Sports & Outdoors
Mashamoquet Brook State Park
No admission feeA Connecticut state park with trails, camping, fishing, and the legendary Wolf Den rock site.
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Sightseeing
Israel Putnam Wolf Den
Den within Mashamoquet Brook State Park tied to a famous 1742 wolf hunt.
Wolf Den Road, Pomfret, CT · Pomfret, CT
About Israel Putnam Wolf Den
The Wolf Den sits inside Mashamoquet Brook State Park in Pomfret, Connecticut. Legend says Israel Putnam, later a Revolutionary War major general, entered the den in 1742 and killed the last documented wolf in the colony. A plaque at the entrance tells the story. Nearby stand Table Rock, a flat stone shelf, and Indian Chair, a seat-shaped ledge. The park's trails pass these formations, and the state has owned the parcel since 1924.
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