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State Parks in Connecticut

Where to find the state parks of Connecticut.

Fairfield County State Parks
- Bennett's Pond State Park / 460 acres (Ridgefield, Danbury)
- Collis P. Huntington State Park / 878 acres (Redding, Newtown, Bethel)
- Indian Well State Park / 153 acres (Shelton Fair) Lake Houisatonic
- Mianus River State Park / 94 acres (Stamford) Mianus River
- Putnam Memorial State Park / 183 acres (Bethel, Redding)
- Rocky Glen State Park / 46 acres (Newtown) Pootatuck River
- Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve / 305 acres (Ridgefield) Lake Naraneka
- Sherwood Island State Park / 238 acres (Westport) Long Island Sound
- Squantz Pond State Park / 172 acres (New Fairfield) Squantz Pond
- Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve / 300 acres (Easton)
- Wooster Mountain State Park / 444 acres (Danbury)

Hartford County State Parks
- Dinosaur State Park / 60 acres (Rocky Hill)
- Hop River State Park Trail / 50 acres / 19 miles (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Vernon)
- Horse Guard State Park / 105 acres (Avon)
- Lamentation Mountain State Park / 47 acres (Berlin)
- Penwood State Park / 787 acres (Bloomfield) Lake Louise
- Scantic River State Park / 784 acres (Enfield, East Windsor, Somers) Scantic River
- Stratton Brook State Park / 145 acres (Simsbury) Stratton Brook
- Talcott Mountain State Park / 574 acres (Simsbury, Avon)
- Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail / 4.5 miles / (Windsor Locks, Suffield)
- Windsor Meadows State Park / 155 acres (Windsor Hartford) Connecticut River

Litchfield County State Parks
- Above All Tate Park / 31 acres (Warren) Former SAGE Air Defense Network site
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument / 12 acres (North Canaan)
- Black Rock Tate Park / 444 acres (Watertown) Black Rock Pond
- Burr Pond Tate Park / 438 acres (Torrington) Burr Pond
- Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest 600 acres (Morris)
- Campbell Falls State Park Reserve / 102 acres (Norfolk) Whiting River
- Dennis Hill Tate Park / 240 acres (Norfolk)
- Haystack Mountain Tate Park / 292 acres (Norfolk) Observation Tower
- Housatonic Meadows Tate Park / 451 acres (Sharon) Housatonic River
- Humaston Brook Tate Park / 141 acres (Litchfield)
- John A. Minetto Tate Park / 715 acres (Torrington)
- Kent Falls Tate Park / 307 acres (Kent) Falls Brook
- Lake Waramaug Tate Park / 95 acres (Kent) Lake Waramaug
- Lovers Leap Tate Park / 127 acres (New Milford) Housatonic River
- Macedonia Brook Tate Park / 2,300 acres (Kent)
- Mohawk Forest/Mohawk Mountain Tate Park / 4,016 acre (Cornwall, Goshen, Litchfield)
- Mount Bushnell Tate Park / 214 acres (Washington)
- Mount Riga Tate Park / 276 acres (Salisbury)
- Mount Tom Tate Park / 231 acres (Litchfield, Washington, Morris Litchfield) Mount Tom Pond / Historic lookout tower
- Platt Hill Tate Park / 159 acres (Winchester)
- Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area / 1 acre (New Hartford) Farmington River
- Stillwater Pond Tate Park / 226 acres (Torrington) Stillwater Pond
- Sunnybrook State Park / 464 acres (Torrington) Naugatuck River

London County State Parks
Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)

Middlesex County State Parks
- Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
- Brainard Homestead State Park / 25 acres (10 ha) East Haddam Middlesex Undeveloped
- Chatfield Hollow State Park / 355.6 acres (143.9 ha) Killingworth Middlesex 1949
- Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park / 136 acres (55 ha) Essex Middlesex
- Dart Island State Park / 19 acres (8 ha) Middletown Middlesex Connecticut River Accessible by water only
- Devil's Hopyard State Park / 860 acres (348 ha) Haddam Middlesex 1919 Eightmile River
- Eagle Landing State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) Haddam Middlesex 2003 Connecticut River Boat dock, fishing pier, winter eagle viewing
- George Dudley Seymour State Park / 222 acres (90 ha) Haddam Middlesex 1960 Connecticut River Abuts Hurd State Park and Higganum Meadows Wildlife Area; fishing, hunting
- Gillette Castle State Park / 184 acres (74 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 1943 Connecticut River
- Haddam Island State Park / 14 acres (6 ha) Haddam Middlesex Connecticut River Accessible only by boat
- Haddam Meadows State Park / 175 acres (71 ha) Haddam Middlesex 1944 Connecticut River Boating, fishing
- Higganum Reservoir State Park / 147 acres (59 ha) Haddam Middlesex Higganum Reservoir Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
- Hurd State Park / 991 acres (401 ha) East Hampton Middlesex 1914 Connecticut River Boat camping, mountain biking, scenic views
- Machimoodus State Park / 300 acres (121 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 1998 Salmon River Fishing, horseback riding
- Millers Pond State Park / 280 acres (113 ha) Durham, Haddam Middlesex 1955 Millers Pond
- River Highlands State Park / 177 acres (72 ha) Cromwell Middlesex 2001 Connecticut River Boat camping
- Sunrise Resort State Park / 143 acres (58 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 2009 Salmon River Undeveloped
- Tri-Mountain State Park / 157 acres (Durham, Wallingford)
- Wadsworth Falls State Park / 285 acres (115 ha) Middlefield,

