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Topsmead State Forest, Litchfield, CT

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Topsmead State Forest

A former country estate in the Litchfield Hills, now a state forest with an English Tudor cottage, formal gardens, and trails.

Buell Road, Litchfield, CT 06759 · Litchfield, CT

About Topsmead State Forest

Topsmead State Forest sits in the hills of Litchfield and was once the summer home of Edith Morton Chase. When she died in 1972, she gave the property to the people of Connecticut and set aside money to keep the buildings and grounds as they were. Visitors can walk or bike the trails, learn about the ecology on a short self-guided route, and see the Orintas Family Butterfly Garden. The 1920s-era cottage is a Tudor Revival home furnished with English antiques, and staff and volunteers lead free tours in season. The grasslands are also a known bird habitat, and parts of the forest are open to licensed hunting.

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