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Why not stop by Forest Lake if you're passing through these parts. Forest Lake is wonderful enough to spend more than a day at, Buck's Rock Camp is a wonderful local campground, and if you come at the right time of year, East Aspetuck River offers some pleasant whitewater. This lake is so wonderful. Through the days of summer, highs regularly are in the 80's at Forest Lake. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. All through
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| | the winter highs are in the 30's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Forest Lake. Just can't get enough of Forest Lake. Hit the slopes at Woodbury in close proximity; if you're looking for a beach nearby we recommend Pine Ledge. This lake is so wonderful. There's so much to do here at Forest Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Kettletown State Park is a magnificent spot for that, and while you're here you can play some golf at Richter | |
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Park Municipal Golf Course. A normal amount of rainfall falls here at Forest Lake; through the month of May you get the most rain around here; the driest month is February. Near Forest Lake you locate the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail which is a good hiking trail; on a lovely day you acquire a perfect panorama of Bogus Hill from Forest Lake. This lake is so wonderful. You undeniably should check out Squantz Pond State Park since you're here at Forest
Lake; swamps can be such out of the ordinary places, have a look at Short Woods since you're here at Forest Lake. But wait, there's more to do next to Forest Lake. Whitewater paddling is not for everyone but if it's for you then we
recommend Tenmile, and there's always Forest Lake Dam to stop by close to Forest Lake. A wonderful nearby hotel is Twin Tree Inn; you'll meet a lot of people from Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown here. If you need a location to
stay Maron Hotel & Suites is a splendid choice, and almost certainly you're looking for close by lakes? Sure, Squantz Pond is just a very short distance away. Looking for something in close proximity to Forest Lake? Disbrow Pond is
close by, and close by you come across Chatterton Point. Thunder Ridge has great slopes and a friendly staff, and since you're here, you could go to Ball Pond Brook.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.48 Longitude: -73.48
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Woodbury, Connecticut, 19 miles away 300 vertical feet |
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East Aspetuck River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 8 miles away Class III - 4 miles long (Paper Mill Road to Housatonic River) |
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Tenmile, Litchfield CountyCounty, 9 miles away Class I-III - 4.2 miles long (South Dover NY to Gaylordsville Ct) |
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Housatonic River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class IV - 2.6 miles long (Bulls Bridge Dam to Gaylordsville) |
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Tenmile
 | You may wish to add a map link from the Ten Mile River page to: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_122.htm... |
Ella Fohs Camp Pond
 | 10 miles away I was at the camp from 1963-1969. It shaped my childhood. My mother was there when she was a kid too. I found her name carved into one of the bunks on the rafters: Sydell Freiman 1949! Shame it's not used anymore for innercity poor kids, like we were. Ellen Knebel...I'm sad to hear that the camp itself is not there any more. I worked there in 69-73...I began working on ''the senior side'' and we livrf in ''the mansion'' for one summer. ...There was a house at the middle of the camp itself where the camp director lived. Is it still there??...(2008) I know the family that owns this beautiful property. A few years ago, I volunteered as a companion (weekly visits over a 2 year period) for his 90 year old mother, Millicent. The owner's name is Kenneth... |
Lake Waramaug State Park
 | 14 miles away we stayed one night. there is a camp store and concession. lake for swimming and fishing. you can rent a canoe but it was 50 a day.sites are clean but not very private. bathrooms with showers were clean. Very family oriented kids bikes ect. quiet rule was respected by all young and old. we had a wonderful time. small town not far for pizza if needed... |
Trinity Lake
 | 14 miles away It is a puzzle about fishing or ice fishing ability on that lake. Looks like a hidden top national secret. No one site provides infor about thart lake.... |
Ballard Lake
 | 15 miles away 22 Acre lake loaded with Pickerel, Bass, Perch. However, is private property.... |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
 | 15 miles away You may wish to add a link from the Appalachian Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_229.htm... |
Hilltop Pond
 | 16 miles away Hilltop Pond is a beautiful private pond. It's owned by the home owner on the top of the hill to the west and other adjoining land owners have pond rights. It's quite shallow, so it will always be in need of constant cleaning. The 42 acre pond is home to loads of wildlife and is the prime souce of water flowing into Macedonia State Park.
An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of concrete blocks, each weighing over a ton. Environmental regulations wouldn't allow pouring cement into forms, so the large number of blocks were layed in place, held in place only by their individaul mass.
Jimmy Walker, the mayor of NYC would visit Hilltop Lodge, with his buddies. Hilltop Lodge was located on the west side of Weber Road where the road takes a bend well above about mid point in the length of the pond. The lodge burned to the ground in the 50's. There was no structure on the property from then until 1984, when the home to the north was constructed.... |
Dixon Lake
 | 17 miles away ...tmas the people of the surrounding lk. There were none on the east side of the lake at the time. Well we would collect our Christmas trees around fifty or so and dig them into the ice about forty ft apart and make two rows . Then we would all set a time and light em,, and we would skate , fish ,whatever the lines of trees ran from the n.west dock to the east..the clam bakes were held at the other lk..haven just up the stream that ran along my house..After the dam broke from lk haven the water flooded down into our house..What a flood..seems after that we sold the house to a fireman ,,and then our course by accident the house burnt down ,,and I thought fireman were supposed to put out fires not start em .hello to all that still prevail on chestnut ridge. yea I also went to school with Henry Winkler.. And back then we used to trick or treat all the way down to route six..camp sycamore well I still have my green card with the red paper wonder if its still good..the camp was but a lake with a cottage or two..and a cool as heck dirt road..I went to Austin rd elem.my age now is forty nine,... |
Woodbury
 | 19 miles away 5 PHOTOS |
Sylvan Lake Beach Park
 | 19 miles away How is the bass fishing?????... |
Mohawk Mountain
 | 21 miles away In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT.... |
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