Connecticut Parks and Recreation Areas with Hiking

To American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir, his beloved Connecticut farm provided him with the means to explore his artistic impressions of nature. For 37 years, Weir and visiting friends such as Childe Hassam and John Twachtman painted the gentle rolling hills, rocky pastures, people, and animals of the 153-acre farm. After Weirs death in 1919, the next two generations to live at the farm were also artists.

Phone: 203-834-1896   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: Yes
Nearest Popular City: Wilton   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Historic Site   Activities: Birding, Cross Country Skiing, Hiking, Wildlife Watching, Nature Walks, Interpretive Programs   Details Provided By: Weir Farm National Historic Site

The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in northeastern Connecticut and south central MA has been called in the Boston-to-Washington megalopolis. Close to Hartford, Providence, and Worcester, but far enough away to avoid urban sprawl, this 1086 square mile region remains predominately rural. Its rivers wind through rolling hills linking regions many small towns, farmlands, forests and mills.

Phone: 860-963-7226   Price Range: N/A   Open Season: N/A   Camping: No
Nearest Popular City: Putnam   Nearest Lake or River: N/A   Park Type: National Park   Activities: Backpacking, Biking / Bicycling, Birding, Hiking, Auto Touring   Details Provided By: Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley Corridor