Connetquot River State Park

This is an incredible escape. The preserve is very big, but it can suit almost nature hike. If you don’t want to pay, there is a gate on 454 that you can go through. Also, there’s s parking lot near the paved path that you can use.
As for the preserve.
The main pond has many photogenic spots. You can also hike up to hatchery. For those willing, head up to the Bunces Bridge. There are even scan codes to get info along the way
I love the preserve!

I always come to this park in the fall for a nice long hike. The park is situated along the Connetquot River which makes for pleasant scenery. There are many trails you can choose from and all vary in length. On a lucky day you’ll catch a glimpse of deer and foxes. There use to be a trout hatchery but disease killed the fish so it’s no longer functioning. You will need to watch out for horse poop. You share many trails with horses so you’ll need to watch your step, it’s literally everywhere. You’ll also need to take precaution for ticks. Stay on trails and don’t walk on long grass. Best to come in autumn in mid October to see the beautiful fall foliage in full swing before a nor’easter strips the trees bare. It’s also quieter and you’ll have a better chance at seeing wild life.

Great park for a short walk or a long hike. You can spend the entire day pack a lunch and enjoy the scenery and wildlife. I love walking to the fish hatchery and seeing the trout swimming in the current. Very nice for kids and active families.

3400 acre preserve with beautiful foliage, historic buildings, walking and riding trails and a lake. Great for an escape, wild life or a nice run. Housed a Saloon for one of the original stage coach roads in the 1820s and was a Sportsman’s Club till 1973.

Lovely, romantic woods. Very scenic. But where is the life? Not even one tiny fish in the waters except inside one artificial pen over by the hatchery. Not even an insect. Quite eerie! The address is wrong on here but for some reason it won’t let me change it.