Lake Garda, Hartford County, Connecticut     Custom Search User input for Lake Garda, Hartford County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Lake Garda. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       Lake Garda is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Swamps like Scott Swamp close to Lake Garda make for fine places to explore, and some of the water close by flows, like Hawley Brook. Not sufficient hours in a day to enjoy this site. Get your pulse rate up on the great whitewater of Farmington River - Riverton, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Mattatuck Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Lake Garda is a magnificent       location to visit for more than one day, Gentile's Camp Ground is a magnificent location to camp nearby, and the trees of Farmington Memorial Town Forest are a great source of shade on hot summer days. This lake is so wonderful. Going to Stratton Brook State Park right next door to Lake Garda is a perfect thing to do; hiking along the Tunxis Trail is glorious fun. Lake Garda sees pretty high levels of rain; throughout August this area sees the most rain while                  February is usually the driest month. Summer at Lake Garda arrives with high temperatures in the 70's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 50's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Lake Garda. Nearby lakes? Sure, Monce Pond is right next door to Lake Garda; you get a glorious vista of Mine Mountain from here. Playing golf is lots of fun at Tunxis Plantation Country Club, and American Legion State Forest is a pleasant local campground. Man, is there heaps of cool things to do near Lake Garda. Mount Southington is a delightful local ski area, and you can have a wonderful hiking adventure along the Metacomet Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Lots of people from New Haven-Milford come to Lake Garda. If you need a spot to stay Centennial Inn Suites is a good choice; the slopes of Ski Sundown are so inviting nobody can resist. There's whitewater on Farmington River - Collinsville for all you thrill seekers, and after a long day outdoors Clarion Hotel Bristol is a great site to spend a night or two. Looking for something near Lake Garda? Lake Garda is in the neighborhood, also Lake Garda Dam is worth taking a look at while you're here.   Clarion Hotel Bristol, Bristol 5 miles away Perfect for business and leisure travelers alike, the Clarion Hotel of Bristol Connecticut features complimentary wireless high-speed internet service, Jillian's Restaurant and Lounge, indoor pool, sa... Centennial Inn Suites, Farmington 5 miles away The Centennial Inn Suites, nestled on twelve beautiful wooded acres in the Farmington Valley, provides the ideal accommodations for travelers staying 2 days, 2 weeks or 2 months. Old Fashioned Yankee... Current weather conditions at Lake Garda, Hartford County, Connecticut Local climate location: NORFOLK 17 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.74139 Longitude: -72.90361 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Hartford County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hartford County Books about Lake Garda List of books available on Amazon.com about Lake Garda, Hartford 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 Lake Garda. 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 Lake Garda.   Hotels Near Lake Garda: Clarion Hotel Bristol, Bristol, 5 miles away Centennial Inn Suites, Farmington, 5 miles away The Farmington Inn, Farmington, 5 miles away Holiday Inn Express Southington, Connecticut, Southington, 6 miles away Red Carpet Inn and Suites - Southington, Southington, 6 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Lake Garda: American Legion State Forest, Barkhamsted, 10 miles away Gentile's Camp Ground, Plymouth, 11 miles away Austin Hawes Campground, Litchfield County, 13 miles away Black Rock State Park, Litchfield, 14 miles away   Ski Areas Near Lake Garda: Mount Southington, Connecticut, 8 miles away       425 vertical feet Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 9 miles away       625 vertical feet Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 18 miles away       500 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Lake Garda: Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 2 miles away       Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville) Farmington River - Riverton, Litchfield CountyCounty, 10 miles away       Class I-III - 11 miles long (Riverton to Satan's Kingdom parking area) Farmington River, Litchfield CountyCounty, 14 miles away       Class I-II - 2 miles long (Hogback Road to Riverton)   National Parks Near Lake Garda: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 50 miles away   Trails Near Lake Garda: Tunxis Trail, Hartford County, 6 miles away Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 7 miles away Mattatuck Trail, New Haven County, 9 miles away   Golf Courses Near Lake Garda: Tunxis Plantation Country Club, Farmington, 5 miles away Hawk's Landing Country Club, Southington, 6 miles away   Lakes Near Lake Garda: Lake Garda, Hartford CountyCounty, 0 miles away Monce Pond, Hartford CountyCounty, 0 miles away