Coventry

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Town Parks

• Creaser Park –★★– 2 miles – Simple trail loops, fishing along Skungamaug River, camp cabins, a rentable pavilion, and a 9 hole disc golf course
• Lisike Beach – Small beach on Coventry Lake.
  • Resident season pass: $10 per vehicle.
  • Non-resident passes available: $10 weekdays, $20 weekend.
• Mill Brook Park –★★– 0.35 miles – A beautiful postage stamp of a park with a gazebo, mill view, and book trail
• Patriots Park – Small park with a small beach on Coventry Lake
• Patriots Park Woods –★– 0.8 miles – A forgotten town trail that is not worth hiking (unless it has been improved since Spring 2018)
• Riverview Trail Park –★– 0.66 miles – A short out and back trail along the Willimantic River part of the Willimantic River Trail
• Thornton Brook Preserve –★–1 mile – An unmaintained loop hike at last visit with confusing trails and blazes
• William Hunt Preserve – Proposed 1 mile trail in 2023  (proposed trail map)
• Williams Preserve –★★– 2 miles – Coventry’s newest town park in 2018, trails here head down to the Willimantic River and connect to Joshua’s Trust Couch Preserve

Land Trust

• Joshua’s Trust
  • Couch Preserve –★★– .6 miles – A simple lollipop loop that connects to Coventry’s new Williams Preserve
  • Broadway Meadow –★– No trails – Two small meadows offer a brief walk along their perimeter next to a subdivision

State Parks / Forests

• DEEP Meadow –★– No trails – A small meadow maintained by the state along the Willimantic River (Parking Link)
• Hop River Trail – The current southern terminus is in Coventry on Kings Rd and continues through town for at least 4 miles
• Nathan Hale State Forest –★★★★– 12 miles – Confusing but excellent trails and mountain bike singletrack that start behind the Nathan Hale Homestead 

Other

• Nathan Hale Greenway (proposed trail map)
• Willimantic River Hiking Trail – The trail clips the northeast corner of Coventry at Riverview Trail Park and a short road walk before heading into Tolland

• Coventry Lake Boat Launch (Parking Link) – Public access for the 373 acre Coventry Lake for boating
• Willimantic River Paddlers Trail
  • No boat launches in Coventry though the town’s western border is basically the river. Nearby boat launches include Heron Cove, Merrow Meadow, River Park, and Eagleville Preserve

Coventry was first settled in 1709.  It was named from Coventry in Warwickshire, England. It was officially incorporated in May 1712 making it the 46th oldest town in Connecticut.