List of Connecticut state parks

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Location map+ Template:Clear left This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas. It is possible to faintly view the Milky Way in 10 state parks.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Connecticut state parks

Name	Town	County	Area<ref name=pristaff/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
			acres	ha
Above All State Park	Warren	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1927		File:AboveAllSP1.jpg	Undeveloped site with Cold War defense installation remnants
Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve	Bloomfield	Hartford	40	16	2015		File:Auerfarm Scenic Reserve, Bloomfield CT.jpg	Farmland gifted to state
Beaver Brook State Park	Chaplin, Windham	Windham	Template:Convert	1955	Bibbins Pond	File:BeaverBrookSP 3.jpg	Fishing; abuts Air Line State Park Trail
Becket Hill State Park Reserve	Lyme	New London	Template:Convert	1961	Uncas Pond	File:NehanticSF UncasPond and BeckettHillSP.jpg	Adjacent to Nehantic State Forest
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument	North Canaan	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1946		File:Industrial Monument, Beckley Furnace.JPG	Historic iron-making furnace dating from 1847
Bennett's Pond State Park	Ridgefield, Danbury	Fairfield	Template:Convert	2002		File:Bennett's Pond Park.jpg	Former estate and nursery called Outpost Farm
Bigelow Hollow State Park	Union	Tolland	Template:Convert	1949	Bigelow Pond, Mashapaug Lake	File:Bigelow pond 9.6.2005.jpg	Adjoins Nipmuck State Forest and borders Mashapaug Lake; boat launch, swimming
Black Rock State Park	Watertown	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1926	Black Rock Pond	File:Black rock panorama.jpg	Camping, pond fishing, Mattatuck Trail
Bluff Point State Park	Groton	New London	Template:Convert	1963	Long Island Sound	File:BluffPointSP IMG 1527.jpg	Ocean access, boat launch; near Haley Farm State Park
Bolton Notch State Park	Bolton	Tolland	Template:Convert	1918			Rock climbing
Brainard Homestead State Park	East Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1929		File:EastHaddamCT BrainardHomesteadSP.jpg	Undeveloped
Burr Pond State Park	Torrington	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1949	Burr Pond	File:Burr Pond Connecticut State Park's Southern Beach and Picnic Section.JPG	Boating, fishing, swimming
Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest	Morris	Litchfield	Template:Convert	2000		File:Camp Columbia State Park Class Of 1906 Tower.jpg	Former rural campus of Columbia University Engineering Department
Campbell Falls State Park Reserve	Norfolk	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1923	Whiting River	File:CampbellFalls IMG 0861.jpg	On the Massachusetts border
Chatfield Hollow State Park	Killingworth	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1949		File:Chatfield Hollow State Park - "Paul F. Wildermann Boardwalk"..jpg	Swimming, fishing
Collis P. Huntington State Park	Redding, Newtown, Bethel	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1973		File:HuntingtonBears.jpg	Former estate with ponds for fishing and canoeing and multipurpose trails
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park	Essex	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1969		File:Valley Railroad 97 in Essex, December 2004.jpg	Essex Steam Train from Essex to Chester up the Connecticut River valley
Dart Island State Park	Middletown	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1918	Connecticut River	File:Dart Island SP Cove 1197.2015-05-17 182416.JPG	Accessible by water only
Day Pond State Park	Colchester	New London	Template:Convert	1949	Day Pond	File:DayPondSP PondView.jpg	Swimming, pond fishing
Dennis Hill State Park	Norfolk	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1935		File:DennisHillSP IMG 0881.jpg	Former estate with hiking, picnicking and scenic views
Devil's Hopyard State Park	East Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1919	Eightmile River	File:Devils Hopyard Small Falls Kevin Pepin.jpg	Historic millsite with camping, stream fishing, waterfall
Dinosaur State Park	Rocky Hill	Hartford	Template:Convert	1968		File:Dinosaur State Park (Rocky Hill, CT) - dome.JPG	Natural history museum, arboretum
Eagle Landing State Park	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	2003	Connecticut River	File:RiverQuest, Eagle Landing State Park, Haddam CT.jpg	Boat dock, fishing pier, winter eagle viewing
