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  2. Silver Sands State Park - Wikipedia

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    Silver Sands State Park is a public recreation area located on Long Island Sound in the city of Milford, Connecticut. [ 3 ] The state park consists of 297 acres (120 ha) of beach, dunes, restored salt marsh, open areas and woods as well as the 14-acre (5.7 ha) bird sanctuary of Charles Island. [ 4 ] The park offers swimming, picnicking, trails ...

  3. List of Connecticut state parks - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Taughannock Falls State Park - Wikipedia

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    The 1.5-mile (2.4 km) North Rim Trail and 1.2-mile (1.9 km) South Rim Trail can be connected to form a loop hike which offers views of Upper Falls. [23] The Gorge Trail is open all year long, unlike the Rim Trails which are closed to the public in winter. Swimming under the waterfall is hazardous and strictly forbidden.

  5. Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum - Wikipedia

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    April 1968. Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a state-owned natural history preserve occupying 80 acres (32 ha) in the town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America. The park was created in recognition of fossil trackways embedded in sandstone from the beginning of the ...

  6. Sleeping Giant (Connecticut) - Wikipedia

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    Sleeping Giant (also known as the Blue Hills and Mount Carmel), (Hobbomock in Quinnipiac), [ 3 ] is a rugged traprock mountain with a high point of 739 feet (225 m), located eight miles (13 km) north of New Haven, Connecticut. A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic ...

  7. Best waterfalls in Western NC: See the tallest, falls with ...

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    Upper Creek Falls in the Jonas Ridge area of Burke County is one option; A 0.8 mile hike leads to the cascade, an area which is popular among swimmers, sunbathers and anglers.

  8. Meshomasic State Forest - Wikipedia

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    Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The Meshomasic State Forest is located in East Hampton, Portland, and Marlborough, Connecticut, with smaller sections located in Glastonbury and Hebron. It is popular for mountain biking, hiking, and hunting. The Rangers Headquarters were located on Gadpouch Road in East Hampton.

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