Where to find the state parks of Connecticut.
Fairfield County State Parks
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Bennett's Pond State Park / 460 acres (Ridgefield, Danbury)
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Collis P. Huntington State Park / 878 acres (Redding, Newtown, Bethel)
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Indian Well State Park / 153 acres (Shelton Fair) Lake Houisatonic
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Mianus River State Park / 94 acres (Stamford) Mianus River
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Putnam Memorial State Park / 183 acres (Bethel, Redding)
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Rocky Glen State Park / 46 acres (Newtown) Pootatuck River
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Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve / 305 acres (Ridgefield) Lake Naraneka
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Sherwood Island State Park / 238 acres (Westport) Long Island Sound
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Squantz Pond State Park / 172 acres (New Fairfield) Squantz Pond
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Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve / 300 acres (Easton)
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Wooster Mountain State Park / 444 acres (Danbury)
Hartford County State Parks
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Dinosaur State Park / 60 acres (Rocky Hill)
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Hop River State Park Trail / 50 acres / 19 miles (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Vernon)
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Horse Guard State Park / 105 acres (Avon)
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Lamentation Mountain State Park / 47 acres (Berlin)
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Penwood State Park / 787 acres (Bloomfield) Lake Louise
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Scantic River State Park / 784 acres (Enfield, East Windsor, Somers) Scantic River
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Stratton Brook State Park / 145 acres (Simsbury) Stratton Brook
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Talcott Mountain State Park / 574 acres (Simsbury, Avon)
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Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail / 4.5 miles / (Windsor Locks, Suffield)
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Windsor Meadows State Park / 155 acres (Windsor Hartford) Connecticut River
Litchfield County State Parks
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Above All Tate Park / 31 acres (Warren) Former SAGE Air Defense Network site
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Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument / 12 acres (North Canaan)
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Black Rock Tate Park / 444 acres (Watertown) Black Rock Pond
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Burr Pond Tate Park / 438 acres (Torrington) Burr Pond
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Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest 600 acres (Morris)
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Campbell Falls State Park Reserve / 102 acres (Norfolk) Whiting River
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Dennis Hill Tate Park / 240 acres (Norfolk)
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Haystack Mountain Tate Park / 292 acres (Norfolk) Observation Tower
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Housatonic Meadows Tate Park / 451 acres (Sharon) Housatonic River
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Humaston Brook Tate Park / 141 acres (Litchfield)
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John A. Minetto Tate Park / 715 acres (Torrington)
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Kent Falls Tate Park / 307 acres (Kent) Falls Brook
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Lake Waramaug Tate Park / 95 acres (Kent) Lake Waramaug
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Lovers Leap Tate Park / 127 acres (New Milford) Housatonic River
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Macedonia Brook Tate Park / 2,300 acres (Kent)
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Mohawk Forest/Mohawk Mountain Tate Park / 4,016 acre (Cornwall, Goshen, Litchfield)
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Mount Bushnell Tate Park / 214 acres (Washington)
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Mount Riga Tate Park / 276 acres (Salisbury)
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Mount Tom Tate Park / 231 acres (Litchfield, Washington, Morris Litchfield) Mount Tom Pond / Historic lookout tower
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Platt Hill Tate Park / 159 acres (Winchester)
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Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area / 1 acre (New Hartford) Farmington River
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Stillwater Pond Tate Park / 226 acres (Torrington) Stillwater Pond
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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
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Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
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Brainard Homestead State Park / 25 acres (10 ha) East Haddam Middlesex Undeveloped
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Chatfield Hollow State Park / 355.6 acres (143.9 ha) Killingworth Middlesex 1949
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Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park / 136 acres (55 ha) Essex Middlesex
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Dart Island State Park / 19 acres (8 ha) Middletown Middlesex Connecticut River Accessible by water only
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Devil's Hopyard State Park / 860 acres (348 ha) Haddam Middlesex 1919 Eightmile River
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Eagle Landing State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) Haddam Middlesex 2003 Connecticut River Boat dock, fishing pier, winter eagle viewing
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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
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Gillette Castle State Park / 184 acres (74 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 1943 Connecticut River
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Haddam Island State Park / 14 acres (6 ha) Haddam Middlesex Connecticut River Accessible only by boat
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Haddam Meadows State Park / 175 acres (71 ha) Haddam Middlesex 1944 Connecticut River Boating, fishing
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Higganum Reservoir State Park / 147 acres (59 ha) Haddam Middlesex Higganum Reservoir Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
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Hurd State Park / 991 acres (401 ha) East Hampton Middlesex 1914 Connecticut River Boat camping, mountain biking, scenic views
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Machimoodus State Park / 300 acres (121 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 1998 Salmon River Fishing, horseback riding
