Connecticut State Parks

Park Name	By Town	Notes	Admission **
Above All State Park	Warren	Cold War Defense Installation Remnants
Beaver Brook State Park	Chaplin Windham	Fishing; abuts Air Line State Park Trail
Becket Hill State Park Reserve	Lyme	Adjacent to Nehantic State Forest
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument	North Canaan	Historic Iron Making Furnace dating from 1847
Bennett’s Pond State Park	Ridgefield Danbury	Former estate and nursery called Outpost Farm
Bigelow Hollow State Park	Union	Adjoins Nipmuck State Forest; borders Mashapaug Lake; boat launch, swiimming
Black Rock State Park	Watertown	Camping, pond fishing, Mattatuck Trail
Bluff PointState Park	Groton	Ocean access; boat launch near Haley Farm State Park
Bolton Notch State Park	Bolton	Rock climbing
Brainard Homestead State Park	East Haddam	Undeveloped
Burr Pond State Park	Torrington	Boating, fishing, swimming
Camp Columbia State Park / State Forest	Morris	Former rural campus of Columbia University Engineering Department
Campbell Falls State Park Reserve	Norfolk	On Mass Border
Chatfield Hollow State Park	Killingworth	Swimming, fishing
Collis P. Huntington State Park	Redding Newtown Bethel	Former estate with ponds for fishing, canoeing, multi-purpose trails
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park	Essex	Essex Steam Train from Essex to Chester up the Connecticut River Valley
Dart Island State Park	Middletown	Accessible by water only
Day Pond State Park	Colchester	Swimming, pond fishing
Dennis Hill State Park	Norfolk	Former estate with hiking, picnicking, scenic views
Devil’s Hopyard State Park	East Haddam	Historic millsite with camping, stream fishing, and a waterfall
Dinosaur State Park	Rocky Hill	Natural History Museum, Arboretum
Eagle Landing State Park	Haddam	Boat dock, fishing pier, winter eagle viewing
Farm River State Park	East Haven	Boat launch, fishing
Ferry Landing State Park	Old Lyme	Boat launch, fishing, crabbing
Fort Griswold Battlefield	Groton	Site of 1781 Massacre led by Benedict Arnold; American Revolutionary War Museum & Artifacts
Fort Trumbull State Park	New London	19th Century Fort with Museum and Fishing Pier
Gardner Lake State Park	Salem	Boating, fishing, swimming
Gay City State Park	Hebron	Former milltown ruins; pond fishing; swimming; youth group camping; bordered by Meshomasic State Forest
George Dudley Seymour State Park	Haddam	Abuts Hurd State Park and Higganum Meadows Wildlife Area; fishing; hunting
George Waldo State Park	Southbury	Undeveloped; multi-use trails
Gillette Castle State Park	East Haddam	Castle house museum; boat camping
Haddam Island State Park	Haddam	Accessible only by boat
Haddam Meadows State Park	Haddam	Boating, fishing
Haley Farm State Park	Groton	Bike trail near Bluff Point State Park
Hammonasset Beach State Park	Madison	Beach, swimming, fishing, camping, nature center, carry-in boating
Harkness Memorial State Park	Waterford	42 room mansion museum; formal gardens; fishing
Haystack Mountain State Park	Norfolk	Observation Tower
Higganum Reservoir State Park	Haddam	Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
Hopemead State Park	Bozrah Montville	Fishing, hiking
Hopeville Pond State Park	Griswold	Camping, boating, swimming, pond fishing, field sports
Horse Guard State Park	Avon	Undeveloped
Housatonic Meadows	Sharon	Camping, canoeing, fly-fishing
Humaston Brook State Park	Litchfield	Fishing
Hurd State Park	East Hampton	Boat Camping, mountain biking, scenic views
Indian Well State Park	Shelton	Boating, swimming, fishing, waterfalls
John A. Minetto State Park	Torrington	Pond and stream fishing; cross country skiing
Kent Falls State Park	Kent	Waterfalls and covered bridge replica
Kettletown State Park	Southbury	Camping, swimming, fishing
Killingly Pond State Park	Killingly	Boating, fishing
Lake Waramaug State Park	Kent	Camping, cartop boating, swimming, fishing
