Chanko Pond, New Haven County, Connecticut     User input for Chanko Pond, New Haven County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Chanko Pond. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        There are some good whitewater spots on Bantam River; Chanko Pond is a spot with many visitors from New Haven-Milford. This lake is so wonderful. Towantic Pond Dam is worth a visit if you're here; Chanko Pond is in close proximity to Southford Falls State Park which is a pretty place. Black Rock State Park is a great campground nearby, and there's whitewater on Shepaug River for all you adrenaline junkies. If you need a spot to stay Hampton Inn Waterbury is       a perfect choice. And if that's not enough, there's heaps more to do in close proximity to Chanko Pond. A golf course near Chanko Pond is Golf Club at Oxford, and you'll come across a beautiful lake called Seymour Reservoir Number 4. The high level of precipitation makes Chanko Pond a reasonably wet place; during the month of August you get the most rain around here, and February is when it's the driest. For the duration of the summer here at Chanko Pond, high                  temperatures usually get into the 80's. Once the sun is down it dips down to the 50's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Chanko Pond are in the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. There are great places to explore along the Mattatuck Trail; the snow is good at Woodbury. High Rock is an attention-grabbing thing to observe if you're here at Chanko Pond, and going for a hike on the Regicides Trail is always a perfect adventure. Do stop by Towantic Pond next to Chanko Pond, it's a gorgeous lake; if you came for an overnight stay Branchbrook Campground is a fine place to camp. If only every site had this much outdoors entertaining stuff, what a great earth it would be. A day on the slopes of Mount Southington is just what you need, and close by you come across the Naugatuck Trail which is a glorious hiking trail. Andrews Hill is simple to spot from Chanko Pond, and after a long day outdoors Comfort Inn Naugatuck is a good place to spend a night or two.   Comfort Inn Naugatuck, Naugatuck 4 miles away Perfect for leisure and business travelers alike, the new Comfort Inn of Naugatuck (opened in Spring 2008) features free wireless high speed Internet service, complimentary full breakfast buffet, fitn... Hampton Inn Waterbury, Waterbury 4 miles away The Hampton Inn Waterbury hotel is ideally located between Exit 17 and 18 on I-84. Waterbury is approximately 120 miles from Boston and New York City 30 miles west of Hartford and 30 miles east of Dan... Current weather conditions at Chanko Pond, New Haven County, Connecticut Local climate location: WIGWAM RESERVOIR 3 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.47 Longitude: -73.09583 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut New Haven County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in New Haven County Books about Chanko Pond List of books available on Amazon.com about Chanko Pond, New Haven County, Connecticut. Outdoors Recreation Near New Haven-Milford, Connecticut Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of New Haven-Milford, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Chanko 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 Chanko Pond.   Hotels Near Chanko Pond: Comfort Inn Naugatuck, Naugatuck, 4 miles away Hampton Inn Waterbury, Waterbury, 4 miles away Crowne Plaza Hotel SOUTHBURY, Southbury, 5 miles away Courtyard Waterbury Downtown, Waterbury, 6 miles away Holiday Inn Express WATERBURY, Waterbury, 6 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Chanko Pond: Branchbrook Campground, Thomaston, 9 miles away Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 10 miles away Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 11 miles away National Computer Camps, Orange, 11 miles away   Ski Areas Near Chanko Pond: Woodbury, Connecticut, 9 miles away       300 vertical feet Mount Southington, Connecticut, 13 miles away       425 vertical feet Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 21 miles away       625 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Chanko Pond: Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 17 miles away       Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River) Shepaug River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Route 341 to Route 67)   National Parks Near Chanko Pond: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 38 miles away   Trails Near Chanko Pond: Naugatuck Trail, New Haven County, 4 miles away Regicides Trail, New Haven County, 10 miles away Mattatuck Trail, Litchfield County, 11 miles away   Golf Courses Near Chanko Pond: Golf Club at Oxford, Oxford, 1 miles away Woodhaven Country Club, Bethany, 5 miles away   Lakes Near Chanko Pond: Seymour Reservoir Number 4, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away Towantic Pond, New Haven CountyCounty, 1 miles away