Farm River State Park	East Haven	New Haven	Template:Convert	1998	Farm River	File:Farm River Connecticut State Park Quinnipiac University Boat Docks.JPG	Boat launch, fishing
Ferry Landing State Park	Old Lyme	New London	Template:Convert	Unknown	Connecticut River	File:RiverQuest, Eagle Landing State Park, Haddam CT.jpg	Boat launch, fishing, Crabbing
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park	Groton	New London	Template:Convert	1953	Thames River	File:FortGriswold wiki.JPG	Site of the 1781 massacre led by Benedict Arnold; American Revolutionary War museum and artifacts
Fort Trumbull State Park	New London	New London	Template:Convert	2000	Long Island Sound	File:FT. TRUMBULL, NEW LONDON, CT.jpg	19th-century fort with museum, fishing pier
Gardner Lake State Park	Salem	New London	Template:Convert	2001	Gardner Lake	File:Gardner Lake, Salem CT.jpg	Boating, fishing, swimming
Gay City State Park	Hebron	Tolland	Template:Convert	1944	Blackledge River	File:Gay City Connecticut State Park Split Rock Formation.JPG	Former mill-town ruins; pond fishing, swimming, youth group camping; bordered by Meshomasic State Forest
George Dudley Seymour State Park	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1960	Connecticut River		Abuts Hurd State Park and Higganum Meadows Wildlife Area; fishing, hunting
George Waldo State Park	Southbury	New Haven	Template:Convert	1960	Lake Lillinonah		Undeveloped; multi-use trails
Gillette Castle State Park	East Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1943	Connecticut River	File:Gillette Castle.jpg	Castle house museum; boat camping
Haddam Island State Park	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1944	Connecticut River		Accessible only by boat
Haddam Meadows State Park	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1944	Connecticut River	File:HaddamMeadowsSP Entrance.jpg	Boating, fishing
Haley Farm State Park	Groton	New London	Template:Convert	1970		File:Mountain biker on the crushed stone bike near the turn to Groton's X-Town Trail and Gibson Pond in Haley Farm State Park.jpg	Bike trail, near Bluff Point State Park
Hammonasset Beach State Park	Madison	New Haven	Template:Convert	1920		File:Hammonasset sunset.JPG	Beach, swimming, fishing, camping, nature center, carry-in boating
Harkness Memorial State Park	Waterford	New London	Template:Convert	1952	Long Island Sound	File:HarknessAerial.jpg	42-room mansion museum, formal gardens, fishing
Haystack Mountain State Park	Norfolk	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1917		File:HaystackMountainSP IMG 0833.JPG	Observation tower
Higganum Reservoir State Park	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1955	Higganum Reservoir	File:Higganum Reservoir, Higganum CT.jpg	Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
Hopemead State Park	Bozrah, Montville	New London	Template:Convert	1954	Gardner Lake	File:Hopemead State Park entrance, Bozrah CT.jpg	Fishing, hiking
Hopeville Pond State Park	Griswold	New London	Template:Convert	1938	Pachaug River	File:Beach, Hopeville Pond, Griswold CT.jpg	Camping, boating, swimming, pond fishing, field sports
Horse Guard State Park	Avon	Hartford	Template:Convert	1964		File:Derrin House.JPG	Undeveloped
Housatonic Meadows State Park	Sharon	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1927	Housatonic River	File:Appalachian Trail Pine Knob Loop Trail section in Housatonic Meadows State Park scenic overlook of the Housatonic River.JPG	Camping, canoeing, fly fishing
Humaston Brook State Park	Litchfield	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1920			Fishing
Hurd State Park	East Hampton	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1914	Connecticut River	File:HurdSP IMG 0250.JPG	Boat camping, mountain biking, scenic views
Indian Well State Park	Shelton	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1928	Lake Housatonic	File:Indian well at sunset.JPG	Boating, swimming, fishing, waterfalls
John A. Minetto State Park	Torrington	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1965			Pond and stream fishing, cross-country skiing
Kent Falls State Park	Kent	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1919	Falls Brook	File:KentFalls.JPG	Waterfalls, replica covered bridge
Kettletown State Park	Southbury	New Haven	Template:Convert	1950	Lake Zoar	File:BBHTKettletownMillerTrail.jpg	Camping, swimming, fishing
