATE FOREST – Goshen, MA
21. BARE ASS BEACH – Greenfield, MA
22. GREENFIELD ENERGY PARK – Greenfield, MA
23. HIGHLAND PARK POND – Greenfield, MA
24. POET’S SEAT TOWER – Greenfield, MA
25. SKINNER STATE PARK – Hadley, MA
26. MT. HOLYOKE THE SUMMIT HOUSE – Hadley, MA
27. MOUNTAIN PARK – Holyoke, MA
28. DINOSAUR FOOTPRINTS RESERVATION – Holyoke, MA
29. MT. TOM STATE RESERVATION – Holyoke, MA
30. MT. GREYLOCK STATE RESERVATION - Lanesborough, MA
31. MUSANTE BEACH – Leeds, MA
32. PLEASANT VALLEY SANCTUARY – Lenox, MA
33. PEACE PAGODA – Leverett, MA
34. GLENDALE FALLS – Middlefield, MA
35. MONTAGUE BOOK MILL – Montague, MA
36. BASH BISH FALLS STATE PARK – Mt. Washington, MA
37. NATURAL BRIDGE STATE PARK – North Adams, MA
38. CHILD’S PARK – Northampton, MA
39. BOTANIC GARDEN OF SMITH COLLEGE – Northampton, MA
40. NORTHAMPTON SUMMER CONCERT SERIES (Fridays) – Northampton, MA
41. NORTHFIELD MOUNTAIN RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER - Northfield, MA
42. PLAINFIELD POND – Plainfield, MA
43. SUMMIT FARM – Plainfield, MA
44. CANOE MEADOWS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY – Pittsfield, MA
45. PITTSFIELD STATE FOREST – Pittsfield, MA
46. TULLY LAKE AND TRAIL – Royalston, MA
47. TANNERY FALLS – Savory, MA
48. BRIDGE OF FLOWERS – Shelburne Falls, MA
49. SHELBURNE FALLS TROLLEY MUSEUM - Shelburne Falls, MA
50. SHELBURNE FALLS POTHOLES – Shelburne, MA
51. LAKE WYOLA STATE PARK – Shutesbury, MA
52. YANKEE CANDLE VILLAGE – South Deerfield, MA
53. OLD HISTORIC DEERFIELD – South Deerfield, MA
54. MT. SUGARLOAF – South Deerfield, MA
55. SPRAY PARK AT BEACHGROUNDS PARK – South Hadley, MA
56. CONCERTS ON THE COMMONS (Thursdays) – South Hadley, MA
57. FOX RUN - Sturbridge, MA
58. MT. TOBY – Sunderland, MA
59. ICE GLEN – Stockbridge, MA
60. GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER - Turners Falls, MA
61. TURNERS FALLS FISHWAY – Turners Falls, MA
62. LAUREL LAKE – Warwick, MA
63. CHESTERFIELD GORGE - West Chesterfield, MA
64. WESTFIELD RIVER – Westfield, MA
65. RIVER VALLEY FARM – Whately, MA
66. QUONQUONT FARM – Whately, MA
67. MASS AUDUBON’S GRAVES FARM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY – Williamsburg, MA
68. MEEKINS LIBRARY – Williamsburg, MA
69. WILLIAMSTOWN HIKE – Williamstown, MA
70. CRICKET CREEK FARM – Williamstown, MA

Now that you know you have options, go and enjoy what's left of your summer!