Sunnybrook State Park
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State park in Litchfield County, Connecticut
| Sunnybrook State Park | |
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| Wetlands Madden Pond and surrounding wetlands in Connecticut's Sunny Brook State Park | |
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| Location | Torrington, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°50′09′′N 73°07′13′′W / 41.83583°N 73.12028°W / 41.83583; -73.12028 [1] |
| Area | 464 acres (188 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m)[1] |
| Established | 1970 |
| Administered by | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Designation | Connecticut state park |
| Website | Official website Edit this at Wikidata |
Sunnybrook State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 464 acres (188 ha) in the town of Torrington, Connecticut.[2] The state park is the southwestern terminus for the blue-blazed John Muir Trail which crosses Paugnut State Forest for two miles to the loop trail at Burr Pond State Park.[3] Another park trail bears the name of former property owner Edwin Fadoir.[4] In addition to hiking, the park offers picnicking, hunting, and fishing along the East Branch Naugatuck River.[2] The park opened in 1970[4] and entered the state rolls in the 1971 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual.[5]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "East Branch Naugatuck River Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c "Other State Parks and Forests". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "Paugnut State Forest: John Muir Trail" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Marteka, Peter (July 9, 2016). "The sunny disposition of a forgotten Torrington state park". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1971. State of Connecticut. 1971. p. 200. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
External links
[edit ]- Other State Parks and Forests Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Sunnybrook State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection