Landers Road
Stunning, rocky bowl, rich in turkey and deer. You won’t forget that you are near the MassPike, but the beauties of this rugged property will make up for that in spades.
Highlights
- Lee, MA
- Difficulty: Difficult, No maintained trails
- Size: 384 acres
- Special features: vernal pools, mountains streams, hickory and hop-hornbeam forest
Activities
Difficulty
This land, and all of the present-day Berkshires, are the ancestral homeland of the Mohican people, who were forcibly displaced to Wisconsin by European colonization. These lands continue to be of great significance to the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Nation today. To learn more, visit mohican.com.
Directions & Parking
GPS
- Center of Property: Google Maps | 42.3093, -73.2147
Parking
There is no official parking available at this reserve. The best vehicle access is at the very end of Landers Road. Please try to park so that you don’t block the gate at the end of the road. Access can also be made on Chestnut Street, immediately after the underpass of the MassPike.
About the Reserve
Hunters enjoy this reserve for its relative wilderness close to town. An old road runs along the northern boundary of the property, heading toward Chestnut Street in the ancient Dodgetown section of Lee. To explore the reserve, you’ll need to bushwhack.