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 Guide 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

Quinebaug River Trail

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39 Wauregan Rd, Danielson, CT 

Quinebaug River Trail Rails to Trails Conservancy 10 acres in Killingly, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 39 Wauregan Rd, Danielson, CT  Trail Map       …

Cohantic Ledges

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672 Pudding Hill Road, Hampton, CT, USA

Cohantic Ledges Hampton Town Park 1.5 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 672 Pudding Hill Road, Hampton, CT Trail Map           Trails:…

Ostby Memorial Forest

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100 East Old Route 6, Hampton, CT, USA

Ostby Memorial Forest Wolf Den Land Trust Property 83.5 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 100 East Old Route 6, Hampton, CT Trail Map    …

Maurice and Rita Edwards Preserve

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41.790725, -72.073380

Maurice and Rita Edwards Preserve Hampton Town Park 57.3 acres in Hampton, CT Parking: Medium sized lot at the end of 135 Old Town Pound Road, Hampton,…

Talbot WMA

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41.683653, -72.110309

Nathan and Anne Talbot Wildlife Management Area Connecticut WMA 517 acres in Scotland, CT Parking: Small lot near 302 Bass Rd, Scotland, CT Trail Map     …

Davis Forest

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Davis Forest Brooklyn Town Park 143 acres in Brooklyn, CT Parking: Medium sized lot at the end of Salmon Dr, Brooklyn, CT Trail Map       …

Yale Forest Camp

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41.969302, -72.112422

Yale Forest Camp Yale Forest in Union, CT and Eastford, CT Parking: Shoulder parking near 98 Bigelow Hollow Rd Union, CT Trail Map        Trails:…

Manship Park

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50 Lovell Ln, Canterbury, CT

Robert Manship Park Canterbury Town Park 8 acres in Canterbury, CT Parking: Small lots near 50 Lovell Ln, Canterbury, CT Trail Map      Trails: 0.3 miles …

Kinne Preserve

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41.677651, -72.011359

Kinne Preserve Canterbury Town Park 28 acres in Canterbury, CT 06331 Parking: Small lot near the end of Wisniewski Rd, Canterbury, CT Trail Map       …

Spignesi WMA

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41.712963, -72.067512

James V. Spignesi Jr. WMA Connecticut Wildlife Management Area 524 acres in Scotland, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 210 Pudding Hill Road, Hampton, CT Area Map …