Sand Spring
Sand Spring is a warm spring in Williamstown, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County, and the town is right on top of it. The water is tepid, well short of bath temperature, and low in dissolved minerals. The USGS sampled it back in 1969. Whether the public can visit is not on record.
McLain Court runs about a hundred feet from the spring, so this is as roadside as it gets, inside a town. Low elevation. The Berkshires are wet, with roughly four feet of rainfall annually, and winters bury the ground in snow for months. Nothing in our record names a land owner.
The file calls midwinter the best time. Nothing says who holds the land, and visiting rights are unrecorded, so since it sits beside a town street, treat it as private unless you learn otherwise. Grout Pond is the only campground in the file, about twenty-five miles away. At this temperature nobody soaks for warmth.
The water at Sand Spring is slightly alkaline (pH 8.1) with 114 mg/L total dissolved solids.
Overview Grout Pond is a popular destination for camping, hiking, paddling, and fishing. Located in a beautiful mixed conifer and hardwood forest, the campground has 12 reservable sites and offers easy access to over 10 miles of mulituse trails. The Green Mountain National Forest in partnership with the Vermont Huts Association has a cabin located at the Grout Pond Campground available for reservations. The Grout Pond Hut (pictured above) is open for year-round use and is located within the s...
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