CONNECTICUT

National Parks With Hiking

Weir Farms National Historic Site
Dogs are allowed on the Pond Trail but not
in the adjacent Weir Preserve of the Nature Conservancy

State Parks With Hiking
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Dogs are not permitted at Sherwood Island, Dinosaur State Park or Squantz Pond State Park.
Dogs are not permitted in Connecticut state park campgrounds.

American Legion State Forest	Bigelow Hollow State Park	Black Rock State Park	Bluff Point Coastal Reserve
Burr Pond State Park	Chatfield Hollow State Park	Cocaponset State Forest	Collis P. Huntington State Park
Day Pond State Park	Dennis Hill State Park	Devil's Hopyard State Park	Gay City State Park
Haley Farm State Park	Hammonasset Beach State Park	Haystack Mountain State Park	Hopeville Pond State Park
Housatonic Meadows State Park	Hurd State Park	Indian Well State Park	James L. Goodwin State Forest
John A. Minetto State Park	Kent Falls State Park	Kettletown State Park	Lake Waramung State Park
Macedonia Brook State Park	Mansfield Hollow State Park	Mashamoquet Brook State Park	Mohawk Mountain State Park
Mt. Tom State Park	Natchaug State Forest	Osbornedale State Park	Pachaug State Forest
Pattaconk Reservoir Area	Penwood State Park	Peoples State Forest	Quaddick State Park
Rocky Neck State Park	Salmon River State Forest	Selden Neck State Park	Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve
Shenipsit State Forest	Sleeping Giant State Park	Southford State Park	Stoddard Hill State Park
Stratton Brook State Park	Talcott Mountain State Park	Topsmead State Forest	Wadsworth Falls State Park
West Rock Ridge State Park

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Your Dog's Favorite Hikes In Connecticut

Submitted by Larry & Sport
We enjoy the hiking in Sleeping Giant State Park, north of New Haven. The Tower Trail is a gentle climb to the Mount Carmel summit and once on top Scout can climb the concrete ramps of the old Norman-style square stone tower there. Plenty of other trails are available. Most are wide and easy to walk, others call for rock scrambling. There is swimming in the rocky pools of the Mill River and the 40-stop Nature Trail is one of the most challenging I've been on.

Submitted by Pamela
Here in Northeast CT we enjoy hiking with our Brittanies on the Airline Trail - a former railbed converted to a trail for horse, dogs, and bikes (the non-motorized kind). We do a 2-4 mile hike a day. The local conservation comittee has plans to link this trail to Mashomoquet State Park.

There are already small trails running off this which take us to old farmhouse foundations, great views, streams and old stone walls.

The trail itself runs through fields, farms and forest, and is a doggie delight. I believe the entire trail spans some 50 miles, but sections can be done, as the trail crosses roads which have pull-off areas. If anyone would like more info, directions, or tips, please feel free to mail me at Peters7199@aol.com. My Brits would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

As a treat, on Rt 97 there is a wonderful home-made ice-cream place for after your hike!!

Submitted by Bryan
You may wish to add Connecticut Explorer's Guide (http://www.ctxguide.com/) to your Connecticut page.  CTXGuide is a comprehensive outdoor adventure resource featuring free online maps and guides with hundreds of miles of hiking trails that are dog friendly.

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