Lamentation Mountain State Park	Berlin	Hiking and scenic vistas
Lovers Leap State Park	New Milford	Scenic river vistas
Macedonia Brook State Park	Kent	Camping, stream fishing
Machimoodus State Park	East Haddam	Fishing and horseback riding
Mansfield Hollow State Park	Mansfield	Boating, fishing, field sports, mountain biking, cross country skiing
Mashamoquet Brook State Park	Pomfret	Camping, swimming, stream fishing
Mianus River State Park	Stamford	Biking, fishing, horseback riding
Millers Pond State Park	Durham Haddam	fishing, hunting, mountain biking
Minnie Island State Park	Salem Montville	Boating, fishing, accessible only by boat
Mohawk Forest / Mohawk Mountain State Park	Cornwall Goshen Litchfield	includes Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
Mono Pond State Park Reserve	Columbia	Boating, fishing, hunting, cross country skiing
Mooween State Park	Lebanon	Boating, fishing
Mount Bushnell State Park	Washington	Hiking
Mount Riga State Park	Salisbury	Hiking
Mount Tom State Park	Litchfield Washington Morris	Historic Lookout Tower
Old Furnace State Park	Killingly	Site of 18th c iron furnace, hiking, boating, fishing, hunting
Osbornedale State Park	Derby	Former Osbornedale Farms; hiking, pond-fishing
Penwood State Park	Bloomfield	Metacomet Trail; hiking, cross country skiing
Platt Hill State Park	Winchester	Scenic vistas
Pomeroy State Park	Lebanon	Undeveloped; hiking and hunting
Putnam Memorial State Park	Bethel Redding	American Revolutionary War Museum; interpretive trail; youth group camping
Quaddick State Park	Thompson	Boat launch, swimming, fishing, field sports
Quinebaug Lake State Park	Killingly	Boating, fishing
Quinnipiac River State Park	North Haven	Car-Top Boating, Fishing, Hunting
River Highlands State Park	Cromwell	Boat Camping
Rocky Glen State Park	Newtown	Hiking
Rocky Neck State Park	East Lyme	Beach, swimming, camping, saltwater fishing
Ross Pond State Park	Killingly	Boating, fishing, hunting
Salt Rock State Campground	Sprague	Camping, fishing, pool swimming, access to Shetucket River
Satan’s Kingdom State Recreation Area	New Hartford	Canoeing, Kayaking, Tubing
Scantic River State Park	Enfield East Windsor Somers	Fishing, Hunting
Selden Neck State Park	Lyme	Accessible only by boat; camping, fishing,hunting
Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve	Ridgefield	Car-top boating, fishing
Sherwood Island State Park	Westport	Beach, swimming, nature center, field sports, saltwater fishing
Silver Sands State Park	Milford	Beach, swimming, saltwater fishing
Sleeping Giant State Park	Hamden	Quinnipiac Trail; lookout tower; stream fishing; youth group camping
Southford Falls State Park	Oxford	Waterfalls, covered bridge, pond, and stream fishing, cross country skiing, field sports
Squantz Pond State Park	New Fairfield	Boating, swimming, pond fishing, and SCUBA diving
Stillwater Pond State Park	Torrington	Boating, fishing
Stoddard Hill State Park	Ledyard	Boating, fishing
Stratton Brook State Park	Simsbury	Swimming, fishing, biking, cross-country skiing
Sunnybrook State Park	Torrington	Fishing, Hunting
Sunrise State Park	East Haddam	Undeveloped
Talcott Mountain State Park	Simsbury Avon Bloomfield	Observation Tower, scenic vistas, Metacomet Trail
Tri-Mountain State Park	Durham Wallingford	Hiking
Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve	Easton	Hiking
Wadsworth Falls State Park	Middlefield Middletown	Waterfall, swimming,stream-fishing, mountain biking
West Rock Ridge State Park	Hamden New Haven Woodbridge Bethany	Regicides Trail; scenic vistas, fishing, car-top boating, horseback riding
Wharton Brook State Park	Wallingford North Haven	Swimming, fishing
Whittemore Glen State Park	Naugatuck Middlebury	Horseback Riding, Hiking
Windsor Meadows State Park	Windsor	Boat launch, fishing, bicycling
Wooster Mountain State Park	Danbury	Skeet, trap, and target shooting, hunting