
Meredith Zolty
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Naugatuck State Forest - Quillinan Reservoir
New HavenA beautiful forested area popular with mountain bikers.
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Quinnipiac Meadows/Eugene B. Fargeorge Preserve
New HavenThirty five acres of preserved tidal wetlands, coastal forest, and coastal grasslands with a bird blind.
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Quinnipiac River State Park
New HavenThe bottom four miles of the Blue Blazed Trail from North Haven to Cheshire.
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Roosevelt Forest
New HavenOver 400 acres of forest owned by the Town of Stratford. It is home to Boy Scout and Girl Scout camps.
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Alice Newton Street Memorial Park
New HavenOver 100 acres of woodland, meadows, and adorable wooden bridges.
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Bishops Woods Bird Sanctuary
New Haven47 forested acres, including the highest point in New Haven County east of the Quinnipiac River.
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Edgerton Park
New HavenOnce Eli Whitney's estate, this urban park boasts a large greenhouse full of tropical plants.
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Wharton Brook State Park
New HavenA pitch pine sand barren with a beach, lake swimming, trout fishing, and picnic areas.
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Silver Sands State Park - Coastal Paddling
New HavenWalk to an island populated only by egrets, and maybe find Captain Kidd's buried treasure.
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Farm River State Park - Hiking
New HavenA 62-acre state park managed by Quinnipiac University. Boat launch passes available by annual lottery.
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Edgewood Park - Trail Running
New HavenSurprisingly wild-feeling hiking in the middle of New Haven.