Powder Ridge HistoryPowder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort has a storied history since first opening around 1959, and top-to-bottom skiing startin...
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Chatfield Hollow Brook flows toward Long Island Sound between two high ridges covered with oak, beech, and hickory. In 1934, the Civilian Conservat...
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Rising up to 627 feet above mean sea level, West Rock Ridge is one of the most prominent features of the New Haven region. West Rock affords the vi...
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Visit a Connecticut State Park or Forest and explore the wealth of diverse natural areas and unique features that will make your experience memorab...
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Enjoy hiking or biking the varied trails of the park or spend some time enjoying the beautiful falls. For a longer stay, visit the designated swimm...
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Enjoy a variety of activities in Connecticut's second largest state forest.
Cockaponset, named after an Indian chief who's buried in the Pons...
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In 1914, only one year after the establishment of a State Park Commission, the state purchased 150 acres of the present Hurd Park as part of an ini...
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Machimoodus’s 300 acres are testament to the commitment of the DEP to acquire and preserve important landscapes for both active and passive r...
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Wildwood State Park comprises 600 acres of undeveloped hardwood forest terminating on the high bluff overlooking Long Island Sound. Trailer and ten...
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Mattatuck State Forest covers over 4,000 acres in the towns of Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield, and Harwinton and is an ...
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Stretching across four towns, this long and narrow state park trail combines enough remarkable history, geography and aesthetics to rate its 110 ac...
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Visitors to Day Pond State Park will find the stone foundation reminders of the colonial era when water from the pond powered the nearby sawmill. N...
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A Celebration of off road cycling where BMXers, MTBers, Fat Bike, Striders and Cyclocross riders can come and enjoy A Fun a day of activities on th...
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In 1919, the former State Park and Forest Commission obtained an 860 acre parcel located in the Millington section of Haddam. The principle feature...
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