Fun In New England - Connecticut

Parks in Northwest Hills

Total found in this region of Connecticut: 13
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Above All State Park
Above All Road
Warren, CT
Type: State
Undeveloped park located in Warren and Litchfield


Beckley Iron Furnace Industrial Monument
Route 44
North Canaan, CT
Type: State
One the best preserved examples of a local iron blast furnace; the Beckley Iron Furnace produced iron for railroad car wheels fr...


Hidden Valley Preserve
198 Bee Brook Road
Washington, CT
Type: Conservation Land
A protected area in western Connecticut consisting of forest, wooded hillsides, and small meadows with 17 miles of trails. Featu...


Housatonic Meadows State Park
90 Route 7
Sharon, CT
Type: State
Located on the Housatonic River; Offers a 95 site campground (fee required); No swimming


Housatonic State Forest
Sharon, CT
Type: State, Forest
Large undeveloped forest divided into sections: Mine Mountain Block, Sharon Mountain Block, Cream Hill Block, Canaan Mountain Bl...


Kent Falls State Park
470 Kent Cornwall Road (Route 7)
Kent, CT
Type: State
Features: Kent Falls (a series of waterfalls, main cascade is 70 feet), 1/4-mile stair trail up along the falls, other trails, c...


Lake Waramaug State Park
30 Lake Waramaug Road
Kent, CT
Type: State
Offers canoe & kayak rentals, and camping on 77 sites in Lake Waramaug Campground (fee applies); no pets allowed in beach or cam...


Macedonia Brook State Park
159 Macedonia Brook Road
Kent, CT
Type: State
Was formerly the village of Macedonia in the 1700s-1800s; features 51 campsites


Mount Bushnell State Park
2 Tinker Hill Road (in New Preston)
Washington, CT
Type: State
Undeveloped - Parking available at the corner of East Shore Road and West Shore Road at the south end of Lake Waramaug or possib...


Mount Riga State Park
Route 41 (Undermountain Trail parking area)
Salisbury, CT
Type: State
Undeveloped park located near the MA & NY borders in the Taconic Range; popular with hikers


Mount Tom State Park
Route 202
Washington, CT
Type: State
A small, lesser known state park. Features a swimming beach & a stone tower at the summit of Mt. Tom; The tower trail is less th...


Steep Rock Preserve
2 Tunnel Road
Washington, CT
Type: Conservation Land
Conservation land along the Shepaug River. Features hiking trails, a former railroad tunnel and a 776 foot high summit. Managed ...


Wyantenock State Forest
Route 341 (or Flat Rocks Road in Cornwall)
Warren, CT
Type: State, Forest
Mostly undeveloped forest located in Cornwall, Kent, and Warren