Middlesex County

Explore Middlesex County

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Central Connecticut.

Most Popular Locations

My Recommendations

Best Overlook: Overlook at Great Hill

Best Waterfall: Chapman Falls

Other Highlights: Ruins of Clarkhurst, Old Haddam Neck Quarry, the Moodus Noises

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Selden Neck State Park

★★★★☆

41.400831, -72.418437

Selden Neck State Park Connecticut State Park 607 acres in Lyme, CT Parking: Accessible by water only closest access is from the Hadlyme Ferry Boat Launch near… Read more…

Union Hill Preserve

★★☆☆☆

41.559085, -72.555055

Union Hill Preserve Middlesex Land Trust 8 acres in East Hampton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 77 Middle Haddam Rd East Hampton, CT Trail Map       …

Devil’s Hopyard State Park

★★★★☆

366 Hopyard Rd, East Haddam, CT 06423

Devil’s Hopyard State Park Connecticut State Park 1000 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Medium sized lot at 8 Foxtown Rd, East Haddam, CT.  There are also a… Read more…

Sheepskin Hollow

★★★☆☆

41.460403, -72.378457

Sheepskin Hollow Preserve East Haddam Land Trust 119 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Small lot near 171 Sheepskin Hollow Rd East Haddam, CT or at the…

Chapman Pond Preserve

★★★☆☆

41.445753, -72.435977

Chapman Pond Preserve The Nature Conservancy and East Haddam Land Trust Property 700 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 187 River Rd, East…

Shenipsit Trail: South Terminus

★★★☆☆

41.576774, -72.551996

Shenipsit Trail – South Terminus at Great Hill Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail – Shenipsit in Portland, CT Parking: Small lot and shoulder parking off gravel Gadpouch Rd…

Wadsworth Falls

★★★★☆

721 Wadsworth St, Middletown, CT 06457

Wadsworth Falls State Park Connecticut State Park 285 acres in Middlefield and Middletown, CT Parking: Main park entrance at 770 Wadsworth St. Middletown, CT Easiest access to…

Seven Falls

★★★☆☆

41.509452, -72.576079

Seven Falls in Middletown and Haddam, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 1 Saybrook Rd, Higganum, CT Trail Map             Trails: 2.5 miles     …