List of Connecticut state parks

This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Connecticut state park system.

See the table below this for Connecticut state forests.

Connecticut state parks

Kent Falls State Park

Kent Falls State Park

Stratton Brook State Park

Name	Area	Town(s)	County	Notes
Above All State Park	31 acres (13 ha)	Warren/Litchfield	Litchfield	Home to a former site of the SAGE Air Defense Network
Air Line State Park Trail			Windham	Includes East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson
Beaver Brook State Park	401 acres (162 ha)	Chaplin, Windham	Windham
Becket Hill State Park Reserve	260 acres (105 ha)	Lyme	New London	Adjacent to Nehantic State Forest
Beckley Iron Furnace Industrial Monument		North Canaan	Litchfield
Bennett's Pond State Park	460 acres (186 ha)	Ridgefield, Danbury	Fairfield
Bigelow Hollow State Park	513 acres (208 ha)	Union	Tolland	Adjoins Nipmuck State Forest and borders Mashapaug Lake; boat launch, swimming
Black Rock State Park	443 acres (179 ha)	Watertown	Litchfield	Camping, pond fishing, Mattatuck Trail
Bluff Point State Park	806 acres (326 ha)	Groton	New London	Ocean access, boat launch; near Haley Farm State Park
Bolton Notch State Park	95 acres (38 ha)	Bolton	Tolland	Rock climbing
Brainard Homestead State Park	25 acres (10 ha)	East Haddam	Middlesex
Burr Pond State Park	436 acres (176 ha)	Torrington	Litchfield	Boating, fishing, swimming
Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest	591 acres (239 ha)	Morris	Litchfield
Campbell Falls State Park Reserve		Norfolk	Litchfield	On the Massachusetts border
Chatfield Hollow State Park	355.6 acres (143.9 ha)	Killingworth	Middlesex	Swimming, fishing
Collis P. Huntington State Park	878 acres (355 ha)	Redding, Newtown, Bethel	Fairfield	Fishing, canoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park	136 acres (55 ha)	Essex	Middlesex	Essex Steam Train from Essex to Chester up theConnecticut River valley
Dart Island State Park	19 acres (7.7 ha)	Middletown	Middlesex	In the Connecticut River, access by water only
Day Pond State Park	180 acres (73 ha)	Colchester	New London	Swimming, pond fishing
Dennis Hill State Park	240 acres (97 ha)	Norfolk	Litchfield
Devil's Hopyard State Park	860 acres (348 ha)	Haddam	Middlesex	Camping, stream fishing, waterfall
Dinosaur State Park	60 acres (24 ha)	Rocky Hill	Hartford	Natural history museum, arboretum
Eagle Landing State Park	16 acres (6 ha)	Haddam	Middlesex	On the Connecticut River, boat dock, fishing pier, winter eagle viewing
Farm River State Park	61 acres (25 ha)	East Haven	New Haven	Boat launch, fishing
Farmington Canal State Park Trail		Cheshire, Hamden	New Haven	Part of the Farmington Canal Trail
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park	16 acres (6 ha)	Groton	New London	Site of the 1781 massacre led by Benedict Arnold; American Revolutionary War museum and historic house; restored earthwork battery, cannons and fort remains; military monuments
Fort Trumbull State Park		New London	New London	19th century fort with museum, fishing pier on Long Island Sound
Gardner Lake State Park	10 acres (4 ha)	Salem	New London	Boating, fishing, swimming
Gay City State Park	1,569 acres (635 ha)	Hebron	Tolland	Former mill-town ruins; pond fishing, swimming, youth group camping; bordered by a part of the Meshomasic State Forest
George Dudley Seymour State Park		Haddam	Middlesex	Abuts Higganum Meadows Wildlife Management Area; fishing, hunting
George Waldo State Park	150 acres (61 ha)	Southbury	New Haven	Accesses Lake Lillinonah
Gillette Castle State Park	184 acres (74 ha)	East Haddam	Middlesex	Castle house museum, camping along the Connecticut River
Haddam Island		Haddam	Middlesex	In the Connecticut River
