The Quiet Corner of Connecticut.
Windham County holds over 120 preserved open space areas totaling well over 20,000 acres.
Most Popular Locations
My Recommendations
Best Overlook: Old Furnace State Park
Best Waterfall: Cargill Falls is powerful but my pick is the man-made falls of Cat Hollow
Other Highlights: Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook
Regional Land Trusts
Ashford (17 hiking areas for 42 miles of trails, 1 fishing/boating)
Brooklyn (7 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Canterbury (2 hiking areas for 2.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Chaplin (8 hiking areas for 16.5 miles, 3 fishing/boating areas, and a disc golf course)
Eastford (6 hiking areas for 23.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Hampton (13 hiking areas for 31.2 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
Killingly (15 hiking areas for 20.6 miles, 5 fishing/boating areas)
Plainfield (3 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Pomfret (13 hiking areas for 43.2 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Putnam (3 hiking areas for 3.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Scotland (5 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 0 fishing/boating areas)
Sterling (2 hiking areas for 6.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
Thompson (12 hiking areas for 28.5 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
Windham (5 hiking areas for 10 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
Woodstock (11 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 4 fishing/boating areas)
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