Killingly Pond State Park	Killingly	Windham	Template:Convert		Killingly Pond	File:Killingly Pond, Killingly CT.jpg	Boating, fishing
Lake Waramaug State Park	Kent	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1920	Lake Waramaug	File:LakeWaureganSP and MountBushnellSP.jpg	Camping, car-top boating, swimming, fishing
Lamentation Mountain State Park	Berlin	Hartford	Template:Convert	1936		File:Lamentation Mountain and State Park viewed from Mattabesett Trail in Guiffrida Park..JPG	Hiking, scenic vistas
Lovers Leap State Park	New Milford	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1971	Housatonic River	File:Lovers Leap State Park - Connecticut.jpg	Scenic river vistas
Macedonia Brook State Park	Kent	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1918		File:Macedonia State Park's Cobble Mountain summit with Catskill Mountains in background.JPG	Camping, stream fishing
Machimoodus State Park	East Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1998	Salmon River	File:EastHaddamCT MachimoodusSP 5.jpg	Fishing, horseback riding
Mansfield Hollow State Park	Mansfield	Tolland	Template:Convert	1952	Mansfield Hollow Lake	File:USACE Mansfield Hollow Lake.jpg	Boating, fishing, field sports, mountain biking, cross-country skiing
Mashamoquet Brook State Park	Pomfret	Windham	Template:Convert	1924		File:PomfretCT MashamoquetBrookStatePark Roadway.jpg	Camping, swimming, stream fishing
Mianus River State Park	Stamford	Fairfield	Template:Convert	2001	Mianus River	File:Mianus River Park - Mianus River from west river bank.JPG	Biking, fishing, horseback riding
Millers Pond State Park	Durham, Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1955	Millers Pond	File:MillersPond.jpg	Fishing, hunting, mountain biking
Minnie Island State Park	Salem, Montville	New London	Template:Convert	1925	Gardner Lake		Boating, fishing, accessible only by boat
Mohawk Forest/Mohawk Mountain State Park	Cornwall, Goshen, Litchfield	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1921		File:MohawkStateForest.jpg	Includes Mohawk Mountain Ski Area
Mono Pond State Park Reserve	Columbia	Tolland	Template:Convert	2008	Mono Pond	File:Mono Pond, Columbia CT.jpg	Boating, fishing, hunting, cross-country skiing
Mooween State Park	Lebanon	New London	Template:Convert	1989	Red Cedar Lake	File:Red Cedar Lake, Lebanon CT.jpg	Boating, fishing
Mount Bushnell State Park	Washington	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1916		File:LakeWaureganWithMountBushnell.jpg	Hiking
Mount Riga State Park	Salisbury	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1954		File:Connecticut-Massachusetts state line boundary marker in Sages Ravine near Connecticut Route 41 and Mount Riga State Park.jpg	Hiking
Mount Tom State Park	Litchfield, Washington, Morris	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1915	Mount Tom Pond	File:2013-06-22 Mt. Tom State Park (37).JPG	Historic lookout tower
Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park	Eastford	Windham			1920		File:Nathaniel Lyon Memorial State Park, Eastford CT.jpg	Located in Natchaug State Forest
Old Furnace State Park	Killingly	Windham	Template:Convert	1918	Ross Pond	File:Marsh with reeds along Half Hill Brook on Old Furnace Trail.jpg	Site of an 18th-century iron furnace; hiking, boating, fishing, hunting
Osbornedale State Park	Derby	New Haven	Template:Convert	1956		File:OsbournedaleSP Erratic.jpg	Former Osbornedale Farms; hiking, pond fishing
Penwood State Park	Bloomfield	Hartford	Template:Convert	1944	Lake Louise	File:Lake Louise in Penwood State Park 3, 2010-04-11.jpg	Metacomet Trail, hiking, cross-country skiing
Platt Hill State Park	Winchester	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1960		File:Fields at Platt Hill State Park 02.JPG	Scenic vistas
Pomeroy State Park	Lebanon	New London	Template:Convert	1953			Undeveloped; hiking, hunting
Putnam Memorial State Park	Bethel, Redding	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1887	Lake MdDougall	File:Putnam Memorial State Park - entry gate.jpg	American Revolutionary War museum, interpretive trail, youth group camping
Quaddick State Park	Thompson	Windham	Template:Convert	1951	Quaddick Reservoir		Boat launch, swimming, fishing, field sports
Quinebaug Lake State Park	Killingly	Windham	Template:Convert	1964	Quinebaug Lake		Boating, fishing
Quinnipiac River State Park	North Haven	New Haven	Template:Convert	1951	Quinnipiac River		Car-top boating, fishing, hunting
River Highlands State Park	Cromwell	Middlesex	Template:Convert	2001	Connecticut River	File:RiverHighlandsSP IMG 1427.JPG	Boat camping