Haddam Meadows State Park	175 acres (71 ha)	Haddam	Middlesex	Boating, fishing on the Connecticut River
Haley Farm State Park	198 acres (80 ha)	Groton	New London	Bike trail, near Bluff Point State Park
Hammonasset Beach State Park	919 acres (372 ha)	Madison	New Haven	Beach, swimming, fishing, camping, nature center, carry-in boating
Harkness Memorial State Park	116 acres (47 ha)	Waterford	New London	42 room mansion museum open on seasonal weekends, formal gardens, fishing
Haystack Mountain State Park	224 acres (91 ha)	Norfolk	Litchfield	Observation tower
Higganum Reservoir State Park	147 acres (59 ha)	Higganum	Middlesex	Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
Hop River State Park Trail		Manchester to Willimantic	Hartford, Windham	Includes Manchester, Vernon, Bolton, Andover, Columbia, Coventry, Willimantic
Hopemead State Park	60 acres (24 ha)	Bozrah, Montville	New London	Fishing on Gardner Lake
Hopeville Pond State Park	544 acres (220 ha)	Griswold	New London	Camping, boating, swimming, pond fishing, field sports
Horse Guard State Park	105 acres (42 ha)	Avon	Hartford
Housatonic Meadows State Park	451 acres (183 ha)	Sharon	Litchfield	Camping, canoeing, fly fishing on the Housatonic River
Humaston Brook State Park	141 acres (57 ha)	Litchfield	Litchfield	Fishing
Hurd State Park	884 acres (358 ha)	East Hampton	Middlesex	Camping, mountain biking, views of the Connecticut River
Indian Well State Park	153 acres (62 ha)	Shelton	Fairfield	Boating, swimming, fishing on the Housatonic River, waterfalls
John A. Minetto State Park	678 acres (274 ha)	Torrington	Litchfield	Pond and stream fishing, cross-country skiing
Kent Falls State Park	295 acres (119 ha)	Kent	Litchfield	Waterfalls, replica covered bridge
Kettletown State Park	492 acres (199 ha)	Southbury	New Haven	Camping, swimming, fishing on Lake Zoar
Killingly Pond State Park	162 acres (66 ha)	Killingly	Windham	Boating, fishing
Lake Waramaug State Park	95 acres (38 ha)	Kent	Litchfield	Camping, car-top boating, swimming, fishing
Lamentation Mountain State Park	47 acres (19 ha)	Berlin	Hartford	Scenic vistas
Larkin State Park Trail	110 acres (45 ha)		New Haven	Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Southbury
Lovers Leap State Park		New Milford	Litchfield	Scenic vistas of the Housatonic River
Macedonia Brook State Park	2,300 acres (930 ha)	Kent	Litchfield	Camping, stream fishing
Machimoodus State Park	300 acres (121 ha)	East Haddam	Middlesex	Fishing, horseback riding
Mansfield Hollow State Park	2,328 acres (942 ha)	Mansfield	Tolland	Boating, fishing, field sports, mountain biking, cross country skiing; surrounds Mansfield Hollow Lake
Mashamoquet Brook State Park	860 acres (348 ha)	Pomfret	Windham	Camping, swimming, stream fishing
Mianus River State Park	527 acres (213 ha)	Stamford	Fairfield	Biking, fishing, horseback riding
Millers Pond State Park		Durham	Middlesex	Fishing, hunting, mountain biking
Minnie Island State Park	1 acre (0 ha)	Bozrah, Montville	New London	Boating, fishing, accessible only by boat
Mohawk Forest/Mohawk Mountain State Park	260 acres (105 ha)	Cornwall	Litchfield
Mono Pond State Park Reserve	218 acres (88 ha)	Columbia	Tolland	Boating, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing
Moosup Valley State Park Trail			Windham
Moowen State Park	577 acres (234 ha)	Lebanon	New London	Boating, fishing
Mount Bushnell State Park	214 acres (87 ha)	Washington	Litchfield
Mount Riga State Park	276 acres (112 ha)	Salisbury	Litchfield
Mount Tom State Park	232 acres (94 ha)	Litchfield	Litchfield
Old Furnace State Park	367 acres (149 ha)	Killingly	Windham	Boating, fishing, hunting; site of an old iron furnace
Osbornedale State Park	350 acres (142 ha)	Derby	New Haven
