Public land in Connecticut

390 public places in Connecticut: 305 state & public land, 46 state parks, 24 state forests, 14 wildlife management areas, 1 parks. 0 are free to enter. Pick an activity below, or open any place for its fees, rules, map and the public land around it.

What you can do

🥾 Hiking · 389 ⛺ Camping · 375 📷 Nature Photography · 374 🎣 Fishing · 329 🍄 Mushroom Foraging · 329 🫐 Berry Foraging · 329 🦉 Birdwatching · 15 🦌 Hunting · 14

🎫 Entry pass for Connecticut state lands

Passport to the Parks: residents Free (CT plates); out-of-state visitors $10 weekday / $15 weekend per vehicle.

Typical published rates; fees change, so confirm at the official site before you go.

🗺️ State & Public Land (305)

All 305 on the map →

Amos Avery PreserveUnknown — check official site
Avery Hill Farms Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Ball Pond Town ParkUnknown — check official site
Beaver Brook Linear ParkUnknown — check official site
Blish Memorial ParkUnknown — check official site
Bobby's Court (2 Parcels)Unknown — check official site
Bozrah Street Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Bradley–Buchanan WoodsUnknown — check official site
Bulkley ParkUnknown — check official site
Camp Oakdale Recreation CenterUnknown — check official site
Chimneysweep Hill Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Chriswood Trace Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Church Farm PreserveUnknown — check official site
Colchester Spur TrailUnknown — check official site
Connecticut College ArboretumUnknown — check official site
Coppermine Village Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Dennis Farm PreserveUnknown — check official site
Dividend Pond Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Dowell Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Dunhamtown ForestUnknown — check official site
Eastbury Hill III Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Easter Seals CampUnknown — check official site
France Street Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Great HollowUnknown — check official site
Greenman PreserveUnknown — check official site
Guilford Salt Meadow SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
Guilford Sportsman AssociationUnknown — check official site
GungywampUnknown — check official site
Haley's Brook PreserveUnknown — check official site
Hazen ParkUnknown — check official site
Hemlock HillsUnknown — check official site
Highland Lake ParkUnknown — check official site
Hubbard ParkUnknown — check official site
I-291 CorridorUnknown — check official site
Joshua Farms Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Kingwood & Meadow ParkUnknown — check official site
Knowlton Hill PreserveUnknown — check official site
Lancaster Woods Open Space (3 Parcels And Walkway)Unknown — check official site
Lantern Lane Open SpaceUnknown — check official site
Ledyard Glacial ParkUnknown — check official site

🌳 State Parks (46)

All 46 on the map →

Hammonasset Beach State ParkCT residents free; $22/vehicle non-res weekends
Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)Unknown — check official site
Airline State Park Trail (Southern Section)Unknown — check official site
Beaver Brook State ParkUnknown — check official site
Bigelow Hollow State ParkUnknown — check official site
Bluff Point State ParkUnknown — check official site
Bolton Notch State ParkUnknown — check official site
Burr Pond State ParkUnknown — check official site
Camp Columbia State ParkUnknown — check official site
Collis P. Huntington State ParkUnknown — check official site
Connecticut Valley Railroad State Park TrailUnknown — check official site
Devil's Hopyard State ParkUnknown — check official site
Farmington Canal Line State Park TrailUnknown — check official site
Gay City State ParkUnknown — check official site
George C. Waldo State ParkUnknown — check official site
Haystack Mountain State ParkUnknown — check official site
Hop River State Park TrailUnknown — check official site
Hopemead State ParkUnknown — check official site
Hopeville Pond State ParkUnknown — check official site
Humaston Brook State ParkUnknown — check official site
Indian Well State ParkUnknown — check official site
John A. Minetto State ParkUnknown — check official site
Kent Falls State ParkUnknown — check official site
Larkin State Park TrailUnknown — check official site
Lovers Leap State ParkUnknown — check official site
Machimoodus State ParkUnknown — check official site
Mansfield Hollow State ParkUnknown — check official site
Mianus River State Park Scenic ReserveUnknown — check official site
Mooween State ParkUnknown — check official site
Penwood State ParkUnknown — check official site
Pomeroy State ParkUnknown — check official site
Quaddick State ParkUnknown — check official site
Quinnipiac River State ParkUnknown — check official site
Rocky Neck State ParkUnknown — check official site
Ross Pond State ParkUnknown — check official site
Scantic River State ParkUnknown — check official site
Silver Sands State ParkUnknown — check official site
Sleeping Giant State ParkUnknown — check official site
Stillwater Pond State ParkUnknown — check official site
Stoddard Hill State ParkUnknown — check official site

🌲 State Forests (24)

Algonquin State ForestUnknown — check official site
Cockaponset State ForestUnknown — check official site
Enders State ForestUnknown — check official site
James L. Goodwin State ForestUnknown — check official site
Mattatuck State ForestUnknown — check official site
Mattatuck State ForestUnknown — check official site
Meshomasic State ForestUnknown — check official site
Mohawk State ForestUnknown — check official site
Mohegan State ForestUnknown — check official site
Natchaug State ForestUnknown — check official site
Naugatuck State ForestUnknown — check official site
Naugatuck State Forest - Mount Sanford BlockUnknown — check official site
Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir BlockUnknown — check official site
Nehantic State ForestUnknown — check official site
Nipmuck State ForestUnknown — check official site
Nipmuck State Forest Laurel SanctuaryUnknown — check official site
Paugnut State ForestUnknown — check official site
Paugussett State ForestUnknown — check official site
Peoples State ForestUnknown — check official site
Pootatuck State ForestUnknown — check official site
Quaddick State ForestUnknown — check official site
Salmon River State ForestUnknown — check official site
Topsmead State ForestUnknown — check official site
Wyantenock State ForestUnknown — check official site

🦆 Wildlife Management Areas (14)

Fenton–Ruby Park and Wildlife PreserveUnknown — check official site
H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve and Christmas Tree FarmUnknown — check official site
Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Babcock Pond State Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Barn Island Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Belding Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Durham Meadows Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Kollar Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Maromas Wildlife Mangement AreaUnknown — check official site
Nathan B. and Anne Perry Talbot Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
Quinebaug Wildlife AreaUnknown — check official site
Roraback Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Rose Hill Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site
Wangunk Meadows Wildlife Management AreaUnknown — check official site

🌿 Parks (1)

Jean's IslandUnknown — check official site