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A good nearby hotel is Manchester Inn; a gorgeous lake like Buckingham Reservoir is a nice spot to check out. Super 8 Motel - Manchester, CT is a brilliant place to get some rest, and hey, Gotta ski right? Powder Ridge is a great place to do that. There are plenty of people from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford here at Diamond Lake, and since you're here and you like golf, you can go to Blackledge Country Club. Gay City State Park is a scenic spot any
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| | time of year, and you'll hit upon a wonderful lake called Shoddy Mill Pond. Throughout the days of summer, highs frequently are in the 80's at Diamond Lake. Summer overnight lows drop down to the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's, and nighttime lows at Diamond Lake all through the wintertime generally drop into the 10's. Drift down the rapids of Salmon River in a kayak. You'll need more than a day to look at everything Diamond Lake | |
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has to offer, you can camp at Nelson's Family Campground. This lake is so wonderful. The vista of John Tom Hill from Diamond Lake is picturesque; you don’t have to go far from Diamond Lake to catch a sight of the water at Buckingham
Reservoir Dam. If you want a splendid time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Diamond Lake. Diamond Lake usually gets lots of precipitation; the month with most of the rain is May, and July is when it's the driest. This
lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike along the Mattabesset Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this vicinity; why not a little side visit to Flat Brook. Be careful coming to Diamond Lake, you might not ever wanna
go home again. Get yourself into a kayak and hit Roaring Brook River. There's so much to do here at Diamond Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Markham Meadows Campgrounds is a brilliant location for that.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.69444 Longitude: -72.48222
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Salmon River, Tolland CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class II - 4.6 miles long (Old Route 2 to covered bridge at Highway 16) |
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Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 7 miles away Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) |
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Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187) |
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Risley Reservoir
 | This is a nice little lake for fishing. Use minnows and you'll catch a lot of pickerel and bass. Worms bring in copious amounts of bluegill. It's a C/R lake.... |
Salmon River
 | 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... |
Andover Lake
 | 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.... |
Powder Ridge
 | 18 miles away Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale.... |
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
 | 69 miles away He is my great great great grandpa Samuel Slater . ... |
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