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    Cockaponset State Forest is the second largest forest in the Connecticut state forest system, encompassing over 17,000 acres (6,900 ha) of land. Most...
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  • Thumbnail for Chatfield Hollow State Park
    Chatfield Hollow State Park is a public recreation area occupying 412 acres (167 ha) that lie adjacent to Cockaponset State Forest in the town of Killingworth...
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    Millers Pond State Park is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Cockaponset State Forest in the towns of Durham and Haddam, Connecticut. The park's...
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    main forest parcel. James L. Goodwin State Forest abuts Natchaug State Forest to the south. One of the forest units abuts Mashamoquet Brook State Park...
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    Pachaug State Forest is the largest forest in the Connecticut state forest system, encompassing over 27,000 acres (110 km²) of land. It is located on the...
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    Pootatuck State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located mainly in the town of New Fairfield with a small fraction in Sherman. Recreational activities...
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    Mohawk State Forest, also known as Mohawk State Forest/Mohawk Mountain State Park, encompasses over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) in the towns of Cornwall, Goshen...
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    The Meshomasic State Forest is located in East Hampton, Portland, and Marlborough, Connecticut, with smaller sections located in Glastonbury and Hebron...
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    Mattatuck State Forest is a Connecticut state forest spread over twenty parcels in the towns of Waterbury, Plymouth, Thomaston, Watertown, Litchfield,...
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  • Algonquin State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the towns of Colebrook and Winchester. The forest is managed for wildlife habitat and...
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    Tunxis State Forest is a state forest located in the towns of Hartland, Barkhamsted, and Granby in Connecticut, United States. The forest surrounds Barkhamsted...
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    Mohegan State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the towns of Scotland and Sprague. The forest is available for hiking, hunting, and letterboxing...
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  • This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables...
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    Connecticut in the lower Connecticut River Valley. It is also home to Cockaponset State Forest. It was incorporated in October 1668 as Hadham,[citation needed]...
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    Nassahegon State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 1,227 acres (497 ha) in the town of Burlington.The forest is managed for forestry and recreational...
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    Paugnut State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located on four parcels in the towns of Torrington and Winchester. The forest's Arts and Crafts–style...
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    of land in Westbrook and Deep River, Connecticut, adjacent to Cockaponset State Forest. The area includes the millpond and former site of the Deep River...
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  • Thumbnail for Nathan Hale State Forest
    Nathan Hale State Forest is a Connecticut state forest encompassing 1,455 acres (589 ha) in the towns of Coventry and Andover. The forest is managed to...
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  • Thumbnail for Nehantic State Forest
    Nehantic State Forest is a publicly owned forest and recreation area occupying two parcels, one in the town of Lyme and one in the towns of East Lyme...
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    Conservation Land Trust, the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and on Cockaponset State Forest land. The mainline (official "Blue" "non-dot") trail is primarily...
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  • Thumbnail for Shenipsit State Forest
    Shenipsit State Forest is a state forest located in northeastern Connecticut with 11 parcels scattered between the towns of Somers, Ellington, and Stafford...
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  • Thumbnail for Massacoe State Forest
    Massacoe State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the town of Simsbury. The forest comprises two noncontiguous sections: the Great Pond Block...
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    Housatonic State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 10,894 acres (4,409 ha) in the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, and North Canaan. The state forest...
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  • Thumbnail for Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest
    Camp Columbia State Park/State Forest is a public recreation area and state forest located in the town of Morris in Litchfield County, Connecticut. The...
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    Blue-Blaze trail. The northern section of the trail is located within Cockaponset State Forest. The southern sections of the trail pass near Deer Lake Camp and...
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  • Thumbnail for Gillette Castle State Park
    Gillette Castle State Park straddles the towns of East Haddam and Lyme, Connecticut in the United States, sitting high above the Connecticut River. The...
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    Department of the Interior. "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut...
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  • Thumbnail for Connecticut Route 145
    Airport before ending at an intersection with Route 148 within the Cockaponset State Forest. Route 145 was established in 1932, following a loop around the...
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    Hollow Case Mountain Chatfield Cockaponset Falls Brook Field Forest Trails Finch Brook Trail Gay City Goodwin State Forest Trails Hancock Brook Hatchery...
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  • List of National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut (category Lists of National Natural Landmarks by state)
    history of Connecticut, including glacial features such as bogs, old growth forests and swamps. There are also well preserved dinosaur tracks, List of National...
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