Lovers Leap State Park

Grove Road, New Milford, CT

Lovers Leap is a walk-in park with hiking trails, scenic vistas and historic ruins. The 160 acre park is divided into three sections, each featurin... Read More

Squantz Pond State Park

178 Shortwoods Road, New Fairfield, CT

Squantz Pond immerses the visitor in a "mountain like" setting. Steep, wooded slopes disappear into the cool, blue pond below. In the fall, the par... Read More

Mount Bushnell State Park

129 Tinker Hill Road, New Preston, CT

Acres: 214 Activities: Hiking Fee: There is no parking fee at this park. Read More

Lake Waramaug State Park

30 Lake Waramaug Road, New Preston, CT

Scenically, few bodies of water in Connecticut can rival the picturesque setting of Lake Waramaug. When vivid fall foliage is mirrored in the... Read More

Pootatuck State Forest

off Shortwoods Rd., New Fairfield, CT

Activities: Hiking, Letterboxing , Mountain Biking, Snowmobiling, Hunting, Additional Recreational Trail Use Information ... Read More

Above All State Park

59-67 Above All Rd, New Preston, CT

Acres: 31 Services: Walk-in Park (Undeveloped) Fee: There is no parking fee at this park. Read More

George C. Waldo State Park

457 Purchase Brook Road, Southbury, CT

This park consists of 150 acres on the banks of Lake Lillinonah. Fishing, hiking, horseback riding, hunting, and mountain biking are permitted. Thi... Read More

Macedonia Brook State Park

159 Macedonia Brook Road, Kent, CT

The 2,300-acre Macedonia Brook State Park, originated with a 1,552-acre gift from the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfield in 1918. The park's e... Read More

Kent Falls State Park

159 Macedonia Brook Road, Kent, CT

About Wander across the covered bridge, hike the falls, and feel the mist on your face as water cascades 250' down on its way to joining the Housa... Read More

Rocky Glen State Park

Glen Road, Newton, CT

Acres: 46 Activities: Hiking Fee: There is no parking fee at this park. Read More

Wyantenock State Forest

Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall, CT

Considered part of Mohawk State Forest when it was acquired by Connecticut in 1925, Wyantenock consists of nine different parcels of land located i... Read More

Camp Columbia State Park

West Street, Route 109, Morris, CT

Change has been the constant throughout the 100 year history of this piece of countryside. Where once a shared landscape of farmland and woodland d... Read More

Camp Columbia State Forest Historic Park

West Street, Morris, CT

Activities: Historical Site Hiking Hunting (Forest Only) Letterboxing Facilities: This park is a designated "walk-in" facility. Pa... Read More

Collis P. Huntington State Park

Sunset Hill Road, Bethel, CT

Attention Park Users- Collis P. Huntington State Park is open to archery-only deer hunting from Sept. 15th to Dec. 31st. Hunters may only par... Read More

Mount Tom State Park

Route 202, Litchfield, CT

Mt. Tom is one of the oldest parks in the state park system; it is named for the mountain within its boundaries. In 1915 it was established as a st... Read More

Wooster Mountain State Park

Route 7 and Route 84 in Danbury, Danbury, CT

Acres: 444 Activities: Hiking, Skeet, Trap and Target Shooting, Hunting Services: Shooting Range Fee: There is no parking fee at... Read More

Mohawk State Forest

20 Mohawk Mountain Road, Goshen, CT

View the rugged hills of this wildlife sanctuary or visit a black spruce bog to experience a unique plant community. From 1,683 foot Mohawk Mounta... Read More

Putnam Memorial State Park

499 Black Rock Turnpike, Redding, CT

This was the site of the Continental Army's 1779 winter encampment under the command of General Israel Putnam. The site consists of remains of the ... Read More

Kettletown State Park

1400 George's Hill Road, Southbury, CT

The cool waters of the Housatonic River make Kettletown State Park and Lake Zoar popular recreation destinations. Kettletown State Park, sit... Read More

Paugussett State Forest

off Rte. 34, Newton, CT

Activities include boating, fishing, hiking, letterboxing, hunting, and mountain biking. Read More

Best State Parks around New Milford, CT