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Patterson Brook is a nice place to have a look at. There's so much to do here at Big Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Mountain Workshop is a fine place for that. At Big Lake during the warmest time of the year highs are in the 80's while night lows are ordinarily in the 50's. Highs during the wintertime are frequently in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Big Lake are in the 10's. Big Lake is a wet place that gets a good deal of rainfall; May
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| | is the wettest month with most rain, and the driest month of the year is January. Get drenched paddling on East Aspetuck River; swamps like Lyons Swamp are fun to go to. Paddling on Norwalk River is so much fun, and the best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Woodbury. This lake is so wonderful. On a wonderful day you acquire a view of Eden Hill from Big Lake; near Big Lake you find a golf course called Twin Links at Fairchild Wheeler Golf | |
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Course. If you need a place to stay Days Inn Bethel - Danbury is a magnificent choice, and if you came to camp Kettletown State Park is a magnificent location to do that. A lovely lake like Guskie Pond next to Big Lake is a glorious
site to pop by. That right there is a heap already, but it continues; Big Lake has it all. Stony Hill Inn is a great place to get some rest, and Mother Superior Lake is a good lake nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Here at Big Lake
you'll most likely meet some folks from Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, and Collis P. Huntington State Park is worth a visit.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.30917 Longitude: -73.30722
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 15 miles away 300 vertical feet |
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Norwalk River, Fairfield CountyCounty, 11 miles away Class II - 8 miles long (Bridge in Cannondale to Mouth) |
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East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River) |
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Shepaug River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 20 miles away Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Route 341 to Route 67) |
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Woodbury
 | 14 miles away 5 PHOTOS I love snowboarding here at Woodbury, and they have great tubing too.... |
Trinity Lake
 | 17 miles away It is a puzzle about fishing or ice fishing ability on that lake. Looks like a hidden top national secret. No one site provides infor about thart lake.... |
Ella Fohs Camp Pond
 | 18 miles away I attended Ella Fohs as a camper and a counselor. The time was early 1950s - 1955...I was at the camp from 1963-1969. It shaped my childhood. My mother was there when she was a kid too. I found her name carved into one of the bunks on the rafters: Sydell Freiman 1949! Shame it's not used anymore for innercity poor kids, like we were. Ellen Knebel...I'm sad to hear that the camp itself is not there any more. I worked there in 69-73...I began working on ''the senior side'' and we livrf in ''the mansion'' for one summer. ...There was a house at the middle of the camp itself where the camp director lived. Is it still there??... |
Baummer Pond
 | 19 miles away What kind of fish is in baummers pond?... |
Lake Waramaug State Park
 | 19 miles away we stayed one night. there is a camp store and concession. lake for swimming and fishing. you can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect. quiet rule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if needed... |
Mohawk Mountain
 | 27 miles away In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT.... |
Mount Southington
 | 29 miles away Night and day we are the one. Mt. Southington is Connecticut's convenient location for both skiing and snowboarding for all ages and for all ability-levels. Novice trails that gently glide down sloping hillsides as well as down-hill runs that challenge and excite are just some features of this popular ski area.... |
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