Mattatuck State Forest Harwinton, Litchfield, Plymouth, Thomaston, Waterbury, Watertown What started as an over-timbered little 723 acres gifted to the state in 1926 has grown to 4,510 acres in 20 parcels across six towns. Most of what people are familiar with is in Thomaston, Waterbury, and Watertown though. … [Read more...]
Nassahegon State Forest Intro
Nassahegon State Forest Burlington I don't know how many of Connecticut's state forests are contained entirely in one town like the Nassahegon is. The forest was originally designated in 1926 to protect the watershed for the state fish hatchery, now called the Burlington Trout Hatchery. Today the forest is … [Read more...]
Osborndale State Park
Osborndale State Park Derby & Ansonia It's kind of amazing that a 350-acre state park even exists (almost entirely) within the teeny tiny city of Derby. The land was once the lushly forested hunting grounds of the Paugussett Indians of course, but its preservation as public land is directly tied to the two museums … [Read more...]
James L. Goodwin State Forest Trails
A Good Win For All Goodwin State Forest Chaplin & Hampton Good ol' Goodwin. As you can imagine, I doubly enjoy our state forests with a good trail system. And I triply enjoy those with a good trail system and a museum. There are more than you realize, trust me. In fact, as I type this sentence I'm going through my … [Read more...]
Lamentation Mountain State Park
Lamentation Mountain State Park Berlin & Meriden I've seen this small, unremarkable state park also referred to as a "state park scenic reserve." Because Connecticut doesn't like to make anything easy. Lamentation Mountain itself includes a long ridge with nice views... but that ridge and summit is actually west of … [Read more...]
Enders State Forest Intro
Enders State Forest Barkhamsted & Granby Enders is known primarily for its eponymous waterfall - one of the state's best for sure. Viewing the falls has been made much safer with the installation of stairs, but I'm sure people will still find a way to hurt themselves here. Enders became a state forest in … [Read more...]
Natchaug SF: Chaplin, Eastford, & Hampton Block Trails
CCC I Told You So Natchaug State Forest Trails, Eastford, Chaplin, & Hampton October 2021 The Natchaug has been a state forest for over 100 years. That's pretty cool. Who knows... if not for that designation, the towns of Eastford and Ashford and Hampton and Chaplin and Pomfret may be bustling megacities by now. … [Read more...]
(Former) National Champion: Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum, Striped Maple Kongscut Mountain/Meshomasic State Forest, Glastonbury Big tree fans and big tree fans alike, you might want to grab a tissue for this one. Glastonbury's former national champion striped maple tree is dead. Like, snapped near the base and lying on the forest floor dead. Dead. … [Read more...]
Monument House Museum
Deep House Beats Groton (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 There's a lot going on at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park. A pretty park on the bluffs above the Thames River with an important history, a climbable tower, a Connecticut Freedom Trail site, and a little museum. Let's be honest; not too many people … [Read more...]
Boston Turnpike Trail
This Trail is History Boston Turnpike Trail, Eastford September 2021 I can't pretend that I knew that this short loop trail in Eastford held any historical import when I first became aware of it and added it to my list of things to do in Eastford. Yes. That's right. I actually had a list of things to do in … [Read more...]
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