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Gay City State Park is a public recreation area on the Blackledge River in the towns of Hebron and Bolton, Connecticut. [3] The state park occupies 1,569 acres (635 ha) bordering Meshomasic State Forest and is accessible from State Route 85 .
Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail is a public recreation area that parallels the Connecticut River for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) between Suffield and Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The modern paved surface covers the original dirt towpath of the historic Enfield Falls Canal. The park is used for fishing, hiking, and biking. [1]
Collis P. Huntington State Park is a public recreation area covering 1,017 acres (412 ha) in the towns of Redding, Newtown, and Bethel in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The state park is noted for Anna Hyatt Huntington 's sculptures of bears and wolves that welcome visitors at the park entrance.
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area is a public recreation area occupying one acre (0.40 ha) of land beside the Farmington River in the town of New Hartford, Connecticut. The site is located on the north side of the Route 44 bridge over the Farmington River. It is used as a put-in for canoeing, kayaking, and tubing excursions on the river. [2]
Burr Pond State Park is a public recreation area covering 438 acres (177 ha) adjacent to Paugnut State Forest in the town of Torrington, Connecticut. The state park surrounds Burr Pond, an 85-acre (34 ha), [ 3 ] man-made body of water with facilities for swimming, boating, and fishing.
Hopeville Pond State Park is a public recreation area located on Hopeville Pond, an impoundment of the Pachaug River, in the town of Griswold, Connecticut. A portion of the 554-acre (224 ha) state park occupies the site of the lost village of Hopeville.
The park's development began in 1998 with a preliminary study by Sasaki Associates, resulting in the Mill River Corridor Plan to reclaim 26 acres of green space in downtown Stamford. [2] In 2000, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers endorsed the removal of the Mill River Dam to restore wetland habitat and improve public access to the river.
The park was established on the former 90-acre estate of textile manufacturer Charles Pomeroy for whom it is named. [4] The park entered the rolls of the Connecticut State Register and Manual in 1953, [ 5 ] when it was listed at 84 acres, that figure expanding to 104 acres ten years later. [ 6 ]