Penwood State Park	787 acres (318 ha)	Bloomfield	Hartford	Cross country skiing, [[Metacomet Trail
Platt Hill State Park	159 acres (64 ha)	Winchester	Litchfield	Scenic vistas
Pomeroy State Park	200 acres (81 ha)	Lebanon	New London	Hunting
Putnam Memorial State Park	183 acres (74 ha)	Redding	Fairfield	Fishing, American Revolutionary War museum, historic site, youth group camping
Quaddick State Park	116 acres (47 ha)	Thompson	Windham	Boat launch, swimming, fishing, field sports
Quinebaug Lake State Park	181 acres (73 ha)	Killingly	Windham	Boating, fishing
Quinnipiac River State Park	323 acres (131 ha)	North Haven	New Haven	Car-top boating, fishing on the Quinnipiac River, hunting
River Highlands State Park	177 acres (72 ha)	Cromwell	Middlesex	River camping along the Connecticut River
Rocky Glen State Park	46 acres (19 ha)	Newtown	Fairfield
Rocky Neck State Park	708 acres (287 ha)	East Lyme	New London	Beach, swimming, camping, saltwater fishing
Ross Pond State Park	314 acres (127 ha)	Killingly	Windham	Boating, fishing, hunting
Salt Rock State Campground	149 acres (60 ha)	Sprague	New London	Camping, fishing, pool swimming, access to Shetucket River
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area		New Hartford	Litchfield	Canoeing, kayaking, tubing
Scantic River State Park	784 acres (317 ha)	Enfield, East Windsor, Somers	Hartford	Fishing, hunting
Selden Neck State Park	528 acres (214 ha)	Lyme	New London	Island on the Connecticut River, access only by water, camping, fishing, hunting
Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve	313 acres (127 ha)	Ridgefield	Fairfield	Car-top boating, fishing
Sherwood Island State Park	234 acres (95 ha)	Westport	Fairfield	Beach, swimming, nature center, field sports, saltwater fishing
Silver Sands State Park		Milford	New Haven	Beach, swimming, saltwater fishing
Sleeping Giant State Park	1,439 acres (582 ha)	Hamden	New Haven	Features the Quinnipiac Trail, lookout tower, stream fishing, youth group camping
Southford Falls State Park	120 acres (49 ha)	Oxford	New Haven	Waterfalls, covered bridge, pond and stream fishing, cross country skiing, field sports
Squantz Pond State Park	172 acres (70 ha)	New Fairfield	Fairfield	Boating, swimming, pond fishing, scuba diving
Stillwater Pond State Park	226 acres (91 ha)	Torrington	Litchfield	Boating, fishing
Stoddard Hill State Park	55 acres (22 ha)	Ledyard	New London	Boating, fishing
Stratton Brook State Park	148 acres (60 ha)	Simsbury	Hartford	Swimming, fishing, biking, cross country skiing
Sunnybrook State Park	464 acres (188 ha)	Torrington	Litchfield	Fishing, hunting
Sunrise Resort State Park	143 acres (58 ha)	East Haddam	Middlesex
Talcott Mountain State Park	557 acres (225 ha)	Simsbury	Hartford	Observation tower, scenic vistas, Metacomet Trail
Tri-Mountain State Park	157 acres (64 ha)	Durham, Wallingford	Middlesex, New Haven
Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve	300 acres (121 ha)	Easton	Fairfield
Wadsworth Falls State Park	285 acres (115 ha)	Middlefield	Middlesex	Waterfall, swimming, stream fishing, mountain biking
West Rock Ridge State Park	1,533 acres (620 ha)	Hamden/New Haven	New Haven	Features the Regicides Trail, scenic vistas, fishing, car-top boating, horseback riding
Wharton Brook State Park	96 acres (39 ha)	Wallingford	New Haven	Fishing, swimming
Whittemore Glen State Park	242 acres (98 ha)	Naugatuck, Middlebury	New Haven	Horseback riding
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail		Windsor Locks, Suffield	Hartford	4.5 mile bike trail, fishing along the canal
Windsor Meadows State Park	155 acres (63 ha)	Windsor	Hartford	Boat launch on the Connecticut River, fishing, bicycling
Wooster Mountain State Park	444 acres (180 ha)	Danbury	Fairfield	Skeet, trap and target shooting, hunting