Rocky Glen State Park	Newtown	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1943	Pootatuck River		Hiking
Rocky Neck State Park	East Lyme	New London	Template:Convert	1931	Long Island Sound	File:Rocky Neck Pavillion Kevin Pepin.jpg	Beach, swimming, camping, saltwater fishing
Ross Pond State Park	Killingly	Windham	Template:Convert	1964	Ross Pond		Boating, fishing, hunting
Salt Rock State Campground	Sprague	New London	Template:Convert	2001	Shetucket River		Camping, fishing, pool swimming, access to Shetucket River
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area	New Hartford	Litchfield	Template:Convert	2012	Farmington River	File:Satans kingdom.jpg	Canoeing, kayaking, tubing
Scantic River State Park	Enfield, East Windsor, Somers	Hartford	Template:Convert	1967	Scantic River	File:EastWindsorCT ScanticRiver.jpg	Fishing, hunting
Selden Neck State Park	Lyme	New London	Template:Convert	1917	Connecticut River		Accessible only by boat; camping, fishing, hunting
Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve	Ridgefield	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1956	Lake Naraneka	File:Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve entrance sign.jpg	Car-top boating, fishing
Seaside State Park	Waterford	New London	36	15	2014	Long Island Sound		Sanatorium remains, fishing
Sherwood Island State Park	Westport	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1932	Long Island Sound	File:WestportCTSherwoodIsParkBeachEastSide11172007.JPG	Beach, swimming, nature center, field sports, saltwater fishing
Silver Sands State Park	Milford	New Haven	Template:Convert	1960	Long Island Sound	File:CharlesIsland.jpg	Beach, swimming, saltwater fishing
Sleeping Giant State Park	Hamden	New Haven	Template:Convert	1924		File:Gianttower.jpg	Quinnipiac Trail, lookout tower, stream fishing, youth group camping
Southford Falls State Park	Oxford	New Haven	Template:Convert	1932	Eightmile Brook	File:SouthfordFallsSP IMG 0955.jpg	Waterfalls, covered bridge, pond and stream fishing, cross-country skiing, field sports
Squantz Pond State Park	New Fairfield	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1926	Squantz Pond	File:Squantz Pond early morning autumn.JPG	Boating, swimming, pond fishing, scuba diving
Stillwater Pond State Park	Torrington	Litchfield	Template:Convert		Stillwater Pond		Boating, fishing
Stoddard Hill State Park	Ledyard	New London	Template:Convert	1954	Thames River		Boating, fishing
Stratton Brook State Park	Simsbury	Hartford	Template:Convert	1949	Stratton Brook	File:Stratton Brook State Park.jpg	Swimming, fishing, biking, cross-country skiing
Sunnybrook State Park	Torrington	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1970	Naugatuck River		Fishing, hunting
Sunrise State Park	East Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	2009	Salmon River	File:EastHaddamCT SunsetResortSP 4.jpg	Undeveloped
Talcott Mountain State Park	Simsbury, Avon, Bloomfield	Hartford	Template:Convert	1965		File:Heublein Tower.jpg	Observation tower, scenic vistas, Metacomet Trail
Tri-Mountain State Park	Durham, Wallingford	Middlesex, New Haven	Template:Convert	1925			Hiking
Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve	Easton	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1999		File:TroutBrookValleyPreserve OrdwayRedTrailHead.jpg	Hiking
Wadsworth Falls State Park	Middlefield, Middletown	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1942	Coginchaug River	File:Wadsworth Falls.jpg	Waterfall, swimming, stream fishing, mountain biking
West Rock Ridge State Park	Hamden, New Haven, Woodbridge, Bethany	New Haven	Template:Convert	1975	Lake Wintergreen	File:NewHavenfromWestRockSouthOverlook, 10-11.jpg	Features the Regicides Trail, scenic vistas, fishing, car-top boating, horseback riding
Wharton Brook State Park	Wallingford, North Haven	New Haven	Template:Convert	1918	Allen Brook Pond	Allen Brook Pond in Wharton Brook SP at dusk.	Fishing, swimming
Whittemore Glen State Park	Naugatuck, Middlebury	New Haven	Template:Convert	1945		File:The Larkin Trail in Whittemore Glen State Park in Naugatuck Connecticut.jpg	Horseback riding, hiking
Windsor Meadows State Park	Windsor	Hartford	Template:Convert	1968	Connecticut River	File:Bissell Bridge in Windsor CT.JPG	Boat launch, fishing, bicycling
Wooster Mountain State Park	Danbury	Fairfield	Template:Convert	1920		File:Wooster Mountain State Park.jpg	Skeet, trap and target shooting, hunting

