Bell Shop Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut     User input for Bell Shop Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Bell Shop Pond. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        A fine site to camp here at Bell Shop Pond is Little City Campground, and unsurprisingly, everyone loves Hurd State Park. There's great hiking along the Washington Trail; do stop by Bible Rock Brook if you're here at Bell Shop Pond. This lake is so wonderful. The vista of pretty Big Hill near Bell Shop Pond is good, and a splendid place for whitewater paddling is Roaring Brook River. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Bell Shop Pond; Mattabesset Trail is       a nice local trail; a stunning lake like Upper Pond is a great location to explore. There's just no way someone can get bored here at Bell Shop Pond. After a long day outdoors Inn At Middletown is a great site to spend a night or two; dry warm beds await you at Passport Inn and Suites Middletown. Any time is a great time at Bell Shop Pond if you go for the outdoors. Camping is available at Nelson's Family Campground, and you can run the rapids of Hammonasset                  River. All through the warmest time of the year here at Bell Shop Pond, high temperatures typically reach the 80's with overnight lows in the 50's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 30's while the cold winter nights at Bell Shop Pond are in the 10's. An afternoon playing golf at Portland Golf Course is always a joy, and splendid hiking is available along the Mattabesset Trail. Bell Shop Pond is a wet location that gets a lot of rainfall; May is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is February. You'll meet a lot of folks from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here, and Powder Ridge is a very popular ski area in the vicinity. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such peaceful spots, why not go to Black Shop Pond right next door to Bell Shop Pond, and Upper Pond Dam is an exciting thing to check out.   Inn At Middletown, Middletown 6 miles away Passport Inn and Suites Middletown, Middletown 7 miles away Only Five Minutes from Wesleyan University, near Powder Ridge Ski area, Middlesex Hospital, shopping and restaurants. All spacious guest rooms offer Refrigerators, Microwaves and Free Wireless Interne... Current weather conditions at Bell Shop Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut Local climate location: BURLINGTON 1 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.49111 Longitude: -72.5725 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Middlesex County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Middlesex County Books about Bell Shop Pond List of books available on Amazon.com about Bell Shop Pond, Middlesex County, Connecticut. Outdoors Recreation Near Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Bell Shop Pond. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Connecticut Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Connecticut.     These outdoors activities are available near Bell Shop Pond.   Hotels Near Bell Shop Pond: Inn At Middletown, Middletown, 6 miles away Passport Inn and Suites Middletown, Middletown, 7 miles away Americas Best Value Inn, Middletown, 9 miles away Crowne Plaza Hotel HARTFORD SOUTH CROMWELL, Cromwell, 10 miles away Comfort Inn Cromwell, Cromwell, 11 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Bell Shop Pond: Little City Campground, Higganum, 3 miles away Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 7 miles away Markham Meadows Campgrounds, East Hampton, 8 miles away Riverdale Camp Sites, Clinton, 10 miles away   Ski Areas Near Bell Shop Pond: Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 10 miles away       500 vertical feet Mount Southington, Connecticut, 25 miles away       425 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Bell Shop Pond: Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road) Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 9 miles away       Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 11 miles away       Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16)   National Parks Near Bell Shop Pond: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 43 miles away Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 53 miles away   Trails Near Bell Shop Pond: Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 10 miles away Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 11 miles away Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 12 miles away   Golf Courses Near Bell Shop Pond: Portland Golf Course, Portland, 5 miles away Quarry Ridge Golf Course, Portland, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Bell Shop Pond: Black Shop Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 0 miles away Upper Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away