22 state parks with horseback riding in Connecticut

22 of Connecticut’s 100 state parks list horseback riding. See these parks on a map

ParkEntryCampingLodgingBook
Air Line State Park TrailA fifty-mile rail trail running from Thompson to Portland along the old New York–Boston "air line" route…FreeDay use only
American Legion State Forest1,245 acres of steep, rocky woodland above the West Branch of the Farmington River, a federally designated…FreeCampsitesCabinsBook a campsite
Bluff Point State ParkConnecticut's only undeveloped stretch of coastline, given Coastal Reserve status by the legislature in 1975…$0–$15 / vehicleDay use only
Cockaponset State ForestConnecticut's second-largest state forest, over 17,000 acres in scattered parcels across eleven towns. More…$0–$15 / vehicleDay use only
Hammonasset Beach State ParkTwo miles of sand on Long Island Sound make this the state's largest shoreline park, with a nature preserve…$0–$22 / vehicleCampsites · electric & waterCabinsBook a campsite
Hurd State ParkAlmost 1,000 acres of East Hampton riverbank, known to boaters by the feldspar-veined "split rock" standing…FreeCampsitesBook a campsite
James L. Goodwin State ForestMore than 2,000 acres built around 135-acre Pine Acres Lake, three further ponds and beds of native planting…FreeCampsites
Larkin State Park TrailA 10.3-mile linear trail across Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Southbury on an old railway bed. Laid out…FreeDay use only
Machimoodus State Park300 acres of upland, meadow and shoreline above the Salmon River and its cove, with farm tracks serving as…FreeDay use only
Mohawk State Park/Forest4,000 acres around 1,683-foot Mohawk Mountain, whose summit view reaches the Catskills, Taconics and…$0–$22 / vehicleCampsites
Moosup Valley State Park Trail5.8 miles of former New Haven Railroad line across 62 acres of wetland and river. From Moosup village the…FreeDay use only
Mooween State ParkThe Lebanon lakeshore that held Camp Mooween, a boys' summer camp from 1921 to 1960 whose alumni included…FreeDay use only
Natchaug State ForestNamed for the land where the Bigelow and Still rivers join as the Natchaug, and home to the stone chimney of…FreeCampsites
Nipmuck State ForestConnecticut's second-oldest state forest, begun with 300 acres at $3.57 an acre in 1905 and now past 9,400…Campsites
Pachaug State ForestAt 26,477 acres across six towns this is the largest forest in the state, and the only place in Connecticut…FreeCampsitesBook a campsite
Rocky Neck State Park710 acres of beach, salt marsh and coastal thicket on Long Island Sound at East Lyme. A gently sloping…$0–$22 / vehicleCampsitesCabinsBook a campsite
Shenipsit State Forest7,170 acres across Ellington, Somers and Stafford, with the blue-blazed Shenipsit Trail as the headline walk…FreeDay use only
Silver Sands State ParkHalf a mile of Milford shoreline with a three-quarter-mile all-weather boardwalk over dune and marsh. A tidal…$0–$22 / vehicleDay use only
Sleeping Giant State ParkTwo miles of traprock ridge shaped like a reclining figure, saved from quarrying by the campaign that created…$0–$15 / vehicleCampsites
Sunrise State Park146 acres with more than 4,700 feet of Salmon River frontage, joined to Machimoodus State Park and its…FreeDay use only
Wadsworth Falls State Park4.5 miles of trail for walking and riding, with the namesake falls as the centrepiece. Swimming and…$0–$15 / vehicleDay use only
West Rock Ridge State ParkA six-mile ridge climbing from 400 feet at the New Haven summit to 715 at High Rock in Bethany. The overlooks…FreeDay use only

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