Anorexorcist
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|  Any suggestions on state parks in Fairfield County ?
Hi all,
I'm just looking for some suggestions on a state park to go hiking,walk around, or just chill out for a few hours.
Does anyone have any suggestions or reccomendations? I'm looking for something ideally in Fairfield county since I'm in Stamford.
I checked out the DEP website and saw a few in Ridgefield and Redding (collin huntington park, putnam, seth low...)
Are any of these places "nice" in your opinion? Convenient parking, any admission fees, etc?
Thanks for any suggestions |
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| I've been to Huntington and Putnam. Both are free. Be careful at Huntington though. There used to be a lot of car break-ins there. It's very large. Putnam is much smaller and seems to be a little more commercial. Not saying that there isn't a bunch of open space but has a little more activity. There are two parts to Putnam. Make sure you check them both out. Huntington is pretty much a place to park and walk in the woods. There are trails and a lake but don't expect to find any other building or even see another person the whole time you are there.
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Anorexorcist
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Stamford, CT | Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. It'd be cool to go to a larger park but I don't want to have the idea that there's been a rash of break-ins in the back of my mind.
Anyone hear anything about or been to Seth low in Ridgefield? |
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You should also check out Tarrywile in Danbury. It's town-owned but has a wide range of hiking challenges, from easy to moderately strenuous. It's not far off Rt 7 just as it joins with I-84.
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Anorexorcist
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Stamford, CT | Cool, thanks. I wasn't aware of that park. |
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Devils Den in Redding is great. The trails are marked very well and it's beautiful.
»www.nature.org/wherewework/north···963.html |
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| Thanks, I wasn't aware of Devils Den either but it looks nice.
I went to Tarrywile this weekend, it was nice. I want to check out the other parks suggested here before it gets too too cold...not that cold/fall weather has been much of a problem lately. |
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This may not be quite what you were looking for. There is the Larsons Farm Market in Brookfield, which has a corn maze and 3 miles of trails. It has a related haunted corn field feature. Visit »www.larsonsfarmmarket.com/cornMaze.php to find out more if interested.
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Anorexorcist
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Stamford, CT | I'm actually into stuff like that too. I went to Larsons Farm two weeks ago for the moonlight and haunted corn maze. First time I ever tried anything like it and it was fun |
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A liitle outside the county, but Kent Falls is beautiful.
They used to shoot Newport or Kool cigarette ads there
»images.google.com/images?hl=en&q···N&tab=wi
»www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ke···N&tab=iw
Figure an hour and 20 minute drive each way, outside of rush hour
the Sloane Stanley Museum is a mile or three from there as well, if that may be of interest to you, although they close for the season on 10/28
»www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cw···q=302262 |
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