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Devil's Hopyard State Park is a public recreation area located at the Eightmile River 's Chapman Falls in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut. The 1,000-acre (400 ha) state park includes facilities for hiking, fishing, bicycling, picnicking, and camping. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
West Rock Ridge State Park. / 41.36028°N 72.97194°W / 41.36028; -72.97194. West Rock Ridge State Park is a public recreation area located in New Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge, Connecticut. [3] The state park is named for the 400-to-700-foot (120 to 210 m) trap rock West Rock Ridge, which is part of the Metacomet Ridge extending from ...
In 1986, California named benitoite as its state gemstone, a form of the mineral barium titanium silicate that is unique to the Golden State and only found in gem quality in San Benito County. ^ Colorado is the only state whose geological symbols reflect the national flag's colors: red (rhodochrosite), white (yule marble), and blue (aquamarine).
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 ...
Campbell Falls State Park Reserve. / 42.04250°N 73.22444°W / 42.04250; -73.22444. Campbell Falls State Park Reserve is an undeveloped, public recreation area and nature preserve located in the town of Norfolk, Connecticut. The 102-acre (41 ha) state park offers hiking, stream fishing, and views of the park's namesake waterfall which ...
July 25, 1996. Wadsworth Falls State Park, or simply Wadsworth Falls, is a public recreation and preserved natural area located on the Coginchaug River in the towns of Middletown and Middlefield, Connecticut. The state park 's 285 acres (115 ha) offer trail hiking, fishing, swimming and picnicking. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of ...
NRHP reference No. 97000275. Added to NRHP. April 8, 1997. Humaston Brook State Park is an under-developed day use state park located in the village of Northfield, Connecticut. It preserves a stretch of Humaston Brook, a tributary of the Naugatuck River. Its major feature is Northfield Pond, created by damming in the 19th century.
Lamentation Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 47 acres (19 ha) in the town of Berlin, Connecticut. [2] It entered the roll of state parks in the 1936 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. [3] The state park extends for about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) from the Berlin Turnpike up the western flank of ...