James L. Goodwin State Forest & Goodwin Conservation Center
Park · Hampton, Connecticut
More than 2,000 acres with 14 miles of trails, centered on the 135-acre Pine Acres Lake with a boat launch (electric motors only). The Conservation Center houses a small nature museum and the Richard D. Haley Native Plant Wildlife Gardens; call ahead, as the Center operates part-time.
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23 Potter Road, Hampton, CT 06247
Photo "Pine Acres Lake observation deck": Morrowlong (Morrow Long), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons