Cookson State Forest
State forest · Massachusetts
Cookson State Forest is listed in PAD-US 4.1 as roughly 2,655 acres in Berkshire County, Massachusetts (State forest); PAD-US does not record its manager. It may allow hunting, but PAD-US does not say so — confirm with the managing agency.
| Approx. size | 2,655 acres |
|---|---|
| Manager | Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land) |
| Manager type | Unknown |
| Designation | State Resource Management Area |
| Public access (PAD-US) | Open access PAD-US definition: “requires no special requirements for public access to the property (may include regular hours of availability).” |
| County | Berkshire County |
| Reference point | 42.05911, -73.18783 A point inside the area — not an entrance or parking lot. Google Maps · OpenStreetMap |
| Source records | 4 PAD-US records combined |
Before you hunt here
- Regulations, seasons and licenses: check with Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife). This site does not list regulations.
- Managing agency: Not recorded in PAD-US (state-owned land). We don’t have a verified direct link for this manager; the state wildlife agency above can point you to the right office.
- Boundaries: PAD-US boundaries are approximate and simplified here. Use the agency’s official maps and respect adjacent private land.
Nearby public land (within 30 miles)
- East Indies Pond Other state land · 72 acres · 0.3 mi
- Sandisfield State Forest State forest · 4,522 acres · 3.3 mi
- Three Mile Pond Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,180 acres · 8.2 mi
- Otis State Forest State forest · 4,964 acres · 9 mi
- Tolland State Forest State forest · 5,825 acres · 9.2 mi
- East Mountain State Forest State forest · 1,885 acres · 10.5 mi
- Arthur Wharton Swann State Forest State forest · 847 acres · 10.6 mi
- Granville State Forest State forest · 2,422 acres · 11.2 mi
- Hubbard Brook Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 194 acres · 11.5 mi
- Long Mountain Wildlife Management Area State wildlife / game area · 1,000 acres · 11.8 mi
Distances are straight-line between reference points, not driving distance.
Source: PAD-US 4.1 (USGS), records for “Cookson State Forest” in Massachusetts combined into one listing. How listings are built. Spotted an error? PAD-US is maintained by USGS with data from the managing agencies.