Connecticut state forests

Name	Area	Town(s)	County	Notes
Algonquin State Forest		Colebrook	Litchfield
American Legion State Forest	213 acres (86 ha)	Barkhamsted	Litchfield	Adjacent to Peoples State Forest, camping, Farmington River access, seasonal Stone Museum
Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest	600 acres (243 ha)	Morris	Litchfield
Centennial Watershed State Forest	15,300 acres (6,192 ha)	Redding, Easton, Newtown, Weston	Fairfield
Cockaponset State Forest		Haddam	Middlesex
Enders State Forest		Granby	Hartford
Housatonic State Forest		Sharon	Litchfield
James L. Goodwin State Forest		Hampton	Middlesex	Air Line State Park Trail, boat launch on Pine Acres Lake, Conservation Education Center, youth group camping, Natchaug Trail
Massacoe State Forest		Simsbury	Hartford	Bike trail
Mattatuck State Forest	4,510 acres (1,825 ha)	Watertown	Litchfield	Features the Hancock Brook Trail, Whitestone Cliffs Trail; 20 different parcels within the towns of Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield, and Harwinton
Meshomasic State Forest		East Hampton	Middlesex
Mohawk State Forest	260 acres (105 ha)	Cornwall, Goshen	Litchfield	Also known as Mohawk State Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park; lookout tower, pond and stream fishing, youth group camping, skiing
Mohegan State Forest		Scotland	Middlesex
Nassahegon State Forest		Burlington	Hartford
Natchaug State Forest		Eastford	Windham
Nathan Hale State Forest		Andover	Tolland
Naugatuck State Forest		Beacon Falls	New Haven	Cheshire, Hamden, Naugatuck, Oxford, Beacon Falls, includes the Naugatuck Trail
Nehantic State Forest		Lyme	New London
Nepaug State Forest		New Hartford	Litchfield	Camping
Nipmuck State Forest	Over 9,000 acres (3,642 ha)	Union	Tolland	Adjoins Bigelow Hollow State Park, features Mountain Laurel Sanctuary, Nipmuck Trail
Nye-Holman State Forest		Tolland	Tolland	Youth group camping
Pachaug State Forest	24,000 acres (9,710 ha)	Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, Preston	New London	Camping, boating, horseback riding, youth group camping, motorcycle trail
Paugnut State Forest	1,702 acres (689 ha)	Torrington, Winchester	Litchfield	Spread out over four locations and abuts Burr Pond and Sunny Brook state parks
Paugussett State Forest		Newtown	Fairfield	Boat launch to the Housatonic River
Peoples State Forest		Barkhamsted	Litchfield	Adjacent to American Legion State Forest, Farmington River access, lighthouse
Pootatuck State Forest		New Fairfield	Fairfield	Access is through Squantz Pond State Park
Quaddick State Forest		Thompson	Windham	Youth group camping
Salmon River State Forest	Nearly 6,000 acres (2,428 ha)	Colchester	Middlesex, New London	Features Comstock's Bridge; located in Hebron, Marlborough, Colchester, East Haddam, and East Hampton
Shenipsit State Forest		Stafford, Somers, Ellington	Tolland	Features 11 parcels spread over 7,000 acres, Shenipsit Trail, Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Topsmead State Forest		Litchfield	Litchfield	Features historic house museum estate
Tunxis State Forest		East Hartland, Granby	Hartford	Meets Granville State Forest in MA
Wyantenock State Forest	96 acres (39 ha)	Cornwall, Kent, Warren	Litchfield

See also

• List of U.S. national parks

External links

• Connecticut DEP - State Parks and Forests