Windham County

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The Quiet Corner of Connecticut.

Most Popular Locations

My Recommendations

Best Overlook: Old Furnace State Park but the Lem Walker Loop is a hidden gem

Best Waterfall: Cargill Falls is powerful but my pick is the man-made falls of Cat Hollow

Other Highlights: Wolf Den at Mashamoquet Brook

Boating/Fishing

Regional Land Trusts

Town List

  • Ashford (17 hiking areas for 42 miles of trails, 1 fishing/boating)
    • Highlight is Boston Hollow
  • Brooklyn (7 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight Davis Forest
  • Canterbury (2 hiking areas for 2.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Kinne Preserve
  • Chaplin (8 hiking areas for 16.5 miles, 3 fishing/boating areas, and a disc golf course)
    • Highlight is Diana’s Pool
  • Eastford (6 hiking areas for 23.5 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Halls Pond
  • Hampton (13 hiking areas for 31.2 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Goodwin State Forest
  • Killingly (15 hiking areas for 20.6 miles, 5 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Old Furnace State Park
  • Plainfield (3 hiking areas for 10 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Sugar Brook
  • Pomfret (13 hiking areas for 43.2 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Wolf Den
  • Putnam (3 hiking areas for 3.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Cargill Falls
  • Scotland (5 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 0 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Rock Spring
  • Sterling (2 hiking areas for 6.1 miles, 1 fishing/boating area)
    • Highlight is Pharisee Rock
  • Thompson (12 hiking areas for 28.5 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is the Tri-State Marker
  • Windham (5 hiking areas for 10 miles, 2 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is Allanach Wolf Woodlands
  • Woodstock (11 hiking areas for 11.5 miles, 4 fishing/boating areas)
    • Highlight is the Lem Walker Loop

Pomfret Recreation Park

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576 Hampton Rd, Pomfret Center, CT, USA

Pomfret Recreation Park Pomfret Town Park 107 acres in Pomfret, CT Parking: Large lots up the driveway at 576 Hampton Rd, Pomfret Center, CT Trail Map   …

Dennis Farm Preserve

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21 Dennis Rd, Pomfret Center, CT, USA

Dennis Farm Preserve The Nature Conservancy 380 acres in Pomfret, CT Parking: Small pull of near 21 Dennis Rd, Pomfret Center, CT Trail Map      Trails:…

Willimantic Whitewater Park

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28 Bridge St, Willimantic, CT, USA

Willimantic Whitewater Park Willimantic Town Park 1 acre in Windham, CT Parking: Small lot near 28 Bridge St, Willimantic, CT Trail Map         Trails: No…

Little River Greenway

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Little River Greenway, Little Pond Road, Woodstock, CT, USA

Little River Greenway Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 55 acres in Woodstock, CT Parking: Pull off for two cars near Little Pond Rd, Woodstock, CT Trail Map    …

Cartier Preserve

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41.915667, -72.022337

Cartier Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 86 acres in Woodstock, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 161 Quarry Road Woodstock, CT Trail Map         Trails: 1 mile …

Cabbage Hill

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Cabbage Hill Road, Woodstock, CT, USA

Cabbage Hill Preserve Wyndham Land Trust 112 acres in Woodstock, CT Parking: Small lot at the end of Cabbage Hill Rd Trail Map        Trails:…

Quaddick State Forest

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519-461 Quaddick Town Farm Rd, Thompson, CT 06277, USA

Quaddick State Forest Connecticut State Forest 1,109 acres in Thompson, CT Parking: Shoulder parking along 519-461 Quaddick Town Farm Rd, Thompson, CT Shoulder parking near 26 Wakefield…

Fifty Acre Wood

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55 Pond Factory Road, Woodstock, CT, USA

The Fifty Acre Wood Woodstock Town Park 50 acres in Woodstock, CT Parking: Small pull-off near 55 Pond Factory Road, Woodstock, CT Trail Map       …

Wabbaquasset Trail

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182 Pond Factory Rd, Woodstock, CT 06281, USA

Wabbaquasset Trail at Hibbard Forest Connecticut Blue Blaze Trail 100 acres in Woodstock, CT Parking: Small lot near 182 Pond Factory Rd, Woodstock, CT Trail Map   …

Bull Hill

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198-162 Bull Hill Rd, Woodstock, CT 06281, USA

Bull Hill Project Wyndham Land Trust Property 994 acres in Woodstock and Thompson, CT Parking: Small lot uphill from 174 Bull Hill Rd Woodstock, CT Trail Map   …