Land Trusts

Land trusts are abundant in our state preserving properties of all sizes from development. There are 117 land trusts in Connecticut protecting 190,550 acres of land for hiking and recreation, ecological buffer zones, wildlife habitat, and undeveloped spaces. As of 2024 there are

89 single town land trusts
22 multi-town/regional
6 statewide

Land trusts are mostly non-profit and community based, seeking to preserve the forests, river corridors, farmland, watersheds, marshes, scenic vistas, and hiking trails in a given town or region. Land Trust are also largely volunteer operated and are a great way to get involved in your area.

A complete directory courtesy of the Connecticut Land Conservation Council can be found here:

Currently only the largest and regional land trusts are listed here. As this site continues to develop I hope this page will provide a more polished and complete representation of Connecticut’s land trusts.

Aspetuck Land Trust
Avalonia land Conservancy, Inc.
Wolf Den Land Trust (ECLFA)
Eversource Land Trust
Flanders Nature Center & Land Trust, Inc.
Great Meadows Conservation Trust
Heritage Land Preservation Trust
Joshua’s Trust
Kongscut Land Trust, Inc.
Middlesex Land Trust
Northern Connecticut Land Trust
Roxbury Land Trust
Waterford Land Trust, Inc.
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust
Wintonbury Land Trust
Wyndham Land Trust

Allanach Wolf Woodlands

★★☆☆☆

41.709628, -72.137912

Allanach-Wolf Woodlands Joshua’s Trust 102.6 acres in Windham, CT Parking: Small lot near 164 Back Rd, Windham, CT Trail Map Trails: 1.5 miles …

Holt Kinney Woods

★★☆☆☆

41.764099, -72.206821

Holt-Kinney Woods Joshua’s Trust 21 acres in Mansfield, CT Parking: Shoulder parking at 76 Browns Rd, Storrs, CT or from Schoolhouse Brook Park Trail Map …

Smuggler’s Rock Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.499400, -72.270975

Smuggler’s Rock Preserve Salem Land Trust 113 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot at end of Salem Ridge Drive cul-de-sac Trail Map Trails: 1.8 miles …

Woodland Warbler Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.482747, -72.310035

Woodland Warbler Preserve Salem Land Trust 272 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 349 West Rd Salem, CT Trail Map Trails:…

Salem Riverside Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.450382, -72.296202

Salem Riverside Preserve Salem Land Trust 4.6 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Small lot near 345 Darling Rd, Salem, CT Trail Map Trails: 0.25…

Mica Ledges Trail

Unexplored

41.436425, -72.675595

Mica Ledges Trail Middlesex Land Trust in Durham and Madison, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 173 Cream Pot Rd Durham, CT Trail Map Trails: 3…

Pecausett Meadows Preserve

Unexplored

41.567171, -72.625403

Pecausett Meadows Preserve Middlesex Land Trust Property 18.95 in Portland, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 42 Grove St Portland, CT Trail Map Trails: Unknown …

Bingham Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.451555, -72.283123

Alf & Sylvia Bingham Preserve Salem Land Trust 4 acres in Salem, CT Parking: Tiny lot for 2 cars at 194 Darling Road Salem, CT Trail Map …

Chenes Roches Preserve

★★☆☆☆

65 Blair Road, Willington, CT

Chenes Roches Preserve Joshua’s Trust Land Trust 56 acres in Willington, CT Parking: Small lot for 2-3 cars at 65 Blair Road, Willington, CT Trail Map …

Brainerd Quarry Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.488694, -72.505217

Brainerd Quarry Preserve Middlesex Land Trust 50 acres in Haddam, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 213 Injun Hollow Rd East Hampton, CT Trail Map …

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