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Millers Pond State Park / 280 acres (113 ha) Durham, Haddam Middlesex 1955 Millers Pond
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River Highlands State Park / 177 acres (72 ha) Cromwell Middlesex 2001 Connecticut River Boat camping
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Sunrise Resort State Park / 143 acres (58 ha) East Haddam Middlesex 2009 Salmon River Undeveloped
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Tri-Mountain State Park / 157 acres (Durham, Wallingford)
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Wadsworth Falls State Park / 285 acres (115 ha) Middlefield,
New Haven County State Parks
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Farm River State Park / 61 acres (25 ha) East Haven New Haven 1998 Farm River
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Farmington Canal State Park Trail Cheshire, Hamden New Haven
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George Waldo State Park / 150 acres (61 ha) Southbury New Haven 1960 Lake Lillinonah Undeveloped; multi-use trails
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Hammonasset Beach State Park / 919 acres (372 ha) Madison New Haven 1920
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Kettletown State Park / 599 acres (242 ha) Southbury New Haven 1950 Lake Zoar Camping, swimming, fishing
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Larkin State Park Trail 110 acres (45 ha) Southbury, Oxford,
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Osbornedale State Park / 350 acres (142 ha) Derby New Haven 1956 Former Osbornedale Farms; hiking, pond fishing
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Quinnipiac River State Park / 323 acres (131 ha) North Haven New Haven 1951 Quinnipiac River Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
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Silver Sands State Park / 297 acres (120 ha) Milford New Haven 1960 Long Island Sound
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Sleeping Giant State Park / 1,439 acres (582 ha) Hamden New Haven 1924
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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
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Tri-Mountain State Park / 157 acres (Durham, Wallingford)
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West Rock Ridge State Park / 1,691 acres (684 ha) Hamden, New Haven,
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Wharton Brook State Park / 96 acres (39 ha) Wallingford,
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Whittemore Glen State Park / 242 acres (98 ha) Naugatuck, Middlebury New Haven Horseback riding, hiking
New London County State Parks
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Becket Hill State Park Reserve 260 acres (110 ha) Lyme New London Adjacent to Nehantic State Forest
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Bluff Point State Park / 806 acres (326 ha) Groton New London 1963 Long Island Sound Ocean access, boat launch; near Haley Farm State Park
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Day Pond State Park / 180 acres (73 ha) Colchester New London 1949 Day Pond Swimming, pond fishing
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Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) Groton New London Thames River
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Fort Trumbull State Park / 16 acres (6 ha) New London New London Long Island Sound
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Gardner Lake State Park / 10 acres (4 ha) Salem New London 2001 Gardner Lake Boating, fishing, swimming
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Haley Farm State Park / 198 acres (80 ha) Groton New London 1970 Bike trail, near Bluff Point State Park
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Harkness Memorial State Park / 116 acres (47 ha) Waterford New London 1952 Long Island Sound
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Hopemead State Park / 70 acres (28 ha) Bozrah, Montville New London Gardner Lake Fishing, hiking
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Hopeville Pond State Park / 544 acres (220 ha) Griswold New London 1938 Pachaug River Camping, boating, swimming, pond fishing, field sports
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Minnie Island State Park / 1 acre (0.4 ha) Salem, Montville New London Gardner Lake Boating, fishing, accessible only by boat
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Mooween State Park / 577 acres (234 ha) Lebanon New London Red Cedar Lake Boating, fishing
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Pomeroy State Park / 200 acres (81 ha) Lebanon New London Undeveloped; hiking, hunting
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Rocky Neck State Park / 710 acres (287 ha) East Lyme New London 1931 Long Island Sound
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Salt Rock State Campground 149 acres (60 ha) Sprague New London 2001 Shetucket River Camping, fishing, pool swimming, access to Shetucket River
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Selden Neck State Park / 607 acres (246 ha) Lyme New London Connecticut River Accessible only by boat; camping, fishing, hunting
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Stoddard Hill State Park / 55 acres (22 ha) Ledyard New London Thames River Boating, fishing
Tolland County State Parks
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Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
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Bigelow Hollow State Park / 516 acres (Union) Bigelow Pond,
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Bolton Notch State Park / 95 acres (Bolton)
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Gay City State Park / 1,569 acres (Hebron)Blackledge River
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Hop River State Park Trail / 50 acres / 19 miles (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Vernon)
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Mansfield Hollow State Park / 251 acres (Mansfield) Mansfield Hollow Lake
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Mono Pond State Park Reserve / 218 acres) Columbia) Mono Pond
Windham County State Parks
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Air Line State Park Trail / 40 acres / 50 Miles (4 counties, many cities)
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Beaver Brook State Park / 401 acres (Chaplin, Windham) Bibbins Pond
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Killingly Pond State Park / 162 acres (Killingly) Killingly Pond
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Mashamoquet Brook State Park / 860 acres (Pomfret)
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Moosup Valley State Park Trail / 6 miles (Plainfield, Sterling)
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Old Furnace State Park / 367 acres (Killingly) Ross Pond
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Quaddick State Park / 116 acres (Thompson) Quaddick Reservoir
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Quinebaug Lake State Park / 181 acres (Killingly) Quinebaug Lake
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Ross Pond State Park / 314 acres (Killingly Windham) Ross Pond
Directories of Connecticut State Parks
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Wikipedia "Connecticut State Parks" List
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