Editing Pittsfield, Massachusetts (section)

===Recreation===
[[File:Lake Pontoosuc, Pittsfield, Mass (NYPL b12647398-75750).tiff|thumb|Lake Pontoosuc, early 20th century]]
Pittsfield has several country clubs, including the Pontoosuc Lake Country Club. Pittsfield is home to two major lakes, [[Lake Onota|Onota]] and Pontoosuc, both used for swimming, boating, and fishing. The Berkshire Rowing and Sculling Society is on Onota Lake.

Pittsfield is home to Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, {{cvt|264|acre}} of woods, fields, and wetlands maintained by the [[Massachusetts Audubon Society]]. [[Bousquet Ski Area]] and Summer Resort entertains visitors and residents year-round with skiing, water slides, go-karts, and other fun activities.

[[Pittsfield State Forest]], an {{convert|11000|acre|adj=on}} park, provides residents and tourists with hiking and cross-country skiing trails, camping, picnic areas, and a swimming beach. The highest body of water in Massachusetts, Berry Pond, is at the top of the Pittsfield State Forest just outside the city limits in the town of Hancock.<ref name="Ref-1" />

The Berkshire Bike Path Council is working with the City of Pittsfield and local residents to extend the [[Ashuwillticook Rail Trail]], a {{convert|10.8|mi|adj=on}} paved trail just north of Pittsfield. The extension would pass through Pittsfield and lead south to [[Lenox, Massachusetts|Lenox]] and [[Great Barrington, Massachusetts|Great Barrington]].