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The beauty of Dog Pond attracts many people from all around. This lake is so wonderful. If you're here at Dog Pond, you could have a look at West Side Pond Brook, and a delightful place like Mohawk Mountain State Park is too good to leave out. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Tollgate Hill Inn is a nice place to spend a night or two, and Dog Pond is a nice spot to visit for more than one day, Valley In The Pines Campground is a nice spot
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Dry warm beds await you at Quality Inn & Suites; if you've had enough of Dog Pond, Woodbridge Lake is nearby. Dog Pond sees pretty high levels of precipitation; most of the rain falls through August, and February is when it's the driest. There are some pleasant whitewater spots on Bantam River; at Dog Pond you always meet someone from Torrington.
All through the warm days of summer at Dog Pond temperatures are regularly in the 80's, and | |
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throughout the night it cools down to the 50's. All through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's, and after the sun is down all through the wintertime temperatures at Dog Pond drop into the 10's. Swamps are out of the
ordinary sites and Balsam Fir Swamp next to Dog Pond is no exception, and whitewater paddling is not for everybody but if it's for you then, we recommend Shepaug River. If you want a great time in the great outdoors, just come on
down to Dog Pond. A round of golf at nearby Stonybrook Golf Course is a pleasant way to kill some time, and do take a hike on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
Be careful coming to Dog Pond, you might not ever wanna return
home again. You're possibly interested in lakes, Tyler Lake is one of those nearby, and skiing at Woodbury is one of those things you just ought to do. This lake is so wonderful. You can take a little trip to Woodridge Lake Dam since
you're here at Dog Pond, and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Mohawk Mountain since you're here. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Mattatuck Trail; Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative is a glorious
local campground.
A day at beautiful Litchfield Town Beach close to Dog Pond is a perfect thing to do, and on a gorgeous day you acquire a perfect view of Brush Hill from Dog Pond.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.81417
Longitude: -73.23972
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| | Ski Areas Near Dog Pond:
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 13 miles away
300 vertical feet |
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Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 16 miles away
625 vertical feet |
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Bantam River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 6 miles away
Class I-II - 5.4 miles long (Stoddard Road to Shepaug River) |
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Shepaug River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away
Class II-III - 6.5 miles long (Route 341 to Route 67) |
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Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away
Class II-III - 22.5 miles long (Falls Village Hydro to Kent) |
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6 miles away
