Gills Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut     User input for Gills Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut: Be the first to submit input for Gills Pond. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines        Best Western New England Inn & Suites is a great spot to get some rest, and going for a hike on the Washington Trail is always a good adventure. Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing things near Gills Pond. The slopes of Mount Southington are so inviting noone can resist; there are perfect sites to look at along the Metacomet Trail. Gills Pond is a reasonably wet place mostly with a lot of rainfall; May is when you get the most rain here, and the driest       month is February. This lake is so wonderful. There are some tremendous whitewater spots on Farmington River - Collinsville, and everybody close by loves skiing at Powder Ridge. One of the best things about Gills Pond is its proximity to Dossin Park Beach, and a great site to camp here at Gills Pond is Little City Campground. This lake is so wonderful. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Days Inn Berlin CT, and camping at Camp Eagle Feather is                  always a splendid experience. You can take a little tour to Silver Lake Dam while you're here at Gills Pond; if the weather is lovely, you obtain a magnificent panorama of Lamentation Mountain from Gills Pond. High temperatures at Gills Pond through the warm months are in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures plunge down into the 50's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 30's; overnight lows through the winter for Gills Pond tend to be in the 10's. Swede Pond is a great lake near Gills Pond, and if you're stopping by from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, you won't be the only one. Belcher Brook is right next door to Gills Pond and is always a joy to pop by, and there is a tremendous hiking trail nearby called the Mattabesset Trail. What a spot this is for outdoors folks. A beautiful lake like Silver Lake near Gills Pond is a great spot to go to, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Roaring Brook River. Enjoy a round of golf at Pistol Creek Golf Club not far from Gills Pond, and going to Wadsworth Falls State Park is a great thing to do.   Best Western New England Inn & Suites, Berlin Welcome to the Best Western New England Inn & Suites where guests will receive superior customer service and find exceptional amenities for an affordable price. This newly built Berlin hotel offers gu... Days Inn Berlin CT, Berlin Centrally located in Connecticut Silver Lake, 1 mi Hubbard Park, 5 mi Wesleyan University, 9 mi Central Connecticut University 5 mi Dinosaur State Park Hartford, 15 mi New Haven 20 mi Outdoor Pool, Fi... Current weather conditions at Gills Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut Local climate location: BURLINGTON 15 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 41.5975 Longitude: -72.7625 Connecticut Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Connecticut Hartford County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Hartford County Books about Gills Pond List of books available on Amazon.com about Gills Pond, Hartford County, Connecticut. Outdoors Recreation Near Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut, the metro area neareast to Gills Pond. 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 Gills Pond.   Beaches Near Gills Pond: Dossin Park Beach, New Haven County, 7 miles away   Hotels Near Gills Pond: Best Western New England Inn & Suites, Berlin, 0 miles away Days Inn Berlin CT, Berlin, 1 miles away Quality Inn & Suites, Meriden, 1 miles away Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites MERIDEN, Meriden, 1 miles away Red Carpet Inn and Suites Meriden, Meriden, 2 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Gills Pond: Camp Eagle Feather, Rocky Hill, 5 miles away Little City Campground, Higganum, 13 miles away Nelson's Family Campground, East Hampton, 17 miles away Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, 18 miles away   Ski Areas Near Gills Pond: Powder Ridge, Connecticut, 6 miles away       500 vertical feet Mount Southington, Connecticut, 11 miles away       425 vertical feet Ski Sundown, Connecticut, 21 miles away       625 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Gills Pond: Roaring Brook River, Hartford CountyCounty, 13 miles away       Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17) Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford CountyCounty, 14 miles away       Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville) Farmington River, Hartford CountyCounty, 16 miles away       Class II-III - 1.5 miles long (Route 18 to Highway 187)   National Parks Near Gills Pond: Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY, 43 miles away Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT, 64 miles away   Trails Near Gills Pond: Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex County, 3 miles away Washington Trail, Middlesex County, 8 miles away Metacomet Trail, Hartford County, 10 miles away   Golf Courses Near Gills Pond: Pistol Creek Golf Club, Berlin, 2 miles away Hunter Memorial Golf Course, Meriden, 2 miles away   Lakes Near Gills Pond: Swede Pond, Hartford CountyCounty, 0 miles away Silver Lake, Hartford CountyCounty, 1 miles away