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We couldn't wait any longer, so we're going online with our Park guide before it's done. What you're seeing is the late phase of Stage I, where we've identified all the State and National Parks, and we're adding address and contact information daily, t the same time, We're working on Phase II, to add Forests, Preserves, and Wildlife Management information (and other federal lands, like BLM and Corps of Engineers) Phase III, with details for each park, remains in the future.

Parks Connecticut Algonquin - CT SR 169

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Algonquin SF State Forest            CT DEP
http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/fguide/hntareas.asp
*****
Colebrook    CT
1198 acres
Last Update    3 /16/2004

American Legion SF State Forest           CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/forests/amerlegion.htm
860 379-2469
Peoples SF
PO Box 1 Pleasant Valley
Barkhamsted CT   06063
  789 acres
Last Update 3 /16/2004

Aspetuck Land Trust Nature Preserve     Fairfield County HPC
http://www.aspetucklandtrust.org
e-mail mailto:info@aspetucklandtrust.org 860 424-3000
Westport CT
Notes  2000 foot          1700 acres    Last Update 6 /2 /2006

Assekonk Swamp WMA           Wildlife Management Area     CT DEP
http://dep.state.ct.us/burnatr/wildlife/fguide/hntareas.asp
North Stonington   CT
  public hunting area 695 acres

Babcock Preserve Park                              Greenwich P&R
http://www.coastalct.com/Listings/index.cfm?action=showSub&catID=8&subC
atID=175&startrange=M&endrange=S&substart=A&subend=G
203 622-7817
1/2 mile N of Merritt Pkwy, between North, Lower Cross &
Greenwich CT
292 acres              Last Update 6 /3 /2006

Beardsley Park Zoo             Beardsley Zoo
http://www.beardsleyzoo.org
203 394-6565
1875 Noble Ave
Bridgeport CT 06610
Last Update   6 /3 /2006

Beckley Iron Furnace Industrial Monument   State Monument    CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/beckley.htm 860 491-3620
c/o Mohawk State Forest
20 Mohawk Mountain Road
North Canaan CT   06756

Bigelow Hollow SP State Park CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/bigelow.htm 860 684-3430
c/o Shenipsit SF
16 Chestnut Hill Rd Stafford Springs
Union CT 06076
513 acres

Bisceglie-Scribner Park City Park                  Weston P&R
http://www.coastalct.com/Listings/index.cfm?action=displayListing&listingID= 1950&catID=9&startrange=All&endrange=All&substart=A&subend=G&notify=1
203 222-2655
Merrit Pkwy/Rte 15 Exit 42
Weston CT
Notes freshwater beach         53 acres      Last Update 6 /3 /2006

Black Rock SP      State Park            CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/blackrock.htm 860 283-8088
c/o Topsmead SF PO Box 1081
Litchfield
Watertown CT     06759
443 acres

Black Rock Lake US Army Corps of Engineers USACE

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/brl/brlhome.htm

e-mail Vincent.A.Gualtieri

860-283-4900

331 HILL ROAD

Thomaston CT 06787-1918

Located next to Black Rock State Park, the project is crossed by

a portion of the Mattatuck Trail. The 21-acre lake is stocked with

trout by the State.

Recreation.gov

Bluff Point SP             State Park            CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/bluffpoint.htm 860 444-7591
c/o Fort Trumbull SP 90 Walbach St
New London
Groton   CT     06320
hiking, mountain biking, saltwater fishing                      806 acres

Burr Pond SP      State Park            CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/burrpond.htm 860 482-1817
385 Burr Mountain Rd
Torrington CT   o6790
fishing, hiking, swimming                                         436 acres

Chatfield Hollow SP    State Park            CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/parks/chatfield.htm 860 663-2030
381 Route 80
Killingworth CT   06419
Trout Park, fishing, swimming, hiking                           355.6 acres

Cockaponset SF State Forest          CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/forests/ctforests.htm - Cockaponset
860 424-3200
*****
Haddam     CT
  15652 acres
Last Update    3 /16/2004

Colebrook River Lake US Army Corps of Engineers USACE

http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/recreati/crl/crlhome.htm

e-mail Robert.B.Moretz@usace.army.mil

860-379-8234

PO BOX 58
Riverton CT 06065-0058

A 750-acre lake is used as a standby water supply, and is

available seasonally for fishing and boating. The lake is stocked

with trout. A large boat ramp is available.

Recreation.gov

Collis P Huntington SP State Park CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/search.htm 203 938-2285
c/o Putnam Memorial SP
492 Black Rock Turnpike
Redding CT 06896
878 acres

Connecticut Dept of Environmental Protection State Agency         CT DEP
http://dep.state.ct.us/rec-nat.htm
mailto:dep.webmaster@po.state.ct.us
860 424-3000
79 Elm Street
Hartford CT     06106
Last Update    3 /16/2004

Connecticut Lakes & Ponds State Agency           CT DEP
http://dep.state.ct.us/cgnhs/lakes/lakepond.htm
860 424-3000
79 Elm Street
Hartford   CT     06106
information about publicly-accessible bodies of water
Last Update    3 /16/2004

Connecticut State Parks State Agency      CT DEP
http://www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/index.htm
e-mail   mailto:dep.stateparks@po.state.ct.us
860 424-3200
79 Elm Street
Hartford CT     06106
Last Update    3 /16/2004