Connecticut state park trails

Name	Towns	Counties	Length		Estab- lished	Image	Remarks
			mi	km
Air Line State Park Trail	East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson	Middlesex, New London, Tolland, Windham	Template:Convert	1969	File:Pine Acres Lake View Trail intersection with Airline Trail northeast of Black Spruce Pond in Hampton, CT..jpg	Nearly fifty miles of converted rail-trail
Farmington Canal State Park Trail	Cheshire, Hamden	New Haven	Template:Convert		File:Farmington canal lock 12.jpg	Part of the Farmington Canal Trail
Hop River State Park Trail	Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester, Vernon	Hartford, Tolland	Template:Convert		File:Bolton Notch Tunnel.jpg	Nineteen miles of rail-trail from Manchester to Willimantic
Larkin State Park Trail	Southbury, Oxford, Middlebury, Naugatuck	New Haven	Template:Convert	1943	File:LarkinStateParkTrail-MiddleburyCT.JPG	Ten-mile-long rail-trail
Moosup Valley State Park Trail	Plainfield, Sterling	Windham	Template:Convert	1987	File:BrunswickDam on Moosup River MoosupValleyStateParkTrail-PlainfieldCT.jpg	Six miles of rail-trail
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail	Windsor Locks, Suffield	Hartford	Template:Convert		File:Windsor Locks Canal Trail Suffield North Trailhead Looking South.jpg	4.5 mile bike trail, fishing along the canal

