Along the western border, Berkshire County, M.A. has a population count of 129,026 and spans across 946 miles of the state. This county is home to larger cities like Pittsfield, which is the county seat, North Adams, and Great Barrington. This area also encompasses plenty of parks and reservations like October Mountain State Forest and Mt. Washington State Forest.

Bernardston, Massachusetts, initially known as Falls Fight Township, was a frontier settlement created by and for the families of soldiers who had fought in King Phillips War. Bernardston lies in the Pioneer Valley, on the edge of the Pocumtuck Range. Several mountains, including Wildcat Mountain, West Mountain, Bald Mountain, East Mountain and Pond Mountain, dot the landscape, on either side of the Fall River, a tributary of the nearby Connecticut River.