New Haven County State Parks
- Farm River State Park / 61 acres (25 ha) East Haven New Haven 1998 Farm River
- Farmington Canal State Park Trail Cheshire, Hamden New Haven
- George Waldo State Park / 150 acres (61 ha) Southbury New Haven 1960 Lake Lillinonah Undeveloped; multi-use trails
- Hammonasset Beach State Park / 919 acres (372 ha) Madison New Haven 1920
- Kettletown State Park / 599 acres (242 ha) Southbury New Haven 1950 Lake Zoar Camping, swimming, fishing
- Larkin State Park Trail 110 acres (45 ha) Southbury, Oxford,
- Osbornedale State Park / 350 acres (142 ha) Derby New Haven 1956 Former Osbornedale Farms; hiking, pond fishing
- Quinnipiac River State Park / 323 acres (131 ha) North Haven New Haven 1951 Quinnipiac River Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
- Silver Sands State Park / 297 acres (120 ha) Milford New Haven 1960 Long Island Sound
- Sleeping Giant State Park / 1,439 acres (582 ha) Hamden New Haven 1924
- Southford Falls State Park / 126 acres (51 ha) Oxford New Haven 1932 Eightmile Brook Waterfalls, covered bridge, pond and stream fishing, cross-country skiing, field sports
- Tri-Mountain State Park / 157 acres (Durham, Wallingford)
- West Rock Ridge State Park / 1,691 acres (684 ha) Hamden, New Haven,
- Wharton Brook State Park / 96 acres (39 ha) Wallingford,
- Whittemore Glen State Park / 242 acres (98 ha) Naugatuck, Middlebury New Haven Horseback riding, hiking

New London County State Parks
- Becket Hill State Park Reserve 260 acres (110 ha) Lyme New London Adjacent to Nehantic State Forest
- Bluff Point State Park / 806 acres (326 ha) Groton New London 1963 Long Island Sound Ocean access, boat launch; near Haley Farm State Park
- Day Pond State Park / 180 acres (73 ha) Colchester New London 1949 Day Pond Swimming, pond fishing
- Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) Groton New London Thames River
- Fort Trumbull State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) New London New London Long Island Sound
- Gardner Lake State Park / 10 acres (4 ha) Salem New London 2001 Gardner Lake Boating, fishing, swimming
- Haley Farm State Park / 198 acres (80 ha) Groton New London 1970 Bike trail, near Bluff Point State Park
- Harkness Memorial State Park / 116 acres (47 ha) Waterford New London 1952 Long Island Sound
- Hopemead State Park / 70 acres (28 ha) Bozrah, Montville New London Gardner Lake Fishing, hiking
- Hopeville Pond State Park / 544 acres (220 ha) Griswold New London 1938 Pachaug River Camping, boating, swimming, pond fishing, field sports
- Minnie Island State Park / 1 acre (0.4 ha) Salem, Montville New London Gardner Lake Boating, fishing, accessible only by boat
- Mooween State Park / 577 acres (234 ha) Lebanon New London Red Cedar Lake Boating, fishing
- Pomeroy State Park / 200 acres (81 ha) Lebanon New London Undeveloped; hiking, hunting
- Rocky Neck State Park / 710 acres (287 ha) East Lyme New London 1931 Long Island Sound
- Salt Rock State Campground 149 acres (60 ha) Sprague New London 2001 Shetucket River Camping, fishing, pool swimming, access to Shetucket River
- Selden Neck State Park / 607 acres (246 ha) Lyme New London Connecticut River Accessible only by boat; camping, fishing, hunting
- Stoddard Hill State Park / 55 acres (22 ha) Ledyard New London Thames River Boating, fishing

Tolland County State Parks
- Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
- Bigelow Hollow State Park / 516 acres (Union) Bigelow Pond,
- Bolton Notch State Park / 95 acres (Bolton)
- Gay City State Park / 1,569 acres (Hebron)Blackledge River
- Hop River State Park Trail / 50 acres / 19 miles (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Vernon)
- Mansfield Hollow State Park / 251 acres (Mansfield) Mansfield Hollow Lake
- Mono Pond State Park Reserve / 218 acres) Columbia) Mono Pond

Windham County State Parks
- Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
- Beaver Brook State Park / 401 acres (Chaplin, Windham) Bibbins Pond
- Killingly Pond State Park / 162 acres (Killingly) Killingly Pond
- Mashamoquet Brook State Park / 860 acres (Pomfret)
- Moosup Valley State Park Trail / 6 miles (Plainfield, Sterling)
- Old Furnace State Park / 367 acres (Killingly) Ross Pond
- Quaddick State Park / 116 acres (Thompson) Quaddick Reservoir
- Quinebaug Lake State Park / 181 acres (Killingly) Quinebaug Lake
- Ross Pond State Park / 314 acres (Killingly Windham) Ross Pond

Directories of Connecticut State Parks
- CT-DEEP "Find a State Park or Forest" Search Engine
- Wikipedia "Connecticut State Parks" List


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