Connecticut state forests

Name	Town	County	Area<ref name=pristaff/>		Estab- lished	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
			acres	ha
Algonquin State Forest	Colebrook, Winchester	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1937	Sandy Brook		Hiking, hunting, fishing, bird watching
American Legion State Forest	Barkhamsted	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1927	Farmington River	File:AmericanLegionSPTrails CheeseboxRuins.jpg	Adjacent to Peoples State Forest; hiking, camping, boating, nature center
Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest	Morris	Litchfield	Template:Convert	2000		File:Camp Columbia State Park Class Of 1906 Tower.jpg	Historic college campus; hiking, hunting
Centennial Watershed State Forest	Redding, Easton, Newtown, Weston	Fairfield	Template:Convert	2002	Saugatuck Reservoir	File:Saugatuck Reservoir from the Saugatuck Trail in Centennial Watershed State Forest.jpg	Hiking, hunting, fishing
Cockaponset State Forest	Haddam	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1926	Pattaconk Lake	File:CockaponsetSF-Pine-Ledge-Road.jpg	Swimming, fishing, trails
Enders State Forest	Granby	Hartford	Template:Convert	1970		File:Ender falls, connecticut (26894310517).jpg	Hiking, hunting
Housatonic State Forest	Sharon	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1927		File:Iron Trail In Housatonic SF to Canaan Mtn Rd IMG 0182.2014-05-03 140404.jpg	Appalachian Trail
James L. Goodwin State Forest	Hampton	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1964	Pine Acres Pond	File:James Goodwin State Forest Pine Acres Lake Observation Deck at Boat Launch.jpg	Air Line State Park Trail, boat launch, Conservation Education Center, youth group camping, Natchaug Trail
Massacoe State Forest	Simsbury	Hartford	Template:Convert	1908	Great Pond	File:Great Pond, Simsbury CT.jpg	Bike trail
Mattatuck State Forest	Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield, Harwinton	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1925		File:BBHTJerichoTrailCranesLookoutView3.jpg	Twenty different parcels; Hancock Brook Trail, Whitestone Cliffs Trail
Meshomasic State Forest	East Hampton	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1903		File:CT River from Great Hill.JPG	Fishing, hiking, hunting
Mohawk State Forest	Cornwall, Goshen	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1921	Mohawk Pond	File:MohawkStateForest.jpg	Adjoins Mohawk Mountain State Park; lookout tower, pond and stream fishing, youth group camping, skiing
Mohegan State Forest	Scotland	Middlesex	Template:Convert	1960		File:MoheganSF 2.jpg	Hiking, hunting
Nassahegon State Forest	Burlington	Hartford	Template:Convert	1942		File:Tunxis "White-Dot" Blue-Blazed hiking trail near Bradley Brook and CT Route 4 in Nassahegon State Forest (Burlington, Connecticut).jpg	Fish hatchery; hunting, hiking, bird watching
Natchaug State Forest	Eastford	Windham	Template:Convert	1917	Natchaug River	File:Remains of old mill dam on Beaverdam Brook taken from northern end of foot bridge..jpg	Natchaug Trail; hiking, horseback riding, camping
Nathan Hale State Forest	Andover	Tolland	Template:Convert	1946		File:Nathan Hale State Forest, Coventry CT.jpg	Hiking, hunting
Naugatuck State Forest	Cheshire, Hamden, Naugatuck, Oxford, Beacon Falls	New Haven	Template:Convert	1921	Naugatuck River	File:NaugatuckSFWestBlockNorthCT8AndRiver.JPG	Includes the Naugatuck Trail
Nehantic State Forest	Lyme	New London	Template:Convert	1925	Norwich Pond, Uncas Lake	File:NehanticSF NorwichPond.jpg	Boating, swimming, hiking
Nepaug State Forest	New Hartford	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1927		File:Farmington River Bank And River Road In Nepaug State Forest.jpg	Hiking, biking, fishing, camping
Nipmuck State Forest	Union	Tolland	Template:Convert	1905	Breakneck Pond	File:SouthernBreakneckPondonNipmuckTrailfacingnorth.jpg	Adjoins Bigelow Hollow State Park, features Mountain Laurel Sanctuary, Nipmuck Trail
Nye-Holman State Forest	Tolland	Tolland	Template:Convert	1931	Willimantic River	File:Nye Holman State Forest, Tolland CT.jpg	Fishing, hiking, youth group camping
Pachaug State Forest	Voluntown, Griswold, Plainfield, Sterling, North Stonington, Preston	New London	Template:Convert	1928	Pachaug River	File:Nehantic Trail - Rhododendron Sanctuary Trail planked wooden boardwalk section.jpg	Camping, boating, horseback riding, youth group camping, motorcycle trail
Paugnut State Forest	Torrington, Winchester	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1929		File:Paugnut State Forest's hills in autumn viewed from the north-east shore of Burr Pond.jpg	Spread out over four locations; abuts Burr Pond and Sunnybrook state parks
Paugussett State Forest	Newtown	Fairfield	Template:Convert		Housatonic River	File:LillinonahTrail PondBrookInlet.JPG	Boat launch, fishing, hiking, mountain biking
Peoples State Forest	Barkhamsted	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1924	Farmington River	File:PeoplesStateForest Museum.jpg	Adjacent to American Legion State Forest; Barkhamsted Lighthouse
Pootatuck State Forest	New Fairfield	Fairfield	Template:Convert		Squantz Pond	File:Squantz Pond and Candlewood Lake from scenic outlook on Pootatuck State Forest Blue Trail.jpg	Access is through Squantz Pond State Park
Quaddick State Forest	Thompson	Windham	Template:Convert		Quaddick Reservoir		Youth group camping
Salmon River State Forest	Hebron, Marlborough, Colchester, East Haddam, East Hampton	Middlesex, New London	Template:Convert	1934	Salmon River	File:BBHTSalmonRiverFromTrailUpRiverFromBridge.jpg	Features Comstock's Bridge
Shenipsit State Forest	Stafford, Somers, Ellington	Tolland	Template:Convert	1927		File:View from Soapstone Mountain summit lookout tower in Connecticut's Shenipsit State Forest..JPG	Features 11 parcels spread over nearly 7,000 acres, Shenipsit Trail, Civilian Conservation Corps Museum
Topsmead State Forest	Litchfield	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1972		File:TOPSMEAD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT.jpg	Features historic house museum estate of Edith Morton Chase
Tunxis State Forest	East Hartland, Granby	Hartford	Template:Convert	1923	Barkhamsted Reservoir	File:Massachusetts-Connecticut border marker on northern border of Tunxis State Forest in Hartland (near northern end of Pell Road.jpg	Meets Granville State Forest in Massachusetts
Wyantenock State Forest	Cornwall, Kent, Warren	Litchfield	Template:Convert	1925			Nine different parcels, none developed for recreation

