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Black Rock State Park

Park · Watertown, Connecticut

Black Rock State Park overlook

A 444-acre park with swimming, hiking, fishing and picnicking around Black Rock Pond, bisected by the Mattatuck Trail and one of Connecticut's designated trout parks. 78 campsites and four rustic cabins; 2026 camping season May 22-October 12. An alcohol ban is in force parkwide. Open daily 8 a.m.-sunset.

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2065 Thomaston Road, Watertown, CT 06795

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Photo "Black Rock State Park overlook": Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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