Bigelow Hollow State Park and the adjoining Nipmuck State Forest offer more than 9,000 acres of recreation opportunities including miles of hiking trails and an 18-acre pond.

Summertime fishing or wintertime cross country skiing make this park a four season destination. Activities include picnicking, pond and stream fishing, and hunting. Other amenities: Picnicking

This area use to be a fishing area for the Nipmuck Indians. The cool reservoir water and sandy beach draw frequent crowds during the warm summer months. Activities include boating, field sports, fishing, ice skating, picnicking and swimming.

Activities include camping, freshwater fishing, hiking, and picnicking.. The park, situated in the towns of Southbury and Oxford, contains 605 acres and was originally inhabited by the Pootatuck Indians, members Algonquin group. Early colonists reportedly traded one brass kettle for use of the land for hunting and fishing. Eventually, the settlers acquired the area in 1758. The cool waters of the Housatonic River make the park and Lake Zoar and popular recreation destination. The campground offers 63 sites in both open and wooded setting.

This park is completely wheelchair accessible offering swimming, picnicking and interpretive programs in a beautifully wooded setting. Other activities include a bikeway, cross country skiing, field sports, fishing, hiking, and ice skating.

The park's scenic waterfall and brook give this park its name, Indian Well. The falls and shaded picnic grove at the water's edge make this park a great place to spend a lazy summer day. Activities include boating, field sports, hiking, picnicking, fishing, and swimming.

Life-like sculptures of bears and wolves welcome your arrival to this peaceful and tranquil setting featuring open fields and dense woodlands. The park was donated to the citizens of Connecticut by the internationally renowned Huntington family. Activities include canoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking, hunting (fall archery deer only), horseback riding, mountain biking, and pond fishing (five ponds). Please note: This state park is open to archery-only deer hunting from September 15 to December 31. Hunters may only park in the parking areas designated with pink arrows. The Old Dodgingtown

Rich with history, legend and lore, this park offers hiking, camping, fishing and swimming. Two camping areas available. The Mashamoquet Brook Campground has 20 wooded sites. Wolf Den Campground offers 53 campsites. The campgrounds are open from mid-April through Columbus Day. Other amenities: Picnicking

At the turn of the century, this was the site of the Diamond March Company. Find scenic waterfalls at the southeast end of the park on the Eight Mile River. The park was establised as a state park in 1932 and has 169 acres. Activities include cross country skiing, field sports, hiking, picnicking, pond and stream fishing. The park is a designated Trout Park.

Travel the twisting mountain road or hike the rugged trail to the top, either way you will be astounded at the beauty of Mountain Laurel in June and the spectacular colors of foliage in the fall. From November through the third weekend in April, this park is a "walk-in" facility with limited parking at the entrance.