Connecticut State Parks
Introduction to Connecticut state parks
Some generalities about Connecticut state parks, known for trails, mountains, etc, then list them out.
Devil's Hopyard State Park
Park Address: 366 Hopyard Rd, East Haddam, CT 06423
Park Description: The 1,000-acre state park includes facilities for hiking, fishing, bicycling, picnicking, and camping.
Popular Park Sites: The Town Tavern, picnic areas and Hiking Trails.
Devil's Hopyard State Park Visitors Guide
Chatfield Hollow State Park
Park Address: 381 CT-80, Killingworth, CT 06419
Park Description: The state park offers hiking trails, a swimming beach, trout fishing, mountain biking, rock climbing, and picnicking areas.
Popular Park Sites: Monson Gneiss, Indian caves, and Chatfield Hollow.
Chatfield Hollow State Park Visitors Guide
Lovers Leap State Park
Park Address: 178 Short Woods Rd, New Milford, CT 06776
Park Description: Lovers Leap State Park is a public recreation area on the Housatonic River in the town of New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
Popular Park Sites: Housatonic River, Berlin Bridge and Hiking Trails.
Lovers Leap State Park Visitors Guide
Collis P. Huntington State Park
Park Address: 9 Dodgingtown Rd, Redding, CT 06896
Park Description: The state park is noted for Anna Hyatt Huntington's sculptures of bears and wolves that welcome visitors at the park entrance.
Popular Park Sites: Housatonic River, Berlin Bridge and Hiking Trails.
Collis P. Huntington State Park Visitors Guide
Rocky Neck State Park
Park Address: 244 W Main St, Niantic, CT 06357
Park Description: The state park's 708 acres include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone pavilion dating from the 1930s.
Popular Park Sites: crabbing dock, East Lyme and The Pavillion.
Rocky Neck State Park Visitors Guide
Kent Falls State Park
Park Address: 462 Kent Cornwall Rd, Kent, CT 06757
Park Description: The state park is home to Kent Falls, a series of waterfalls on Falls Brook, a tributary of the Housatonic River.
Popular Park Sites: Housatonic River, Waterfalls, Stone Wall Dairy Farm and West Cornwall Covered Bridge.
Kent Falls State Park Visitors Guide
Hammonasset Beach State Park
Park Address: 1288 Boston Post Rd, Madison, CT 06443
Park Description: It is the state's largest shoreline park and one of the most popular attractions in the state, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually.
Popular Park Sites: Meigs Point, Waterfalls, Nature Center on site and Clinton Town Beach.
Hammonasset Beach State Park Visitors Guide
Dinosaur State Park
Park Address: 400 West St, Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Park Description: The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America.
Popular Park Sites: Cedar Loop, Great Texas Wildlife Trails, Gillette Castle and Charter Oak.