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     There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Powder Ridge, and from Cold Spring Reservoir you acquire a perfect sight of Grant Hill. This lake is so wonderful. Camp Eagle Feather is a fine local campground, and do pop by Hartford Reservoir Number 6, it's a beautiful lake. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Metacomet Trail, and obviously Tumble Brook flows through this area. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Cold Spring  
   Reservoir; Mattabesset Trail is a fine local trail; a journey here wouldn’t be complete without a spree to nearby Talcott Mountain State Park.
Cold Spring Reservoir is a tremendous site to visit for more than one day, Golden Acres Campground is a tremendous site to camp nearby, and you can hit the slopes at Mount Southington in the vicinity. Dry warm beds await you at Simsbury Inn, also Cold Springs Dam is worth visiting since you're here. Cold Spring Reservoir
 
               is a reasonably wet place frequently with a great deal of precipitation; of all the months in a year May is the one with the most rain while February is the month with the least amount of precipitation.
Summertime at Cold Spring Reservoir arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. Summer overnight lows plunge down to the 50's. For the period of the winter highs are regularly in the 30's while the cold winter nights at Cold Spring Reservoir are in the 0's. Now, you may assume that's plenty but there's even more fun stuff to do here at Cold Spring Reservoir. After a long day outdoors Avon Old Farms is a tremendous place to spend a night or two, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Tunxis Trail. Not enough hours in a day to enjoy this site. If you don’t have a problem getting covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Farmington River - Collinsville; if you're visiting from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, you won't be the only one.
A brilliant location for whitewater paddling near Cold Spring Reservoir is Farmington River; you'll come across a wonderful lake called Gale Pond. Wintonbury Hills Golf Course is a pleasant golf course nearby.

 
Avon Old Farms, Avon
3 miles away

Simsbury Inn, Simsbury
4 miles away
Welcome to The Simsbury Inn - a luxurious 97-room, full service hotel designed in the gracious style of a New England country inn. Conveniently located just minutes from the city of Hartford and Bradl...

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Local climate location: CHESTER 22 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.81917
Longitude: -72.7675

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These outdoors activities are available near Cold Spring Reservoir.
 Hotels Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Avon Old Farms, Avon, 3 miles away
Simsbury Inn, Simsbury, 4 miles away
Simsbury 1820 House, Simsbury, 4 miles away
Residence Inn Hartford Avon, Avon, 4 miles away
Homewood Suites by Hilton HartfordFarmington, Farmington, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 10 miles away
Golden Acres Campground, Hampden County, 11 miles away
Southwick Acres Campground, Southwick, 11 miles away
Sodom Mountain Campground, Southwick, 12 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 16 miles away
      500 vertical feet
Mount Southington, Connecticut, 16 miles away
      425 vertical feet
Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 16 miles away
      625 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 6 miles away
      Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)
Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)
Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 15 miles away
      Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)
 National Parks Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 54 miles away
Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 62 miles away
 Trails Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 3 miles away
Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 14 miles away
Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 15 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Wintonbury Hills Golf Course, Bloomfield, 2 miles away
Blue Fox Run Golf Course, Avon, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Cold Spring Reservoir:
Gale Pond, Hartford CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Hartford Reservoir Number 6, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Metacomet Trail
I finally located the trail entrance about 20 feet past a dirt road gate on the right that I had been using to get to the ridge line.  Thanks for the help!...Gene, The trailhead at 315 and 189 is actually on Mountain Road which comes off the Rd right at the juncture.  The telphone poles are blazed and the trail breaks into the woods about halfway up on the right side of the road.  That is a nice section of trail although we hiked it in the rain.  Happy Trails....I am having difficulty locating the trail head in East Granby at rtes. 315 and 189 that leads to south toward Penwood State Park.  The trail maps say that the trail head is on Mountain Road, but there are no blue/yellow blazed trail markers on either of the two entry points into the woods.  The only indication of the trail is the sign post at the bottom of the road in the three way intersection.  Thanks....

Monce Pond
10 miles away
this pond was named Lake Major or Laggo maggiore by Harry Batistoni back in the 40's when he owned this land...

Farmington River Reservoir
11 miles away
I'm  looking for a fun family park....

Sodom Mountain Campground
12 miles away
Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... - 170 RV hookups, PETS:On a leash, cannot be left attended at the campground and must clean up after your pet., FIRES:Fires out at midnight, STORE:General store with supplies, food, candy and toys, GROCERY:4 miles away...Sodom Mountain is a family oriented campground that offers mountain hiking, family activities, pool, gameroom, mini golf and much more. Our campsites range from basic tenting to 50 amp large pullthrough sites. On site is laundry, lp gas,store, bathrooms with showers and discount tickets available to local attractions.

We are the closest campground located to the Springfield area. Close by attractions include Six Flags New England, Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield muesums and the Big E (Eastern States Exposition Fair)....

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

Mount Southington
16 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....

Ski Sundown
16 miles away
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...nyside Area. There are two terrain parks and a snowskate park. Flexible ticketing options include 8-hour and 4-hour ''start anytime'' lift and rental tickets, as well as night tickets from 6-10pm. Amenities include a Lodge with two self-serve Food Courts with inside seating, Lounge serving adult beverages, full service Rental & Repair Shop, Snowsports School offering ski and snowboard instruction to ages 4 and older of any ability, a Ski Shop with clothing and accessories, Banquet Facilities for private parties and special occasions, and mountain view decks with picnic tables and outdoor barbecue. Ski Sundown hosts weekly racing and terrain park competitions and several fun family events during the season including a New Year's Eve Family Party, Winter Carnival and Wild West Day. Fall events include a Brewer's Fest in September and an annual Ski Swap in November. Call 860-379-SNOW for our free ''Guide to Winter Fun'' or visit www.skisundown.com for conditions, trail map, rates, operating hours and ticketing options, lessons and packages, event calendar and multiweek kids and adult pr...

Farmington River
18 miles away
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West Hill Pond
18 miles away
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Nice lake...

Blandford
21 miles away
I love the nightskiing here, you can swing by after work and have some fun on the slopes....

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