Cedar Lake, Middlesex County, Connecticut

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     The West Woods Trail offers hiking at its best; swamps are attention-grabbing sites and Cedar Swamp right next door to Cedar Lake is no exception. For the period of the summer months highs here at Cedar Lake get into the 80's, and the nighttime is quite cooler of course, generally in the 50's. Through the winter highs are in the 30's while Cedar Lake overnight low temperatures during the winter are in the 10's. Haddam Meadows State Park is a wonderful place;  
   after a long day outdoors A Victorian Village Inn is a nice place to spend a night or two.
A good view of striking Turkey Hill is available from Cedar Lake, and what would winter be without some skiing at Powder Ridge. This lake is so wonderful. You can run the rapids of Salmon River close to Cedar Lake, and of course, this is a great vicinity for folks who like lakes, Lampes Pond is a lake in close proximity. And that's not all you can do here at Cedar Lake.
 
               Hiking is a popular thing to do around Cedar Lake; Washington Trail is a nice local trail; a golf course nearby is Hillside Links Golf Course.
You just can't picture the amount of outdoors cool things the area near Cedar Lake has to offer. At Deep Hollow Reservoir Dam in close proximity to Cedar Lake there are some exciting things to see. There's so much to do here at Cedar Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Wolf's Den Family Campground is a great location for that. This lake is so wonderful. Take a side trip to Burr Brook, and there's good hiking along the Mattabesset Trail. Cedar Lake sees pretty high levels of precipitation; the wettest month of the year is generally May, that's the one that rains the most; the driest month of the year is February.
If you came to camp River Road Campground is a pleasant site to do that, and if you need a place to stay Waters Edge Resort and Spa is a wonderful choice. There's whitewater on Hammonasset River for all you adrenaline rush seekers, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always explore close by Griswold Pond.

 
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6 miles away
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8 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Cedar Lake, Middlesex County, Connecticut
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Local climate location: BURLINGTON 5 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.40167
Longitude: -72.50111

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These outdoors activities are available near Cedar Lake.
 Hotels Near Cedar Lake:
A Victorian Village Inn, Clinton, 6 miles away
Waters Edge Resort and Spa, Westbrook, 8 miles away
Super 8 Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 8 miles away
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 8 miles away
Days Inn Old Saybrook, Old Saybrook, 9 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cedar Lake:
Wolf's Den Family Campground, East Haddam, 5 miles away
River Road Campground, Clinton, 7 miles away
Riverdale Camp Sites, Clinton, 7 miles away
Little City Campground, Higganum, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Cedar Lake:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 16 miles away
      500 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Cedar Lake:
Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven CountyCounty, 8 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)
Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16)
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
 National Parks Near Cedar Lake:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 42 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 51 miles away
 Trails Near Cedar Lake:
Mattabesset Trail, New Haven County, 15 miles away
Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 16 miles away
West Woods Trail, New Haven County, 18 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Cedar Lake:
Hillside Links Golf Course, Deep River, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Cedar Lake:
Lampes Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Griswold Pond, Middlesex CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Hammonasset River
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Salmon River
10 miles away
THe fishermen aren't nice here, especially in the Fly fishing area, we caught a lot of heck from them last year. MAde the trip no fun, I won't return. Try the Farmington instead....it's just bigger withmore room for everyone....You may wish to add the following link from the Salmon River page:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_117.htm...

Mattabesset Trail
14 miles away
You may wish to link from the Mattabesett Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_157.htm...

Powder Ridge
15 miles away
Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale....

Andover Lake
19 miles away
Great bass fishing. Clear water and no motors allowed. I remember skin diving in the 70's when I was around 10 and being able to see twenty thirty feet....

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