Westfield (Massachusetts)

By car
The Massachusetts Turnpike (U.S. I-90) connects Westfield to the Berkshire Hills to the west and Central Massachusetts and Greater Boston in the east. U.S. Route 20 also runs from east to west and provides access to the "hill towns" of western Hampden County. Use U.S. Route 202 for access to the city from the north or south. If you are coming from Agawam, Massachusetts or Suffield, Connecticut, MA Rte. 187 may be your best bet.

You will probably want to have access to a car.
The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) has routes all over the Pioneer Valley. Although the system is fairly extensive for such a decentralized area, buses are somewhat infrequent and not all route run nights and weekends, especially outside of the school year (September - May).

• Stanley Park

  address: 400 Western Avenue
  Seasonal schedule varies. Stanley Park consists of nearly 300 acres of formal gardens, a carillon tower, trails, sports fields and a substantial nature area. Free.

• Grandmother's Garden at Chauncey Allen ParkSmith Avenue, dawn to dusk. Grandmother's Garden is colonial-revival style flower garden located near Westfield's downtown.

• Hampton Pond State Park, U.S. Route 202, +1 413 532-3985. Hampton Pond State Park offers water based recreation activities and picnicking.

• Amelia Park Children's Museum

  address: 29 South Broad Street
  Hands-on museum for children.

• Canoeing or kayaking on the Westfield River
• Boating on Hampton Pond
• Walking on the nature trail at Stanley Park
• Hiking on Tekoa Mountain

• East Mountain Country ClubGolf

• Golf at Tekoa Country Club or Shaker Farms Country Club

• Amelia Park Arena

  phone: +1 413 568-2503
  address: 21 South Broad Street
  Ice skating.

Events

• Westfield Colonial Harvest Day (late September)
• Scarecrow Trail Westfield (September/October)
• Westfield Dickens Days (December)
• Snowfire - Winter Solstice (December)
• Westfield WinterGreen Fest (March)
• Vintage Base Ball World Series (July/August)
• Annual canoe race on the Westfield River (March/April)
• Westfield Fair (August)

• Country Court Motel

  address: 480 Southampton Road

• Econo Lodge

  address: 2 Southampton Road

• Elm Motel

  address: 50 Russell Road

Take U.S. Route 20 west into the "hill towns" of western Hampden County in the Pioneer Valley. Continue traveling west into the Berkshire Hills region of Massachusetts.
Take U.S. Route 202 south into Connecticut.
Take Massachusetts State Route 10 north to Northampton.