Sports & Outdoors
Mono Pond State Park Reserve
No admission feeA 218-acre state park centered on a shallow pond in Columbia, suited to paddling, fishing, hiking and quiet outdoor recreation.
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Sports & Outdoors
Gay City State Park
A Connecticut state park with lakeside beaches, hiking trails, and ruins from a former mill town.
435 North St., Hebron, CT 06248 · Hebron, CT
About Gay City State Park
Gay City State Park spans parkland between Hebron and Bolton in eastern Connecticut. Visitors can swim at a lakeside beach, hike many trails, fish, bike, picnic, and camp with a youth group permit. The park also holds remains of a 19th-century mill village and an old cemetery. Its geology is notable, with rock types and minerals visible along the main trail to the mill site. In winter, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing are popular. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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