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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.
Vernon (/ ˈ v ɜːr n ɪ n / VER-nin) is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census. [1] Vernon contains the smaller villages of Talcottville and Dobsonville. Vernon contains the former City of Rockville.
Sherwood Island State Park is a public recreation area on the shore of Long Island Sound in the Greens Farms section of Westport, Connecticut. [3] The state park offers swimming, fishing, and other activities on 238 acres (96 ha) of beach, wetlands, and woodlands. Sherwood Island is numbered as Connecticut's first state park because state ...
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]
Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut. It is the state's largest shoreline park and one of the state's most popular attractions, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually. [ 3 ] [
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The park is named for the Hurd family, who came to the region from Massachusetts in 1710. The state purchased the park's first 150 acres in 1914. [5] Shortly after its acquisition, the park became the focus of legal action to determine the ownership of mining privileges when Jesse S. Miller claimed rights to the feldspar on the property; the state ultimately prevailed in the Connecticut State ...
River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre (72 ha) state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [2]