Cockaponset State Forest
Cockaponset State Forest
Location:3 miles west of Chester on Route 148, in Haddam.
Facilities:Youth group camping area, pit toilets.
Activities:Youth group camping, pond fishing, swimming, hiking,mountain biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing,snowmobiling, hunting.
Special Features:Named after an Algonquin chief who's buried in the Ponset section ofHaddam, Cockaponset is the second largest state forest in Connecticut.
Address:c/o Chatfield Hollow State Park
381 Rt 80
Killingworth, CT 06419
Phone:860-663-2030
Web: www.dep.state.ct.us/stateparks/forests/cockaponset.htm
Size: 15,652 acres.
See other parks in Connecticut.