Connecticut Wildlife Management Areas

Name	Town	County	Area<ref name=pristaff/>		Established	River / lake / other	Image	Remarks
			acres	ha
Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area	Southbury	New Haven	554	224		Housatonic River, Lake Lillinonah		Forest. Limited off-road parking available on Kuhne, Purchase Brook, Little York and East Flat Hill roads.
Assekonk Swamp Wildlife Management Area	North Stonington	New London	963	280		Assekonk Swamp		Swamp. Limited off-road parking available off CT-184.
Babcock Pond Wildlife Management Area	East Haddam, Colchester	Middlesex, New London	1524	617		Babcock Pond		Swamp, forest, pond. Parking off Myles Standish Road,
Barber Pond Wildlife Management Area	Bloomfield, Windsor	Hartford	72	29		Barber Pond		Wetlands. Access via CT-305 (Old Windsor Road).
Barn Island Wildlife Management Area	Stonington	New London	1013	410		Little Narragansett Bay		Marshes. Parking at the Barn Island Boat Launch and South East Parking.
Bartlett Brook Wildlife Management Area	Lebanon	New London	687	278		Bartlett Brook and Exeter Brook.		Streams. Stone foundations. Fields. Trails.
Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area	Bozrah	New London	364	147
Belding Wildlife Management Area	Vernon	Tolland	282	114
Bishops Swamp Wildlife Management Area	Andover, Hebron	Tolland	719	291
Black Pond Wildlife Management Area	Middlefield, Meriden	Middlesex, New Haven	68	28
Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area	Groton	New London	201	81				Swamps, streams, forest, glacial erratics, quarries and 44 acre pitch pine grove.
Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area	New Hartford, Torrington	Litchfield	275	111
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area	Milford	New Haven	625	253	1955	Housatonic River, Long Island Sound	File:Swans at high tide in Charles E. Wheeler WMA - zoom.jpg
Charter Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary	Tolland	Tolland	240	97		Skungamaug Marsh (lake) and Skungamaug River.		Marsh, River, Pond.
Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area	Cromwell, Middletown	Middlesex	496	201
Durham Meadows Wildlife Management Area
East River Marsh Wildlife Management Area
East Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Eightmile River Wildlife Management Area
Franklin Wildlife Management Area	North Franklin	New London						website
Goshen Wildlife Management Area
Great Harbor Wildlife Management Area
Higganum Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Housatonic River Wildlife Management Area
King's Island Coop Wildlife Management Area
Kollar Wildlife Management Area
Larson Lot Wildlife Management Area
Little River Fish and Wildlife Area
Lord's Cove Wildlife Management Area
Maromas Coop Wildlife Management Area
Meadow Brook Wildlife Management Area
Menunketesuck Wildlife Management Area
Messerschmidt Wildlife Management Area
Newgate Wildlife Management Area
Nod Brook Wildlife Management Area
Nott Island Wildlife Management Area
Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area
Plum Bank Wildlife Management Area
Quinebaug River Wildlife Management Area
Quinnipiac River Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Ragged Rock Wildlife Management Area
Raymond Brook Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Robbins Swamp Wildlife Management Area
Roger Tory Peterson Wildlife Area
Roraback Wildlife Management Area	Harwinton	Litchfield	1976	800		Leadmine Brook		Fields, Swamps, Ponds.
Rose Hill Wildlife Management Area
Ross Marsh Wildlife Management Area
Salmon River Cove and Haddam Neck Wildlife Management Area
Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area	Burlington	Hartford					File:Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Tree ID Trail.jpg	website, includes the Sessions Woods Conservation Education Center with an exhibit area and a meeting room, interpretive trails, habitat management demonstration areas, and a backyard wildlife habitat area, Friends site, Town of Burlington information
Simsbury Wildlife Management Area
Skiff Mountain Coop Wildlife Management Area
James V. Spignesi Wildlife Management Area
Stanley Works Wildlife Management Area
Suffield Wildlife Management Area
Talbot Wildlife Management Area
Tankerhoosen Wildlife Management Area
Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Management Area
Wopowog Wildlife Management Area
Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area

Other state areas

Name	Town	County	Established	Remarks
Burlington Trout Hatchery	Burlington	Hartford	1923	website, information, located within Nassahegon State Forest
Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery	Plainfield	Windham		website, information

See also

• List of U.S. national parks

External links

• Connecticut State Parks and Forests Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection