Top Locations for Outdoor Activities in Connecticut
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ASaybrook Point Inn & Spa
- 2 Bridge Street
Old Saybrook, Connecticut 06475, USA - +1 860 395 2000
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- my experience in the spa was top notch! I even got a great tip from the esthetician regarding anti aging!! maybe there has been more on Yahoo! Travel
- Room was lovely, and at night when I got in, it was so calming to sit on the deck with a glass of more on TripAdvisor
Saybrook Point Inn & Spa
2 Bridge StreetOld Saybrook, Connecticut 06475, USA
BDevil's Hopyard State Park
- 366 Hopyard Road
East Haddam, CT 06423, U.S.A. - +1 860 873 8566
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- Overview The explanations for the name Devil's Hopyard run quite a gamut, from ghouls reportedly seen among the hops vines to weekly dances, or hops, run by a man named Devlin. The explanations don't satisfy historians, but they do say something about the imaginations of New England's early settlers. One ... more on LLBean.com
Devil's Hopyard State Park
366 Hopyard RoadEast Haddam, CT 06423, U.S.A.
CUpper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area
- P.O. Box 493
Salisbury, CT 06068, U.S.A. - +1 860 435 9878
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- Overview Bound on the east by the Berkshire Hills and on the west by the Taconic Range, the Housatonic River gives the western Massachusetts and northwestern Connecticut region life. In 2006, 29 communities in the region were designated as the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area. The area was c... more on LLBean.com
Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area
P.O. Box 493Salisbury, CT 06068, U.S.A.
DCollis P. Huntington State Park
- C/O Putnam Memorial State Park
492 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding, CT 06896, U.S.A. - +1 203 938 2285
- Overview With its scenic country lanes canopied with sugar maples and numerous wooded trails, this state park is ideal for an old-fashioned stroll on a lazy summer day. Archer Huntington and his wife, the sculptress Anna Hyatt Huntington, donated the tranquil 878-acre park in memory of Archer's stepfather... more on LLBean.com
Collis P. Huntington State Park
C/O Putnam Memorial State Park492 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding, CT 06896, U.S.A.
EChatfield Hollow State Park
- illingworth
CT 06419, U.S.A. - +1 860 663 2030
- Overview Hikers, history buffs, birdwatchers and anglers are among the fans of this 356-acre park about eight miles inland from Long Island Sound. Earlier visitors included Native Americans who came here to hunt and fish, and artifacts indicate that tribal gatherings were held here. The Indian Council Cav... more on LLBean.com
Chatfield Hollow State Park
illingworthCT 06419, U.S.A.
FSleeping Giant Park
- 200 Mount Carmel Ave
Hamden, CT 06518-1906 - +1 203 789 7498
- Its a smaller park but great hiking and picnicking for all ages. Many different trails and beautiful scenery . All you pay for is parking. Located ... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Sleeping Giant State Park lives up to its billing as a wilderness park and is a great get-a-way to the country. There are an abundance of hiking trails and picnic areas that add up to 32 miles of wilderness. If you go, fishing gear in hand, the trout-stocked river will fulfill your fishing dreams... more on Yahoo! Travel
Sleeping Giant Park
200 Mount Carmel AveHamden, CT 06518-1906
GHopeville Pond State Park
- 193 Roode Road
Jewett City, CT 06351, U.S.A. - +1 860 376 2920
- Overview Popular for its beaches and campground, this park was developed around a former woolen mill pond in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Adjacent is the 30,000-acre Pachaug State Forest. Along more than 35 miles of dirt roads in the park and forest, pine plantations and the bordering Pac... more on LLBean.com
Hopeville Pond State Park
193 Roode RoadJewett City, CT 06351, U.S.A.
HGay City State Park
- C/O DEP Eastern Headquarters
209 Hebron Road, Marlborough, CT 06447, U.S.A. - +1 860 295 9523
- Overview Like so many Connecticut state parks, Gay City offers recreational activities with a big serving of history on the side. Gay City was founded in 1796 as a religious settlement that for years held itself aloof from neighboring communities. Its name came from the Gay clan, which made up the majorit... more on LLBean.com
Gay City State Park
C/O DEP Eastern Headquarters209 Hebron Road, Marlborough, CT 06447, U.S.A.
IKettletown State Park
- Southbury
CT 06896, U.S.A. - +1 203 264 5678
- Overview The Pootatuck tribe of the Algonquins once inhabited the area that today includes Kettletown State Park, situated at 1400 George's Hill Road in Southbury. They were excellent farmers and had a drum communication system that could relay a message 200 miles in two hours. By 1758, the Pootatucks los... more on LLBean.com
Kettletown State Park
SouthburyCT 06896, U.S.A.
JHurd State Park
- C/O Gillette Castle State Park
67 River Road, East Haddam, CT 06423, U.S.A. - +1 860 526 2336
- Overview Hurd State Park sits on the high eastern banks of the Connecticut River 20 miles upstream from Long Island Sound. Primarily a day-use area for hikers, picnickers and anglers, this former golf course has wooded hills and meadows that extend to the river. The only camping allowed at Hurd is done by... more on LLBean.com
Hurd State Park
C/O Gillette Castle State Park67 River Road, East Haddam, CT 06423, U.S.A.
