CTMQ’s Guide to Stafford

Everything Stafford

I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Stafford CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.

If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.

Museums

Gasoline Alley Automotive/Ford Museum
Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Patten District One-Room Schoolhouse
Stafford Historical Society Museum

Hikes

Explore Connecticut’s Stafford Guide

Nipmuck State Forest – Intro & Trails

South Parcel

Shenipsit State Forest – Intro & Trails

Shenipsit State Forest & Bald Mountain Trails

CFPA’s Shenipsit Trail – Intro

Section 5: Hopkins Road to Old County Road
Section 6: Old County Road to Greaves Road

Northern Connecticut Land Trust Trails – Intro

Bob White Farm (Private)
Culver Pond Nature Preserve
Nipmuck Woods
Roaring Brook Woodlands

Stafford’s Town Trails – Intro

Dennis Pond
West Stafford Conservation Area
Woodlawn Trail at Hyde Park

Food & Drink

CT Beer Trail: Off the Rails Brewing Company
CT Cider Trail: Stafford Cidery

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

Everything Else

Tolland County Highpoint: Burley Hill (1,316 Feet)
American Woolen Company
Horse Ridge Cellars
Stafford Motor Speedway
Staffordville Post Office

Stafford: Complete!

I “completed” Stafford in 2017 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open all the time, so a town is never really complete. I will, of course, continue to visit and write about these new places and things when I can.

Wrap-up and Completion Celebration Meal at Basil’s