Bascom Lodge

Bascom Lodge is the stone and timber lodge on the summit of Mount Greylock, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1934 and 1937. It's open from late May to mid or late October, serves food, and has rooms for up to 34 overnight guests. A private operator runs it under an agreement with DCR, the state agency that owns it.

You can drive to the door while the auto road is open, or hike up and reward yourself at the top. For menus, room rates and bookings, go to the lodge's own website or call (413) 743-1591. This page covers what DCR and the National Park Service say about the building.

When Bascom Lodge Is Open

DCR says the lodge is open from late May through mid or late October. In 2026 the lodge and the Veterans War Memorial Tower opened for the season on May 23, 2026. The auto roads that reach the summit run May 16 through October 30, 2026, so the lodge's season sits inside the road season.

Daily hours and the last day of the season change from year to year. Check with the lodge before a late-season trip.

Staying Overnight

DCR lists the lodge's rooms as four private rooms, four family rooms and two bunk rooms that each hold about nine guests, for up to 34 guests in all. Bathrooms are shared, with individual shower units and a private changing area.

That makes it the only indoor lodging on the mountain. Everything else is a hike-in tent site at Sperry Road Campground or a trail shelter. Overnight guests who drive up can park at the summit from late May to October; DCR's mileage sheet notes a parking fee there (see parking).

To book, call (413) 743-1591 or use the lodge's website. DCR points visitors to the same two places.

Food at the Summit

Bascom Lodge runs a restaurant. Its website posts seasonal menus. The National Park Service has described the lodge as serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in season. Menus and hours change, so check the lodge's site the week you go.

If you're hiking, DCR says drinking water is available behind the lodge from late May through October. Free paper trail maps are handed out at the lodge too.

Who Built It

The Civilian Conservation Corps, the New Deal work program for young unemployed men, built the lodge from native stone and timber. DCR dates the work to 1934–37. The CCC's 107th Company camped where Sperry Road Campground is today, from 1933 to 1941, and also rebuilt Rockwell Road as a two-lane auto road and cut the Thunderbolt Ski Trail.

The National Park Service calls Bascom Lodge a historic Arts and Crafts building. It's part of the Mount Greylock Summit Historic District, a National Historic Landmark.

Who Runs It Today

DCR owns the lodge. In May 2009 it chose a curator through its Historic Curatorship program to run, repair and maintain the building in return for operating it. DCR's camping page describes the lodge as privately operated. Questions about rooms, food or events go to the lodge, not to the park office.

Getting to the Lodge

• By car: up Rockwell Road from Lanesborough or Notch Road from North Adams while the auto road is open. Vehicles over 22 feet are banned.
• On foot: the Cheshire Harbor Trail from Adams is DCR's shortest hike from base to summit.
• On the Appalachian Trail: the AT crosses the summit, so thru-hikers and section hikers walk past the door.

Good For / Maybe Skip If

• Good for: a meal with the summit view, a night on top for sunset and sunrise, and a warm stop on a cold hike.
• Maybe skip if: you're visiting between late October and late May. The lodge is closed and the summit road is shut.
• Maybe skip if: you want to camp. Book Sperry Road Campground instead.

Dates here come from the DCR park page; it is the source of record.